Elective
Emily C. Moser
SLM 521
April 2004
Citing
Internet Sources
As an art teacher,
I may not use this information on a weekly basis, but I know that just keeping
up on good research and citing skills is fundamental. So, in my art class I may ask my students to
research a particular artist, genre, or art historical period, and after doing
some research myself and creating an appropriate web drop-in, I would use the
Write Source site for my students to refer to in citing their research. Of the four sites listed, I think it was easy
to use, but also the most thorough. It
had a more comprehensive list of possible resources, but it did not overwhelm
or confuse as the college level sites seemed to. However, I thought all of the sites had
valuable information. Most of them
started with a basic list of the major components needed to cite a reference,
but some expanded on that and some had good examples following that up. Only the last one, however, listed how to
cite video and sound information which might be helpful for high school
students.
Actually, part of
the process is first establishing what kind of site you have accessed, then
identifying the reference parts, and then putting it all in good order. Not being an English teacher or Library
specialist, I am unsure about my own internet reference work—I may need to
revise my answers! I understand how
students could become confused.
Of the APA sites
listed, I printed out a copy of APA Style.org for myself as a personal
reference and used it and Write Source in citing the references below:
1. MLA—Personal
Web Site
Salwen, Peter. The Quotable Mark Twain.
<http://salwen.com/mtquotes.html>
2. MLA—Government
Document
< http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/af.html>
3.
MLA—Professional
Web Site
nascar.com. Nascar
Drivers.
<http://www.nascar.com/drivers>
4.
APA—Article in an Internet Only Journal
Mckenzie, Jamie. (June, 2001).
Building Good New Ideas.
From Now On,
vol. 10, no. 9. Retrieved
http://fno.org/jun01/building.html