Citing Electronic Sources

General Policy

5.1
The citing of electronic sources should be treated, as much as possible, as bibliographic references to printed sources, with sufficient information provided to allow readers to locate original documents or sources of information. If printed versions of electronic sources exist, references should be made to the most recent and complete version.

The most common sources of electronic information are files on the World Wide Web and electronic publications, such as CD-ROMs. Both of these are considered below. Authors are strongly encouraged to consult in addition ColumbiaGOS §§2.1-16. Modifications to ColumbiaGOS are available online at http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cup/cgos2006/basic.html.

Format

5.2
References to files on Web sites. The end list of works cited should normally contain full citations to the home page (introductory file) of a Web site; footnotes may cite a site's home page or other pages, files, links, paragraphs, or graphics. The basic format for citing electronic sources in the reference list is as follows:

Author's Last Name, Initial(s) -or- Maintainer -or- Sponsoring Institution. Year, date of publication -or- last update. "Title of Document." Title of Site or Journal Name, volume number (year) [if applicable]. Protocol and address and access path -or- directories (date of access).

5.3
References to CD-ROMs and similar electronic publications. The basic format for citing electronic publications in the reference list is as follows:

Author's Last Name, Initial(s). Date of publication. "Title of Article." Title of Publication (Version or file number). Series name [if applicable]. City: Publisher or Distributor.

5.4
Sample references.

HOME PAGE OF A WEB SITE

Wolle, A. 1999, 22 October. Çatalhöyük: Excavations of a Neolithic Anatolian Höyük. http://catal.arch.cam.ac.uk/catal/catal.html (29 November 1999).

¹Wolle (1999, 22 October) introduces Ian Hodder's excavations at Çatal Höyük.

SECONDARY PAGE OF A WEB SITE

Wolle, A. 1999, 22 October. Çatalhöyük: Excavations of a Neolithic Anatolian Höyük. http://catal.arch.cam.ac.uk/catal/catal.html (29 November 1999).

¹A summary of the 1999 excavations can be found in Wolle (1999, 22 October, http://catal.arch.cam.ac.uk/catal/summer99/summer99.html).

ARTICLE IN AN ONLINE JOURNAL

Hodder, I. 1999, 8 March. "Archaeology and Global Information Systems." Internet Archaeology 6 (1999). http://intarch.ac.uk/ (25 November 1999).

¹At the end of his online article, Hodder (1999, 8 March, "Conclusions," http:/intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue6/hodder/conclusions.html) speaks of the "erosion of the boundaries between specialist and popular archaeology."

REVIEW IN AN ONLINE JOURNAL

Burton, D. 1999, 17 February. Review of Sotades: Symbols of Immortality on Greek Vases, by H. Hoffmann. BMCR 10 (1999). http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/bmcr/1999/1999-02-17.html (29 November 1999).

¹Burton (1999, 17 February, para. 4, http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/bmcr/1999/1999-02-17.html) emphasizes the secular aspect of the Greek symposium.

ONLINE GRAPHIC

Hellenic Ministry of Culture. 1995-1998. "Hellenic Institute of Marine Archaeology." http://www.culture.gr/2/21/215/21502/e21503.html (25 November 1999).

¹The Hellenic Ministry of Culture (1995-1998, http://www.culture.gr/2/21/215/21502/00/ienael.jpg) illustrates the excavation of an EH II sauceboat from the under-water site of Dokos, perhaps a shipwreck.

Crane, G., ed. 1997, September. The Perseus Project. http://www.perseus.tufts.edu (29 November 1999).

¹The remains of the south wall of the propylon can be seen in Crane (1997, September, http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/image?lookup=1991.09.0760).

CD-ROM

Duchêne, H., and S. Girerd. 1998. Delos: A Database of Archaeological Images (U.S. version). Translated by N.K. Rauh, R.F. Townsend, and J.C. Bednar. New York: Educagri éditions.

¹ Duchêne and Girerd (1998, fig. 4278) illustrate a Hellenistic bronze plaque from the Fountain of Minoe depicting Hekate at an altar.

Editorial Policy

Preparation of Copy

General Matters of Style

Bibliographical References and Footnotes

Citing Electronic Sources

Guidelines for Book Reviewers

Guidelines for Museum Exhibition Reviewers

Submitting Images

Abbreviations

Non-Roman Scripts, Special Characters, Diacritics, and Italics

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