Evaluating, Using & Citing Web Resources
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Evaluation of Sources
See the following for more information and even a tutorial or two:
Thinking Critically about World Wide Web Resources (UCLA)
http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/help/critical/
Thinking Critically about Discipline-Based World Wide Web Resources (UCLA)
http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/help/critical/discipline.htm
Information Competence: Evaluating Sources (Cal Poly)
http://www.lib.calpoly.edu/infocomp/modules/05_evaluate/
Using Sources Correctly vs. Plagiarism
Using Sources (Hamilton College)
http://www.hamilton.edu/writing/sources.html
You Quote It, You Note It (Acadia University)
http://library.acadiau.ca/tutorials/plagiarism/
Plagiarism: What It Is and How to Recognize and Avoid It (Indiana University)
http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/plagiarism.shtml
Citing Sources
We have style manuals in Reference in the Library, and can help with complex citations. Also see our Web pages on MLA, APA and University of Chicago Styles, or the following web sites:
MLA's FAQ
http://www.mla.org/style_faq
APA's Style Tips
http://www.apastyle.org/styletips.html
The Chicago Manual of Style Online
http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/cmosfaq/
Tony Amodeo,
rev 10/07 KS