When including the URL for an online source, you may choose to omit the "http://" or any other text before the "www"
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There are different ways to format an in-text citation, depending on your writing style and sentence structure. When no author is listed, in-text citations correspond to the first element in the works cited entry, often the title. A shortened version of the title may be used in parenthetical citations. Formatting examples are outlined below:
| Reference Information |
Strategies for effective research. Brightspace, uploaded by Sarah Ryan, 12 Dec. 2018, brightspace.nic.bc.ca/. |
| In-text Citation Guidelines |
Examples |
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Include a shorted version of the title and page number (if available) in parenthesis at the end of the sentence. |
Consider this a paraphrased sentence (Strategies 2). |
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Include the title in your sentence and the page number in parenthesis at the end of the sentence. |
According to Strategies for Effect Searching, "consider this a direct quote" (2). |
Remember, in-text citation formatting may change depending on a number of factors.