Joanne Prettyman
SLM 521
Elective #6 –
Instruction
Citing Internet
Sources
I reviewed both the
APA and the MLA sites listed – MLA source citing has always been my favorite. I
have a BS in Behavioral Sciences, a degree which focuses on Psychology and
Sociology with a little History thrown in! APA was the bane of my existence
throughout my undergraduate years! I do not like APA; I don’t feel it to be
“user friendly.” In the course of undergraduate and graduate work, I’ve used
APA, MLA, and Turabian, I’ve run the gamut! MLA was always the easier to use,
the easier to memorize, and the most “user friendly.”
As an educator I
feel this is probably the most important point. If a resource citing is
difficult, hard to remember, something a student has to “look up” every time
he/she cites a source…well…in this day and age…it’s an open ticket to
plagiarism; or at least our students’ logic will deem it so. As a student it is
important to me because I can remember it, there is no need to keep the MLA user
guide by my computer, and I understand its logic without having to study the
manual!
- The
Quotable Mark Twain site in MLA style:
Salwn, Peter. "The Quotable Mark
Twain." Salwen Business Communications. 20 May. 1996.
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The World Factbook site in MLA style:
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3. The NASCAR site in MLA style:
"2003 Winston Cup Series Drivers."
NASCAR.com.
- The From Now On site in MLA style:
Jamie, McKenzie. "Building Good New
Ideas." From Now On: The Educational Technology Journal. Vol. 10
No.