Social media (CSE)

Citation-sequence and citation-name

21. National Science Foundation. Facebook [organization page]. 2013 Jan 21, 10:31 a.m. [accessed 2013 Jan 22]. https://www.facebook.com/US.NSF.

Explain

  • Begin with the username or group name and then the network (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and so on).
  • Add a label, in brackets, for the type of page you are citing or the type of post.
  • Give the date and the exact time posted (if available), followed by your date of access.
  • End with the URL for the page or the post.
  • Make the first line of the entry flush with the left margin. Indent any additional lines in the entry one-quarter inch.

Name-year

National Science Foundation. 2013 Jan 21, 10:31 a.m. Facebook [organization page]. [accessed 2013 Jan 22]. https://www.facebook.com/US.NSF.

Explain

  • Begin with the username or group name and the date and the exact time posted (if available).
  • Follow with the network (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and so on) and a label, in brackets, for the type of page you are citing or the type of post.
  • Give your date of access, and end with the URL for the page or the post.
  • Make the first line of the entry flush with the left margin. Indent any additional lines in the entry one-quarter inch.

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