Facebook (For public pages; for private pages, see Personal Communication)

Screen Name. (Year, Month Date). First few words of post [Type of post]. Site. URL

Example:

JSB Class of 2018. (2017, August 31). Don't forget to come [Status update]. Facebook. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?

story_fbid=1583367595071136&id=147001422874421

Twitter

Twitter Handle. (Tweet Date). Tweet text [Tweet]. Site name. URL

Instagram

Author's Last name, First initial [@Handle]. (Year, Date Published). First 20 words of post [Photograph]. Instagram. URL

Please note: If any of the following appear in the first 20 words of the post, the "count" as one word in the reference: URLs, hashtags, or emojis (do not italicize emojis).

Facebook:

• Single Author (Last name, year)

• Group Author (Group, year)

Example:

(JSB Class of 2018, 2017)

Twitter:

• Single Author (Last Name, year)

• Group Author (Group, year)

Example:

(Leonard, 2017)

Instagram:

(Last name, date)

Example:

(Booher, 2017)

For additional information on how to correctly cite online media (including a Facebook page or a Twitter profile), please click here.

Facebook (For public pages; for private pages, see Personal Communication)

Author Last Name, First Name or Account Name. "Post Title." Facebook, Day Month Year of Post, URL.

Example: JSB Class of 2018. "Support the Trojans." Facebook, 31 August 2017, https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1583367595071136&id=147001422874421.

Twitter

Twitter Handle (First Name Last Name if Known). "The entire tweet word-for-word." Twitter, Day Month Year of Tweet, Time of Tweet, URL.

Instagram

Account holder’s Last name, First name or Username. “Photo Title or Description.”* Instagram, Other contributors, Date photo was published, URL (without http:// or https://).

*If no title is available, create a simple description and do not place it in italics or quotation marks.

Facebook:

• Single Author (Author's Last Name or Account Name)

• Group Author (Group Account Name)

Example:

(JSB Class of 2018)

Twitter:

• Single Author or Group Author (twitter handle)

Example:

(Little_leonard2)

Instagram:

(Last name or username)

Example:

(Booher) or (lily.booher)

Bibliography: Posts from social media outlets are not included in the bibliography. Footnote entries, however, are included.

Footnote: Author of post with Social Media platform, accessed date, URL.

Example: JSB Class of 2018's Facebook page, accessed August 31, 2017, https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1583367595071136&id=147001422874421.

Example Facebook Footnote: JSB Class of 2018's Facebook page Accessed 31 August, 2017, https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1583367595071136&id=147001422874421.