Bree Smyth

Sept. 15, 2003

SLM 521 MC

Citing Internet Sources

Out of the four sites I reviewed, I would chose the Lafayette College Libraries & Academic Information Resources website to use with my students. This website discusses the definitions of the components of references. This information gives tips to students such as where the information may be located and what to do if there is no information about a certain component. I like the way the website lists the different styles for each example, but I think that would be confusing to a high school student who is supposed to use one particular style. I think an important part of explaining how to cite internet resources is giving students examples, and this site does just that. I also like the section that tells where to look if you need more information. This is particularly helpful if you are trying to cite email or bulletin board postings. I think the whole site is informative, and as a teacher I would point out the sections about parenthetical notes and research tools. This could be a site that may be used as reference when students are working. Although this site is not as comprehensive as I would like, it gives students a starting point and directs them where to go should they need more specific information on how to cite web resources.

Citations in MLA form:

Salwen, Peter. The Quotable Mark Twain. 20 May 1996. 15 Sep. 2003

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

United States. Central Intelligence Agency. CIA- The World Fact Book- Afghanistan. 1 August 2003. 15 Sept. 2003. <http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ af.html>.

“2003 Winston Cup Series Drivers.” Nascar.com. 2003. Nascar- Turner Sports Interactive. 15 Sept. 2003. <http://www.nascar.com/DRIVERS/winston/ Kharvick00/index.html>.

McKenzie, Jamie. “Building Good New Ideas.” From Now On: The Educational Technology Journal. Vol. 10. No. 9. June 2001. 15 Sept. 2003. <http://fno.org/

Jun01/building.html>.