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imjustasteph
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imjustasteph asked in Education & ReferenceHigher Education (University +) · 1 decade ago

When making a reference page and including article found online, what does 'retrieval date' mean?

Is this the date that the online library collected the article, or the day I downloaded it? Or something else entirely?

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  • rdoggg19
    1 decade ago
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    retrival date is the date when you accessed the information for use

    depending on which writing style you use (the two main being Modern Language Association (MLA) or the American Psychological Association (APA)) the standard format is DD/M(written out)/YYY example used is todays date

    24 Oct. 2006

    Now if it is a month like July/May/June you wright out the full name

  • Ace Librarian
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    It means the date that you looked at the article online.

  • thatgirl90
    1 decade ago

    It is the date that you physically retrieved the article off the internet.

  • Terrence W
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    The day your retrived it from a web page.

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  • Abcdefg
    1 decade ago

    I think it's the day that you got it-I'm pretty darn sure.

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