Citing Internet Sources

After reviewing the four websites, and considering the assignment presented to the students, I would send them to the Skillman & Kirby Libraries for their web resource information.

I felt that the Skillman & Kirby website was the most clear and concise of the four sites. Not only were all the components of the web resources listed but, under each component, you were given tips as to where to find the information if it was not clearly stated. Although The MLA Style was the style required for this assignment, both the MLA and the APA styles were shown and compared. The “For More Information “ at the end of the website contained information about how to cite information from emails, and discussion groups as well as frequently asked questions.

The Write Source website would probably have more graphic appeal to the students, with its use of black and bright colored bubbles. While it too contained a thorough list of the elements necessary in online resources, there were no clues listed as to where to find the information. There were several examples listed and notes appeared under the examples to clarify certain areas.

The Indiana University Libraries site contained some information not included in the other sites, but overall, I found this site a little harder to read.

The Classroom Connect gave instructions on how to site several different areas of information such as from emails, sounds, images and video clips. The section on citing resources from the World Wide Web was good but contained only one example and no tips or clues as to where to find the information.

After reviewing all of the sites again, I still feel that the Skillman & Kirby website was the easiest to follow and contained the most useful information for the high school students doing this assignment.

I will be using MLA format for all of my citations:

1. Salwen, Peter. The Quotable Mark Twain. May 1996. 3 March 2002

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

2. CIA-The World Factbook 2001-Afghanistan. 1 January 2001. 3 March 2002

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

3. NASCAR. 2001. 3 March 2002

<http://www.nascar.com/DRIVERS/winston/KHarvick00/index.html>

4. McKenzie, Jamie. “Building Good New Ideas. “ From Now On-The Educational Technology Journal. 10. 9 (June 2001) 3 March 2002

<http://fno.org/jun01/building.html>