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Citing the IPL

Here is the APA Style model/template that you will want to use when citing a webpage from within the Internet Public Library website.

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of modification). Title Given in Main Content Area of IPL Webpage. In Title of Section of IPL Website Given at the Top of Your Browser Window. Retrieved month day, year, from http://Web address.

Here are examples in APA Style for how to cite a webpage from within the Internet Public Library website.

Summers, Robert. (July 30, 2007). Zachary Taylor. In The Internet Public Library: POTUS. Retrieved 12/12/2007, from http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/ztaylor.html.

Irwin, Ken. (Jan. 26, 2007). Finding Art Images. In The Internet Public Library: Pathfinders. Retrieved 12/12/2007, from http://www.ipl.org/div/pf/entry/48440.

If no author given and no date of modification given…

The IPL Consortium. (n.d.) APA. In The Internet Public Library: APA. Retrieved 12/12/2007, from http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/ref73.10.00/.

To cite from the IPL homepage…

The IPL Consortium. (n.d.) The Internet Public Library. Retrieved 12/12/2007, from http://www.ipl.org.