Quick Guide to Referencing: Web pages

web pages

  1. Citing in text

    If no author or reporter's name is given (as in this case), then the author is the name of the organisation/company that has created the web page. In this case it is BBC News Dorset:

    e.g. The surf reef in Boscombe is a thriving natural habitat, attracting over one hundred species (BBC News Dorset 2011).

    When quoting directly from a web page you cannot put a page number:

    e.g. BBC News Dorset (2011) reported that the Boscombe surf reef “was created to enhance waves using 55 giant sand-filled bags”.

  2. Reference at end of work

    Author's Surname, INITIALS., (or organisation name), Year. Title. Place of publication, Publisher (if ascertainable). Available from: URL [Accessed Date].

    BBC News Dorset, 2011. Boscombe surf reef attracts ‘100 species'. BBC News. Available from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-15410048 [Accessed 22 December 2011].

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