Use the web source category when no other source category (eg. blog post, journal article, newspaper article, book) fits a work. Wikipedia and other online encyclopedias and dictionaries should be cited as reference works.
Create a reference for each page or article you use from a website. If you mention an entire website in general, no reference is needed, only include the URL in-text parentheses.
General Rule:
Author. (Last updated date, if no date use n.d.). Title of page. Name of Website. http://www.xxxxx
Examples:
Group Author:
American Psychological Association. (2012). Ethics. http://www.apa.org/topics/ethics/index.aspx
Note: When the group author name is the same as the website, you do not need to include the name of the website.
Individual Author:
Rowan, L (2019, December 17) Our most popular money advice for 2019. Lifehacker.
https://twocents.lifehacker.com/our-most-popular-money-advice-of-2019-1840397874
Only cite original content from social media sites, such as posts, images, or videos. Cite the original source of any linked content.
General Rule:
Author, A. A. [username]. (Year, month, day). Content of the post up to the first 20 words [Description of audiovisuals]. Site Name. Retrieved Month day, year, from URL
Examples:
Tweet:
WVU Libraries [@wvuLibraries]. (2020, January 13). Before the PRT, did you know that Morgantown used to
have streetcars? Here is one on the corner of Pleasant [Photo attached] [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/wvuLibraries/status/1216777944460406786
Facebook post:
WVU Libraries. (2020, January 15). The Local to Global Film Series is on hiatus in January, but we’ve put
together a list of a few [Thumb-nail with link attached]. Facebook. http://shorturl.at/vwIWX