The following suggestions for citations of Internet sources in history and the historically based humanities are derived from the essential principles of academic citation in Kate L. Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 5th ed. (Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 1987). I have also draw upon suggestions from some of the works listed below. The guide has been improved by the the students of my Historical Methods classes at East Tennessee State University and my fellow H-AFRICA editors whom I thank for their assistance.

Since the Internet is an evolving institution, this guide is not intended to be definitive. Corrections, additions, comments, suggestions, and criticisms are therefore welcome. Please address them to the author at:

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Author's Last Name, First Name.  [author's internet address, if
    available].  "Title of Work" or "title line of message." In
    "Title of Complete Work" or title of list/site as appropriate.
    [internet address].  Date, if available.

Listserv Messages

Walsh, Gretchen. [gwalsh@acs.bu.edu]. "REPLY: Using African
    newspapers in teaching."  In H-AFRICA.  [h-africa@msu.edu].
    18 October 1995.

World Wide Web

Limb, Peter.  "Relationships between Labour & African Nationalist/
    Liberation Movements in Southern Africa." [http://neal.ctstateu.
    edu/history/world_history/archives/limb-l.html]. May 1992.

FTP Site

Heinrich, Gregor.  [100303.100@compuserve.com].  "Where There Is
    Beauty, There is Hope: Sau Tome e Principe."  [ftp.cs.ubc.ca/
    pub/local/FAQ/african/gen/saoep.txt].  July 1994.

Gopher Site

"Democratic Party Platform, 1860."  [wiretap.spies.com Wiretap Online
    Library/civic & Historical/Political Platforms of the U.S.]
    18 June 1860.
 
Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, Barbara.  "Making Difference." [gopher.uic.edu
    The Researcher/History/H-Net/H-Amstdy (American Studies)/Essays &
    Discussions About American Studies].  20 July 1995.

Usenet Group Messages

Dell, Thomas.  [dell@wiretap.spies.com].  "[EDTECH] EMG: Sacred Texts
    (Networked Electronic Versions)."  In [alt.etext]. 4 February
    1993.

Legg, Sonya. [legg@harquebus.cgd.ucar.edu].  "African history book
    list."  In [soc.culture.african].  5 September 1994.

E-mail Messages

Page, Mel.  [pagem@etsuarts.east-tenn-st.edu].  "African dance...and
    Malawi."  Private e-mail message to Masankho Banda, [mbanda@igc.
    apc.org].  28 November 1994.

     <note number> Author's First name and Last name, [author's
internet address, if available], "Title of Work" or "title line
of message," in "Title of Complete Work" or title of list/site as
appropriate, [internet address], date if available.

Listserv Messages

     <1> Gretchen Walsh, [gwalsh@acs.bu.edu], "REPLY: Using African
newspapers in teaching," in H-AFRICA, [h-africa@msu.edu], 18 October
1995.

World Wide Web

    <2> Peter Limb, "Relationships between Labour & African
Nationalist/Liberation Movements in Southern Africa," [http://neal.
ctstateu.edu/history/world_history/archives/limb-l.html], May 1992.

FTP Site

    <3> Gregor Heinrich, [100303.100@compuserve.com], "Where There Is
Beauty, There is Hope: Sao Tome e Principe," [ftp.cs.ubc.ca/pub/
local/FAQ/african/gen/saoep.txt], July 1994.

    <4> Sonya Legg, [legg@harquebus.cgd.ucar.edu], "African history
book list," in [soc.culture.african], 5 September 1994.

Gopher Site

    <5> "Democratic Party Platform, 1860," [wiretap.spies.com
Wiretap Online Library/civic & Historical/Political Platforms of the
U.S.], 18 June 1860.

    <6> Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, "Making Difference,"
[gopher.uic.edu The Researcher/History/H-Net/H-Amstdy (American
Studies)/Essays & Discussions About American Studies],  20 July 1995.

Usenet Group Messages

    <7> Thomas Dell, [dell@wiretap.spies.com] "[EDTECH] EMG: Sacred
Texts (Networked Electronic Versions)," in [alt.etext], 4 February
1993.

E-Mail Messages

    <8> Mel Page, [pagem@etsuarts.east-tenn-st.edu], "African
dance...and Malawi," private e-mail message to Masankho Banda,
[mbanda@igc.apc.org],  28 November 1994.

Additional Source Material on Internet Citations

Dodd, Sue A.  "Bibliographic References for Computer Files in the
    Social Sciences: A Discussion Paper."  [gopher://info.monash.
    edu.au:70/00/handy/cites].  Revised May 1990.  {Published in
    *IASSIST Quarterly*, 14, 2(1990): 14-17.}

Li, Xia and Nancy Crane.  *Electronic Style: A Guide to Citing
    Electronic Information*.  Westport: Meckler, 1993.

University of Chicago Press *Chicago Guide to Preparing Electronic
    Manuscripts: for Authors and Publishers*.  Chicago:  University
    of Chicago Press, 1987.

Walker, Janice R.  "MLA-Style Citations of Internet Sources."
    [http://www.cas.usf.edu/english/walker/janice.html].
    April 1995.