No boxes match

Occasionally, your source doesn’t match any of the boxes in the Citation Compass. You can combine information from two boxes, or you can adjust information from one box to fit your source. The rules for printed and online sources are quite similar. If you have an online source, check if there is an example for a printed source that is close enough – and just add the URL.

Make sure that you are consistent in the choices you make, and that your in-text citations and reference list provide enough information to identify the source.

There are 4 kinds of information you need to write in a reference:

• Who: Author, institution, association, department etc.
• When: Year, or year and date
• What: Title. If there is no title, insert a description in square brackets.
• Where: Publisher, site name, department. If you have a DOI or URL, include this.

Still in doubt? Contact your campus library.