Chapter Fourteen: Bibliographic Style for Citing Internet Resources

Table of Contents: Getting Started - Tips and Tricks Interlit Web Site Links to Textbook Chapter Resources Required Equipment, Software and Services Course Syllabus Course Assignments and Due Dates Part One: Understanding The Internet Chapter One: Definitions Chapter Two: How the Internet is Changing the World Part Two: Getting On The Internet Chapter Three: Getting Connected Chapter Four: Surfing the Net Part Three: Communicating Over The Internet Chapter Five: Internet Etiquette (Netiquette) Chapter Six: Electronic Mail Chapter Seven: Listserv Chapter Eight: Usenet Newsgroups Chapter Nine: Communicating in Real Time Chapter Ten: Telnet Part Four: Finding Things On The Internet Chapter Eleven: Searching for Information Chapter Twelve: Commonly Found Internet File Types Chapter Thirteen: Downloading From the Internet Chapter Fourteen: Bibliographic Style for Citing Internet Resources Part Five: Creating Web Pages Chapter Fifteen: Web Page Creation Strategies Chapter Sixteen: Web Page Design Chapter Seventeen: How HTML Works Chapter Eighteen: Creating Your Web Page Resume Chapter Nineteen: Putting Images on Web Pages Chapter Twenty: Using Tables for Advanced Web Page Layout Chapter Twenty-one: Making a Local Web and a Home Page Chapter Twenty-two: Publishing Files on the World Wide Web Part Six: Using Multimedia On The Internet Chapter Twenty-three: How Web Browsers Do Multimedia Chapter Twenty-four: Waveform Audio Recording Part Seven: Planning For The Future Of The Internet Chapter Twenty-five: Societal Issues Chapter Twenty-six: Emerging Technology Chapter Twenty-seven: How to Keep Up Send E-Mail: Pat Watson Jennifer Lagier John Ittelson Internet Literacy Home Page

After completing this chapter, you will be able to: Explain the differences among APA, MLA, and CMS styles. Know when to use APA, MLA, or CMS style. Cite Internet resources in APA, MLA, or CMS style. Use the fair use guidelines to determine whether your use of a copyrighted work is fair. Evaluating Information Found on the WWW Whenever we access something on the Internet, we need to decide whether that information is useful, reliable, and appropriate for our purposes. This especially important when we are using the Web to find resources for research. We need to think critically instead of just using information because it is readily available or published on the Web. In some situations, information has been screened before it comes to us. Information from an academic or research library has been evaluated and selected by professional librarians. Information in a database that has been prepared by a scholarly or commercial organization is often evaluated and checked for correctness before it is made available. Articles and reports published by scholarly organizations, research labs, and government agencies frequently go through an independent review process before being published. Virtual Libraries Some librarians and information specialists have established libraries on the Web which contain lists of reliable sources of information. Here are some examples: Argus Clearinghouse Internet Public Library Librarian's Index to the Internet Guidelines for Evaluation Ask yourself the following questions when assessing information you have found on the Internet: Who is the Author or Institution? If the information has been written by an individual, does the web site include biographical information (educational and other credentials, occupational position, institutional affiliation) about the author? If an institution has written the resources, does the web site include information about the institution, including its purposes, history, and address/phone number? Have you seen the author's or institution's name cited in other sources or bibliographies? What clues does the URL give you about the source's authority? (A tilde ~ in the page's URL indicates it is a personal page rather than an institutional web site. .edu=educational web site, .gov=governmental, .com=commercial, .net=network, .org=organization) If the page is part of a larger institution's web site, does the institution appear to filter the information that appears at its site? How Current is the Information? Is there a date on the web page? Is there any indication when the page was last updated? Is any of the information obviously out of date? Does the page creator mention how frequently site material is updated? Who is the Audience Is the page intended for the general public, scholars, practioners, children, etc? Is the intended audience defined? Does the page meet the needs of its intended audience? Is the Content Accurate and Objective? Are there political, ideological, cultural, religious or institutional biases? Is the content intended to be a brief overview of the information or an in-depth analysis? If the information is opinion, is this clearly stated? If information has been copied from other sources, is this noted? What is the Purpose of the Information? Is the purpose to inform, explain, persuade, market a product, or advocate a cause? Is the purpose clearly stated? Does the resource fulfill the stated purpose? Online Resources: Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Fourth Edition Walker/ACW Style Sheet (Columbia Online Style) MLA Style Columbia Guide to Online Style ISO 690-2, Bibliographic references to electronic documents Samples Bibliographic Formats for Citing Electronic Information Electronic Style Page Citing Electronic Sources Crisis over copyrights Fair Use toc Tasini vs The New York Times Go to: Chapter Thirteen Chapter Fifteen

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