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E-mail:

E-mails are not included in the list of references, though you parenthetically cite them in your main text: (E. Robbins, personal communication, January 4, 2001).

For example:
(S. Adler, personal communication, December 5, 2007).

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Online Posting to E-mail Discussion List:
For example:
Jaeger, J. (2007, December 3). Merriam-Webster's New Online Visual
Dictionary. Message posted to LibRef-L electronic mailing list, archived at LIBREF-L@LISTSERV.KENT.EDU

Online Posting to Discussion Board/Web Forum:
For example:
Liu, M. (2007, September 20). 23 Things. Message posted to
http://www.facebook.com/board.php?uid=2212848798

Document Forwarded within an Online Posting:
For example:
Jaeger, J. (2007, December 3). Merriam-Webster's New Online Visual
Dictionary [Fwd. by Freya]. Message posted to LibRef-L electronic mailing list, archived at LIBREF-L@LISTSERV.KENT.EDU

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Weblog or Blog:
For example:
Levine, J. (2007, December 4). Mashing on the Library, Part I [Weblog
entry]. Message posted to http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2007/12/04/

Organizational or Corporate Weblog or Blog:
For example:
Feng. (2007, December 5). Google Content Network Tips: Part 3 - Optimizing
your Keywords for the Content Network [Weblog entry]. Message posted to Inside AdWords, Google, Inc., archived at http://adwords.blogspot.com/2007/12/google-content-network-tips-part-3.html

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