CITING
INTERNET SOURCES
When using any type of
source for research, it is important that the source is cited correctly. When citing any source, there is a definite
procedure that needs to be followed.
Citing an Internet source is no different. I looked at all of the listed websites that show us how to
document in both MLA and APA format.
The websites list the information in many ways, not all of them easy for
students to follow. As educator, I would
use the Reference Examples for Electronic Source Materials site www.apastyle.org/elecsource.html
for classroom instruction.
While this specific site
does not give direct examples, it does give very thorough explanations. This site is from the APA and provides links
to other information, such as styles and tips and ethics. It is always easy to get confused when
looking at how to cite your sources, but I think that the way the APA website
lays out the information, makes it very clear.
There should not be a lot of room for confusion with this site, because
you more or less just fill in the blanks.
The only problem that I see with this particular website is that a
student’s source may not always be exactly the same as the general example
provided, leaving a small window for error.
But overall, if a student follows the general example, they will most
likely be right on target. Another
helpful feature of this website is that it tells us how to site other sources,
like periodicals and books. This is a
website that I think would be useful to students in a multitude of ways.
How to cite Internet
resources using the APA format:
Salwen, Peter. (1996). The
Quotable Mark Twain. Salwen
Business Communications. Retrieved from
the World Wide Web, December 5, 2003: http://salwen.com/mtquotes.html
CIA’s The World Factbook:
Afganistan. (2003). Retrieved from the World Wide Web, December 5, 2003: http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/af.html
2003 Winston Cup Series
Drivers. (2003). Retrieved from the World Wide Web, December 5, 2003: http://www.nascar.com/DRIVERS/winston/KHarvick00/index.html
McKenzie, Jamie. (2001) Building Good News Ideas {Electronic
Version}. From Now On The Educational Technology Journal,10, No.9. http://fno.org/jun01/building.html