Note: The following document appears in the "Milwaukee School of Engineering Documentation and Style Guide." (Gary Shimek and David Tietyen, 19 Nov. 2001, "Milwaukee School of Engineering Documentation and Style Guide," ADDRESS: http://www.msoe.edu/gen_st/style/   [Accessed: 7 Dec. 2002])

Documenting Web Pages

A web page or home page is the unique interface that an organization or individual can design and create using Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) and then making it available to users of the World Wide Web (WWW) on the Internet. Pages on the WWW are "read" by a program called a "browser." Common browsers include Netscape and Microsoft's Internet Explorer. Browsers feature easy-to-use point-and-click navigation. Each page on the WWW is actually an HTML file that exists on a computer connected to the Internet. Accordingly, each page has its own file name, which a browser interprets as an Uniform Resource Locator (URL). The browser uses the URL to locate the page and then to link with it.

In a footnote and a bibliographic entry that cites a web page, or information obtained from a page, the citation generally should feature all traditional bibliographic information that appears on the page, in addition to an indication that the source is a web page, and details about when the page was accessed.In citing the bibliographic information, a good rule of thumb is to look for an author (this includes corporate authors, such as a business, company, or association), a title, a date, etc.Keep in mind that some of this information may not appear on the page that you are citing, but rather on page(s) immediately preceding.For the date of the resource itself, use the most recent date that appears on the page, or the date that the document on the web page was written or published.It is acceptable to use the most recent copyright date.

Examples:

     1James Madison, 1789, "James Madison: Amendments to the Constitution," From the Congressional Register Vol. I, pp. 423-437, [Internet, WWW], ADDRESS: http://www.uark.edu/depts/comminfo/www/proposed.html[Accessed: 23 July 1998].

Madison, James. 1789. "James Madison: Amendments to the Constitution." From the Congressional Register. Vol. I, pp. 423-437. [Internet, WWW]. ADDRESS: http://www.uark.edu/depts/comminfo/www/proposed.html[Accessed: 23 July 1998].

     2Folker Wittman, 11 July 1995, "Numerical Simulation of Drying and Shrinkage," ETH Zurich Research Project (Institute of Building Materials), [Internet, WWW], ADDRESS: http://www-ir.inf.ethz.ch/research/baum/baustoffe/wittmann/pj.02.html[Accessed: 23 July 1998].

Wittman, Folker. 11 July 1995. "Numerical Simulation of Drying and Shrinkage." ETH Zurich Research Project. Institute of Building Materials. [Internet, WWW]. ADDRESS: http://www-ir.inf.ethz.ch/research/baum/baustoffe/wittmann/pj.02.html[Accessed: 23 July 1998].

     3David Loundy, 1995, "E-Law 3.0.1: Computer Information Systems Law and System Operator Liability In 1995," Section X, Part A, [Internet, WWW], ADDRESS: http://www.leepfrog.com/E-Law/E-Law/Part_X.html[Accessed: 23 July 1998].

Loundy, David J. 1995. "E-Law 3.0.1: Computer Information Systems Law and System Operator Liability In 1995." Section X, Part A. [Internet, WWW]. ADDRESS: http://www.leepfrog.com/E-Law/E-Law/Part_X.html[Accessed: 23 July 1998].

     4"MSOE Fluid Power Institute," 13 October 1996, [Internet, WWW], ADDRESS: http://www.msoe.edu/fpi/[Accessed: 23 July 1998].

"MSOE Fluid Power Institute." 13 October 1996. [Internet, WWW]. ADDRESS: http://www.msoe.edu/fpi/[Accessed: 23 July 1998].

     5"MSOE Athletic Hall of Fame," Fall 1995, The Alumnus (Milwaukee, WI: Milwaukee School of Engineering), [Internet, WWW], ADDRESS: http://www.msoe.edu/alumni/alumnus/95fall/#Athletic[Accessed: 23 July 1998]. 

"MSOE Athletic Hall of Fame." Fall 1995. The Alumnus. Milwaukee, WI: Milwaukee School of Engineering. [Internet, WWW]. ADDRESS: http://www.msoe.edu/alumni/alumnus/95fall/#Athletic[Accessed: 23 July 1998].

     6Kent A. Peterson, 31 July 1996, "Milwaukee School of Engineering University Media Services," [Internet, WWW], ADDRESS: http://www.msoe.edu/ums [Accessed: 23 July 1998].

Peterson, Kent A. 31 July 1996. "Milwaukee School of Engineering University Media Services." [Internet, WWW]. ADDRESS: http://www.msoe.edu/ums [Accessed: 23 July 1998].

Examples of Web Pages Without Dates

Occasionally, you may feel that you wish to use a web page that features no date, copyright, or similar information concerning the date of creation of the page.In this case, do not include a date in your citation or bibliographic entry.

1Adam Reakes, The Iceman:Otherwise Known as Otzi, The Iceman Is An Incredible Example of How We Were Living 5,300 Years Ago, [Internet, WWW], ADDRESS:http://www.hinet.net.au/~ribcage/history/iceman/ [Accessed:23 January 2001].

Reakes, Adam.The The Iceman:Otherwise Known as Otzi, The Iceman Is An Incredible Example of How We Were Living 5,300 Years Ago.[Internet, WWW].ADDRESS:http://www.hinet.net.au/~ribcage/history/iceman/ [Accessed:23 January 2001].

2Milwaukee School of Engineering, Rapid Prototyping Center, Center for BioMolecular Modeling, ATPase  a molecular motor, [Internet, WWW], ADDRESS:http://www.rpc.msoe.edu/cbm/atpase.htm [Accessed:23 January 2001].

Milwaukee School of Engineering.Rapid Prototyping Center.Center for BioMolecular Modeling.ATPase  a molecular motor.[Internet, WWW].ADDRESS:http://www.rpc.msoe.edu/cbm/atpase.htm [Accessed:23 January 2001].

Documenting articles obtained from a magazine's web page

For articles that you directly access from a web site, you need to provide the following the documentation: the traditional citation, the source (WWW, etc.), URL, data accessed, and that you have a copy of this in your possession.

     6Neil Gross, 15 March 2000, "An MIT Prof Who Could Level the Cyber Playing Field," Business Week, [Internet, WWW]. ADDRESS: http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/index.html [Accessed: 20 March 2000]. A copy of this article is in the student's possession and may be consulted by contacting the student at smithj@msoe.edu .

Gross, Neil. 15 March 2000. "An MIT Prof Who Could Level the Cyber Playing Field." Business Week. [Internet, WWW]. ADDRESS: http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/index.html [Accessed: 20 March 2000]. A copy of this article is in the student's possession and may be consulted by contacting the student at smithj@msoe.edu .

     7PRNewswire, 28 August 1996, "Harley-Davidson, Inc. Increases Dividend, Adds New Director," [Internet, WWW], ADDRESS: http://www.prnewswire.com/[Accessed: 23 July 1998].

PRNewswire. 28 August 1996. "Harley-Davidson, Inc. Increases Dividend, Adds New Director." [Internet, WWW]. ADDRESS: http://www.prnewswire.com/ [Accessed: 23 July 1998].

Citing Sources in .PDF Format Obtained from a Web Page

Note: Since the .pdf format represents actual pages, you should use page numbering in footnotes.

     1The Balanced Scorecard Collaborative, Inc., 30 September 1999, BalancedScorecard NetConference:Balanced Scorecard Functional Standards (slide presentation by Dr. David P. Norton and Laura M. Downing), p. 2, [Internet, WWW, PDF], Available:Available in .PDF format from the The Balanced Scorecard Collaborative, Inc.; ADDRESS:http://www.bscol.com/ , [Accessed:7 November 1999].A copy of this presentation is in the student's possession and may be consulted by contacting the student at smithj@msoe.edu .

The Balanced Scorecard Collaborative, Inc.30 September 1999.Balanced Scorecard NetConference:Balanced Scorecard Functional Standards.Slide presentation by Dr. David P. Norton and Laura M. Downing.[Internet, WWW, PDF].Available:Available in .PDF format from The Balanced Scorecard Collaborative, Inc.; ADDRESS:http://www.bscol.com/ .[Accessed:7 November 1999].A copy of this presentation is in the student's possession and may be consulted by contacting the student at smithj@msoe.edu .

2Rupesh Agrawal, Tina Ghosh, Benjamin Gundacker, and Matt Verber, 8 October 1998, CS-400 Senior Design Technology/Research Report, p. 4, [Internet, WWW, PDF], Available:Available in .PDF format; ADDRESS:http://www.msoe.edu/~barnicks/course/cs400/19989/rf/techreport.pdf , [Accessed:22 November 1999]. A copy of this is in the student's possession and may be consulted by contacting the student at smithj@msoe.edu .

Agrawal, Rupesh, Tina Ghosh, Benjamin Gundacker, and Matt Verber.8 October 1998.CS-400 Senior Design Technology/Research Report.[Internet, WWW, PDF].Available:Available in .PDF format; ADDRESS:http://www.msoe.edu/~barnicks/course/cs400/19989/rf/techreport.pdf .[Accessed:22 November 1999].A copy of this is in the student's possession and may be consulted by contacting the student at smithj@msoe.edu .

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