So--Use this format only to reference sites unique to the World Wide Web. Don't use it, though, if the web site is merely making available material which was originally published in print or is an information source more appropriately covered by formats #1, #2 or #3.
For example...
If you access an Infotrac database, a site which is paid for and made available through a link on our Highlander Way Web Page, you'll notice that the database makes periodical (magazine and newspaper) articles available. These articles were, of course, originally available in print. So you should use the same format you would use for the source material. (In this example, format #3 for periodicals.) What you should be crediting in the bibliography is THE MAGAZINE OR NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, not the database that reprinted it or the web site that database was found on. REMEMBER: When using the Highlander Way Bibliography Format, it is much more important to properly reference the information source than the means through which you accessed the information.
If you used only a portion of a site, and the site is divided into titled sections--as in the example ("Albania") --list the section title in quotes, then the website title, underlined. If you used the entire site, just list the title, underlined. To avoid confusion, do not end this bibliography reference with a period. ( It might be misunderstood as part of the site's web address.)
The rules below apply to all four Highlander Way Bibliography formats:
--If a bibliography reference runs longer than a single line, INDENT the lines following it THREE SPACES. This is called "Hanging indentation."
--If you have two authors, list one last name first and add the other normally using the word AND. (Petersen, Joseph and Marilyn Nelson.)
--If several authors are listed as well as an editor, list only the
editor’s name instead of the
authors’ and add "ed." after the name to indicate editor. (Wagner,
Cheryl, ed.)
--Most websites which contain reliable information (Many don't) are created by companies or agencies, often branches of government, corporations, or universities. We call all of these "Corporate authors." You can substitute a corporate author name for an individual author’s, as was done in the example. (Central Intelligence Agency) Another corporate author example would be: National Geographic Society.
--Often, the origins of a website are unclear and information for your
bibliography reference will be incomplete. In those cases simply
skip over the missing information and continue. Remember though:
The vast majority of websites do not contain the quality, authoritative
information your teacher will require for an essay or report. If
the origin of your website is unclear, there's a good chance it is an unacceptable
information source !