Citing CSUMB Dashboards and Glossary Entries

This guide explains how to cite Campus Data Warehouse dashboards and CSUMB Data Glossary entries. Follow the citation style required by your discipline or publication. The examples below adapt web-source conventions to these campus resources.

Tips for citation

Use the exact dashboard or glossary entry title and a link to that resource.
Record the date you accessed the resource.
Use a publication or revision date only when it applies to the content you are citing.
Dashboard links may require campus authentication. Use the dashboard's sharing link and describe the data selections separately; do not assume a link preserves every filter.
For a glossary definition, cite the individual entry rather than the glossary home page. Use the entry's Permanent link when citing a particular revision. A permanent link preserves the version of the definition you consulted.

Get a sharing link to a Campus Data Warehouse dashboard

Open the dashboard and the sheet you want to cite.
Select the reporting period, filters, and other controls relevant to the data you used.
Select Share this view in the upper-right dashboard toolbar, as shown in the screenshot.
Use the sharing dialog to copy the link for your citation.
Record the access date, reporting period, and selected filters separately. Readers still need the appropriate dashboard access.

Find Share this view

Select Share this view in the upper-right toolbar to open the dashboard sharing options. The red circle and arrows identify the button. Select the image to enlarge it.

Get a permanent link to a glossary entry

Open the glossary entry you want to cite.
Open More actions (the three-dot menu in the page actions toolbar).
Under Tools, select Permanent link.
Copy the address from your browser. The link includes an oldid revision number and points to the version you consulted.

Find Permanent link

Open the three-dot More actions menu, then choose Permanent link under Tools to obtain a URL for the current page revision. Menu options may vary with your account permissions. Select the image to enlarge it.

General citation for campus reports and presentations

When a formal citation style is not required, use the following format.

Campus Data Warehouse dashboard

California State University, Monterey Bay, Campus Data Warehouse. [Dashboard title]. [URL]. Accessed [Month Day, Year]. Reporting period: [period]. Filters: [selected filters].

CSUMB Data Glossary entry

California State University, Monterey Bay, CSUMB Data Glossary. "[Entry title]." [Entry URL or permanent link]. Accessed [Month Day, Year].

APA (7th edition)

Reference list

For a dashboard without a publication or revision date, use n.d. and include a retrieval date. Replace n.d. with the applicable date when available. For a glossary entry, use the revision date and permanent link to the version you consulted. A retrieval date is generally unnecessary for that fixed revision. Use sentence case for titles.

Dashboard

California State University, Monterey Bay, Campus Data Warehouse. (n.d.). [Dashboard title]. Retrieved [Month Day, Year], from [URL]

Glossary entry

California State University, Monterey Bay, CSUMB Data Glossary. ([Year], [Month Day]). [Entry title]. In CSUMB data glossary. [Permanent link]

In-text citations

Dashboard: (California State University, Monterey Bay, Campus Data Warehouse, n.d.)
Glossary: (California State University, Monterey Bay, CSUMB Data Glossary, [Revision year])

Use the publication or revision year in place of n.d. when applicable.

Guidance: CSUMB Library: APA Style; APA: Webpage references; APA: Dictionary entry references.

MLA (9th edition)

Works Cited

Use quotation marks for the dashboard or entry title and italics for the containing website. Include the publication or revision date before the URL when available. An access date is useful for changing resources.

Dashboard

California State University, Monterey Bay, Campus Data Warehouse. "[Dashboard Title]." Campus Data Warehouse, [URL]. Accessed [Day Mon. Year].

Glossary entry

California State University, Monterey Bay, CSUMB Data Glossary. "[Entry Title]." CSUMB Data Glossary, [Entry URL or permanent link]. Accessed [Day Mon. Year].

In-text citations

For these unpaginated resources, identify the author in your prose or parenthetical citation. When citing multiple resources by the same author, add a shortened title to distinguish them. Do not invent page numbers.

Guidance: CSUMB Library: MLA Style; Purdue OWL: MLA electronic sources.

Chicago / Turabian

Notes and bibliography

These examples use access dates because no publication or revision date is supplied. Include the relevant publication or last-modified date when available.

Dashboard — bibliography

California State University, Monterey Bay, Campus Data Warehouse. "[Dashboard Title]." Accessed [Month Day, Year]. [URL].

Dashboard — footnote or endnote

1. "[Dashboard Title]," California State University, Monterey Bay, Campus Data Warehouse, accessed [Month Day, Year], [URL].

Glossary entry — bibliography

California State University, Monterey Bay, CSUMB Data Glossary. "[Entry Title]." Accessed [Month Day, Year]. [Entry URL or permanent link].

Glossary entry — footnote or endnote

1. "[Entry Title]," California State University, Monterey Bay, CSUMB Data Glossary, accessed [Month Day, Year], [Entry URL or permanent link].

Author-date

Use n.d. when no publication or revision date is available, and include an access date.

Dashboard — reference list

California State University, Monterey Bay, Campus Data Warehouse. n.d. "[Dashboard Title]." Accessed [Month Day, Year]. [URL].

Glossary entry — reference list

California State University, Monterey Bay, CSUMB Data Glossary. n.d. "[Entry Title]." Accessed [Month Day, Year]. [Entry URL or permanent link].

In-text examples: (California State University, Monterey Bay, Campus Data Warehouse n.d.); (California State University, Monterey Bay, CSUMB Data Glossary n.d.). Replace n.d. with the publication or revision year when applicable.

Guidance: CSUMB Library: Chicago & Turabian Style; Chicago: Notes and bibliography; Chicago: Author-date.

CSE and other styles

For CSE, use the citation system required by your discipline or publication: name-year, citation-sequence, or citation-name. See CSUMB Library: CSE & Other Styles for guidance and additional styles.

Describe the data or definition used

Dashboard data

Record the reporting period, filters, and other selections that affect the values you used. For a specific chart or table, also identify its title and dashboard sheet. Put these details in the surrounding text, a methods section, or a table or figure note when using a formal citation style.

Example data note (illustrative selections):

Data represent Fall 2025 undergraduate students in the College of Science. Filters selected: Student Level = Undergraduate; College = College of Science.

List the actual selections, including defaults. Write "No filters applied" only when that accurately describes the view. The reporting period describes the data and is separate from the date the dashboard was published or accessed.

Glossary definitions

Identify the term and, when relevant, the section used (for example, Definition or Business Rules). If you quote wording, use quotation marks and cite the entry. If the entry attributes a definition or rule to another source, consult and cite that original source when your work relies on it.

Example context note:

The definition of [term] follows the [Definition / Business Rules] section of the CSUMB Data Glossary entry "[Entry title]," using the revision dated [Month Day, Year].

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