For students: How do I Cite this Site?

We hope that you’ve found the information in WebExhibits useful in your research. See below for examples of citations in the “APA”, “Chicago,” and “MLA” styles. To properly cite WebExhibits as a source in your paper, we suggest the following:

APA Style

To cite the entire WebExhibits site, you may say:

WebExhibits is an interactive, web-based museum that challenges visitors to think and explore scientific and cultural phenomena in new ways (http://www.webexhibits.org).

To cite a specific section or page from the exhibit, you may say:

Douma, M., curator. YEAR. , WebExhibits, Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement, Washington, DC. Retrieved from URL

Example:

Douma, M., curator. 2007. Simultaneous Contrast, Color Vision & Art from WebExhibits, Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement, Washington, DC. Retrieved September 30, 2007, from http://www.webexhibits.org/colorart/contrast.html

Chicago Style

To cite the entire WebExhibits site, you may say:

Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement, WebExhibits, 2007, (date of retrieval).

To cite a specific section or page from the exhibit, you may say:

Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement, “Title of section or page,” in Color Vision & Art 2007, (date of retrieval).

Example:

Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement, “Simultaneous Contrast,” in Color Vision & Art 2007, (September 30, 2007).

MLA Style

To cite the entire WebExhibits site, you may say:

Douma, Michael, curator. WebExhibits. 2007. Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement, Washington, DC. Retrieval date.

To cite a specific section or page from the exhibit, you may say:

Douma, Michael, curator. “Title of section or page.” Color Vision & Art. 2007. WebExhibits. Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement, Washington, DC. Retrieval date.

Example:

Douma, Michael, curator. “Title of section or page.” Color Vision & Art. 2007. WebExhibits. Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement, Washington, DC. September 30, 2007.