Examples, When You Cite a Web Page and/or Larger Site
The handout, “wk9_descriptive_essay_format,” shows examples of References and in-text citations for Web pages and sites. Here are additional examples of References and citations. You will be evaluated in how closely you follow the examples from the handouts as an aide in creating your own citations. Remove the links from the URL’s, when Office Word inserts them automatically.
Sample References to Web Sites
A Reference to a web page as a part of a larger web site, the Occupational Outlook Handbook:
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2008, January 14). Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides. Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2008–
2009 Edition. Retrieved from http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos165.htm
a sample, corresponding in-text citation; include paragraph #, if you quote content:
(Bureau of Labor Statistics [BLS], 2008, para. 3)
A Reference to a report on Accounting without identification of the larger web site, O*NET Online:
National Center for O*Net Development. (2005). Summary report for: 43-3031.00 - bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.
Retrieved from http://online.onetcenter.org/link/summary/43-3031.00
a corresponding in-text citation; include a paragraph #, if you quote content:
(Occupational Information Network, 2005, para. 14-15)
A Reference to a single page, which is a job vacancy posted by Virginia’s JobBank:
Virginia’s JobBank. (2007). Job search: Job details: Administrative assistant to $22k. Retrieved from
http://www.jobsearch.org/VA/seeker/jobsearch/quick?action=JobSearchViewJob&JobSearch_JobId=30832428&JobSearchType=
JobSearch
a corresponding in-text citation. assuming you do not quote from the source:
(Virginia’s JobBank, 2007)
A Reference to a page about Medical Assistants from America’s CareerInfoNet:
America’s CareerInfoNet. (2007). Occupation profile: Medical assistants: Virginia. Retrieved from
http://www.careerinfonet.org/occ_rep.asp?next=occ_rep&Level=&optstatus=111111111&jobfam=29&id=1&nodeid=
2&soccode=319092&stfips=51&x=22&y=16
a corresponding in-text citation, assuming you do not quote from the source:
(America’s CareerInfoNet, 2007)
A Reference to an article about Paralegals on the Web site of a professional association without a date:
Saenz, C. M., and McKinney, D. M. (n.d.). Do paralegals need to be certified? Retrieved from http://aapipara.org/Article2.pdf
a corresponding in-text citation; include a page # from the pdf document, if you quote:
(Saenz & Mckinney, n.d., p. 3)
