Sharon Hohlfeld

Citing Internet Sources 5.18.05

If I were a high school teacher interested in my students learning MLA to site web resources I would be most interested in having them view the Skillman & Kirby Libraries, Lafayette College, Eastern, PA website. I like this website because of its simplicity and usefulness. On a personal level, it is the website that I have the best luck navigating through and understanding. Because of our wealth of technology students absorb in their school career, it is important to have the proper skills to site recourses correctly. This website begins with the components involved in the citation along with a brief description, followed by three different formats to follow. Depending on the teacher or schools requirements, MLA, APA, or Chicago formats are available. They describe the components of what is required as well as examples of each. There are also other examples below for further assistance.

Students do not want to spend time on citing every internet source when they have plenty else that is due in class, therefore, the simpler the website for students, the better! Often times students gather so much information for a project or report and have so many sources, they do not want to spend hours on a bibliography. This website makes it simple for students to follow along with and co inside with the standards of documentation.

MLA Format:

Salwens, Peter. The Quotable Mark Twain. May. 1996. 18 May 2005.

< http://salwen.com/mtquotes.html>

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook. Apr. 2005. 18 May 2005.

< http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/af.html>

Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. 2003 Winston Cup Series Drivers. Jan 2001. 18 May

2005. < http://www.nascar.com/drivers/list/wc/dps/ >

McKenzie, Jamie. “Building Good New Ideas.” Educational Technology Journal. 10

(2001): 1+. From Now On. 18 May 2005. < http://fno.org/jun01/building.html >