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More website citation issues for me. Below is a citation I wrote several months ago. I am fairly certain this is not quite correct. Should the article about farming in 19th century Ontario Canada be cited first? If so how might that one page article be titled? Below is my attempt at the citation. Could you please advise me?
The Royal Canadian Geographical Society, "Natural Resources: Farming-19th century Ontario," article, accessed through “The Canadian Atlas Online,” Canadian Geographic
(http://www.canadiangeographic.com/atlas/themes.aspx?id=farming&lang=En# : accessed 10 February 2016), par. 4.
MillsTA, your instincts are
MillsTA, your instincts are correct but you've also found a good example of how websites can confuse us with their many parts.
In answer to your question: "Would the article about farming in 19th century Ontario Canada be cited first ..." EE2.32 "Online Materials" applies here:
"Rule 1: Most websites are the online equivalent of a book. ...
"Rule 2: A website that offers multiple items by different creators is the equivalent of a book with chapters by different authors. That calls for two additional items at the beginning of the citation:
In this case, the article does not identify its author. Therefore, you begin with the title of the article. (EE 2.48: "List anonymously authored works alphabetically by the title's first word.") Technically, "Royal Canadian Geographic Society" is the creator of the website; thus, its name would appear just before the name of the website it created.
However ...
If we were to try to fit your citation into a citation template, we'd have a problem, because your format has three titles before the URL, while templates allow for two (title of article and title of website). Let's break down what you are citing:
A better way to handle this would be to apply 12.53 (citing encyclopedias) and move the "Farming" article to the "specific item" field of your citation—i.e.:
"The Canadian Atlas Online," Canadian Geographic ((http://www.canadiangeographic.com/atlas/themes.aspx?id=farming&lang=En# : accessed 10 February 2016), "Farming," para. 4.
Incidentally, when I called up the page to which you linked, I did not see the long title that you give for the "Farming" article. I've cited here the title I see.
Editor,
Editor,
So how about this? The link is sooooooo long and as you see the actual article I am referring to is imbedded further into the "Farming" theme under 19th century, then Ontario.
“The Canadian Atlas Online,” Canadian Geographic
(http://www.canadiangeographic.com/atlas/themes.aspx?id=farming&sub=farming_19thcentury_ontario&lang=En : accessed 10 February 2016), “Farming: Ontario,” par. 4.
Below is two others I have struggled with. I would appreciate your input.
Illustrated Atlas of the Dominion of Canada: Prescott and Russell Counties, (Toronto: H. Beldon and Co. 1881), Ontario map reference 37 and 38, Plantagenet South; digital image, The Canadian County Atlas Digital Project
(http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/CountyAtlas/searchmapframes.php : accessed 9 February 2016).
And one more below.
The Grand Trunk Railway of Canada: Maps of Route (Edinburgh: W & A. K. Johnston, ca. 1860); image, accessed through “Sources,” Risks and Rewards (http://www.risksandrewards.org.uk :accessed 17 April 2014).
Thanks,
Teresa Mills
Teresa, can we take these one
Teresa, can we take these one at a time and begin with you telling me what it is about the source that you are "struggling" with?