Evaluating, Using & Citing Web Resources

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/11605_12337.cfm

Thinking Critically about Web 2.0 and Beyond (UCLA)
http://www2.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/11605_12008.cfm

Information Competence: Evaluating Sources (CSU Monterey Bay)
http://library.csumb.edu/instruction/icmodules/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