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Websites and Webpages

Footnote

Format

Footnote Number. "Title of Webpage," Title of Site or Owner or Sponsor of the Site, Accessed/Modified/Updated  Month Day, Year, http://xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.

First entry:

1. "Bid to Save Turtles This Turtle Month,"  La Trobe University News, November 22, 2022, https://www.latrobe.edu.au/news/articles/2022/release/bid-to-save-turtles-this-turtle-month2.

Second and subsequent entries:

2. "Bid to Save Turtles…”, para. 2

See: CMOS Web Page – Shortened notes.
Bibliography

Format

Organisation as Author (or Owner or Sponsor of the Site or its Title). "Title of Webpage." Title of Site or Owner or Sponsor of the Site, Accessed/Modified/Updated  Month Day, Year. http://xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.

La Trobe University. "Bid to Save Turtles This Turtle Month." La Trobe University News, November 22, 2022. https://www.latrobe.edu.au/news/articles/2022/release/bid-to-save-turtles-this-turtle-month2.

Other examples:

Corporate website

Qantas. “Our History.” Qantas. Accessed November 29, 2022. https://www.qantas.com/au/en/about-us/our-company/our-history.html.

Government website

Fair Work Ombudsman. “Flexible Working Arrangements.” Fair Work Ombudsman Tools and Resources: Best Practice Guides  . Accessed December 5, 2022. https://www.fairwork.gov.au/tools-and-resources/best-practice-guides/flexible-working-arrangements#flexible-working-arrangements.

Central Intelligence Agency. “A Brief History of Basic Intelligence and the World Factbook.” Central Intelligence Agency. Accessed November 29, 2022. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/about/history/.

Code of ethics

Information Technology Professionals Association.  “Code of Ethics.” ITPA. Accessed December 5, 2022. https://www.itpa.org.au/code-of-ethics/.
Notes
  • Required information to construct the reference: author, title of page, title of site, and owner/sponsor of site, publication or revision date and URL.  See CMOS 14.104.
  • In the footnote the title usually comes first; in the bibliography the source is listed under the sponsor/owner of website.
  • If there is no author, list the title of the website as author.
  • If no date can be determined, include an accessed date in format: month date, year.
  • For articles from a news website - format the reference the same as if for a Newspaper Article and include URL. No page numbers necessary.

Footnote

Format
Footnote Number. "Title of Webpage," Title of Site or Owner or Sponsor of the Site, Date of Publication, URL.

First entry:

1. “Agricultural Commodities, Australia 2020-21,” ABS, 2022, https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/industry/agriculture/agricultural-commodities-australia/2020-21.

Second and subsequent entries:

2. ABS, “Agricultural Commodities, Australia 2020-21”.
Bibliography

Format
Organisation as Author. "Title of Webpage." Title of Site or Owner or Sponsor of the Site, Date of Publication. URL.

ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics). “Agricultural Commodities, Australia 2020-21.” ABS, 2022. https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/industry/agriculture/agricultural-commodities-australia/2020-21.
Notes
  • Reference like a webpage as many ABS statistics are represented on webpages - ie "Title" in quotation marks.
  • ABS still have downloadable reports - if you use a downloaded report format the reference as for a Book. - ie Title in italics.
  • Anything consulted online needs to have URL included.
  • Some elements of the reference may be missing – include as a much information as possible so the reader can find the source.
  • Some statistics organisations are government bodies (eg ABS) so can use reference format of a government report  - remember On a webpage then "Title" (quotation marks) / document downloaded from a webpage then Title (italics).