APA  Citation of Internet Resources:  OCC Examples

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Examples

Article WITHIN a Magazine/Journal/Newspaper from an Online Subscription Service
     (APA, #88, p279)

Author of article, last name first (if no author begin with title of article)
Date of publication
Title of article (unless already stated)
Title (italicized or underlined) of journal/newspaper with date, volume, issue, page (if provided)
Retrieval date and name of Subscription Service OR Internet address (URL)

Garbers, D.L., & Dubois, S.K. (1999). Molecular basis of hypertension.  Annual Review of Biochemistry. 68, 127-155. Retrieved May 16, 2003, from FirstSearch Medline database. 

Newman, Thomas B., & Garber, Alan M. (2000, March). Cholesterol screening in children and adolescents. Pediatrics, 105 (3), 637. Retrieved May 16, 2003, from Infotrac General Reference Center Gold database.

A Work from an Online Service (general/special encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, etc.)
     (APA, #38, p254 / #71, p271)

Author of article, last name first (if no author begin with title)
Date of publication
Title of article followed by "[Electronic version]" (unless already stated)
Name (italicized or underline) of information source followed by version, edition, or date (if provided)
Retrieval date and name of Subscription Service and/or URL or keywords or path used to access

Stephen William Hawking [Electronic version]. (1998). Encyclopedia of World Biography 2nd ed. 17 vols.  Retrieved  May 16, 2003, from Gale Group 2003 Biography Resource Center. Keyword: Compton's.

Owens, John Lewis. (1989).  The culpable Joads: Critical essays on Steinbeck's The grapes of wrath edited by John Ditsky, G.K. Hall, 1989, 108-16 [Electronic version]. Contemporary Literary Criticism.  Retrieved May 30, 2003 from Gale Group 2003 Gale Literary Databases.

Article in an Internet-only Journal or Internet-only Newspaper
     (APA, #72, p272 / #89, p279)

Author of article (if no author begin with title of article)
Date of publication
Title of article (unless already stated)
Name (italicized or underlined) of journal or newspaper followed by version, edition or date (if provided)
Retrieval date and URL or keywords or path used to access site

Shiner, Cindy. (1999). Healing wounds and building democracy in Nigeria. Africa News Service (Durham). Retrieved May 22, 2003, from All Africa.Com http://www.allafrica.com/stories/200101050334.html.

Ott, Mary A., Adler, Nancy E. Millstein, Susan G., Tschann, Jeanne M., and Ellen, Jonathan M. (2002, January/February). The trade-off between hormonal contraceptives and condoms among adolescents. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health 34(1). Retrieved June 6, 2003, from http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/journals/3400602.html.

U.S. government report or data file available from government Web site
     (APA, #80, p275 / #91, p279 / #94 & 95, p281)

Name of agency and/or department responsible for report or data
Date of publication (if no date, use “(n.d.)” for no date)
Title of report or data (in italics)
Retrieval date
URL or keywords or path used to access site

CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. (2003, May 23). Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome –

Taiwan, 2003, 52(20): 461-466. Retrieved May 30, 2003, from http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr.

National Park Service. (n.d.). Plan Profile Michigan. Retrieved June 13, 2003, from Historic

Preservation Planning Program http://www2.cr.nps.gov/pad/stateplans/michigan.htm.

Report from a private organization, e.g.: Web page of professional or personal site
     (APA, #81, p275)

Name of organization or individual responsible for information
Date of publication (if no date, use “(n.d.)” for no date)
Title of information (italicized or underlined)
Retrieval date
URL or keywords or path used to access site

The Age. (2003, April 23). 50 years after DNA discovery, debate rages. Retrieved June 6, 2003, from http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/04/23/1050777291248.html.

Guyer, Dale. (2003, January). Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) injections. Retrieved June 12, 2003, from Advanced Medical Center Online http://daleguyermd.com/pages/VitaminB12Cobalamin.htm.

Television/Radio Program
     (APA, #67, p267)

David Grubin Production. (2002). The secret life of the brain [Television series, 5 parts]. New York: WNET. Retrieved May 30, 2001, from Public Broadcasting Service http://www.pbs.org/wnet/brain.  

Flatow, Ira. (2003, May 2). Interview: Dr. James Watson discusses the discovery of the DNA double helix and his life in genetics [Radio broadcast]. Talk of the Nation Science Friday (NPR). Retrieved June 13, 2003 from Electric Library http://elibrary.bigchalk.com.

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