Maps

In-text citations

(Author, year)

Example 1: (Pontoppidan, 1785)

Example 2: (Norge i bilder, 2016)

 

Note: If you wish to refer to an entire website, and not to specific pages within it, it is sufficient to include the website’s URL in your text.

Example: I used Norgeskart (https://www.norgeskart.no/) as a starting point for examining distances between hiking destinations.

In the reference list

Author/Organization. (Publication date). Title [Description]. Publisher. https://xxxxx

Example 1, map with a title

Pontoppidan, C. (1785). Southern Norway [Map]. National Library of Norway. https://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digikart_gaa0010000725

Dynamically generated maps do not have a title. Provide a description in square brackets and include the retrieval date after the bracket.

Responsible organization. (Publication date). [Description]. Publisher. Retrieved <date> from https://xxxxx

Example 2, map without a title

Norge i bilder. (2016). [Image search for Rena with the background layers Transportation and Place Names]. Retrieved March 14, 2023, from http://www.norgeibilder.no/?x=262683&y=6998817&level=14&u

Note: Omit the website name if it is the same as the author (see Example 2).

EndNote

Enter as Map.

Complete the following fields: Cartographer, Year, Title, Type, Publisher, URL, (Access Date).

Note: For maps without a title, enter the descriptive text in the Type field and leave the Title field blank.

Note: For an organization acting as the cartographer, remember to include a comma after the last word.

Zotero

Enter as Map.

Complete the following fields:

Title, Cartographer, Type, Publisher, URL, (access date)

Note: For maps without a title, enter the descriptive text in the Type field and leave the Title field blank.