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Learning to Use the Internet & the World Wide Web Appendix B

Learning to Use the Internet & the World Wide Web Appendix B. By Ernest Ackermann & Karen Hartman Mary Washington College. Appendix B: Evaluating and Citing Information from the Internet and the World Wide Web. This section will help you:

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Learning to Use the Internet & the World Wide Web Appendix B

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  1. Learning to Use the Internet & the World Wide Web Appendix B By Ernest Ackermann & Karen Hartman Mary Washington College

  2. Appendix B: Evaluating and Citing Information from the Internet and the World Wide Web This section will help you: • Develop a process of using critical thinking skills to help select and evaluate Web documents • Obtain knowledge of URL formats • Learn the basic elements required in an Internet and Web citation and how to cite different types of resources

  3. Reasons to Evaluate • The nature of the Internet makes it easy for almost anyone to create and disperse information. • It is important to separate facts from opinions in the content of a Web page. • Thinking critically about information and sources will help you get better results from Internet searches.

  4. Guidelines for Evaluation • Who is the author or institution? • Who is the audience? • Is the content accurate, objective, and supported by other sources? • What is the purpose of the information? • How current is the information?

  5. Citing Internet and Web Information: URL Formats • Example: http://users.mwc.edu/~khartman/educom98.html • http is the transfer protocol • users.mwc.edu is the domain name • ~khartman is the directory name • educom98 is the file name • .html is the file type

  6. Difficulties in Citing Web and Internet Resources • These resources may be updated or modified at any time • The resources may not have titles or major headings • Web pages lack page numbers • There are different citing styles

  7. Guidelines for Citing • Know which citation style you are required to use (for example, APA, MLA, Chicago) • The date the page was modified is important (if using Netscape, click on View and select Page Info).

  8. Citation Examples: Web Pages • The following elements should be included in a citation for a Web page: • Author’s name • Document title • Title of larger/complete work, if relevant • Date of last modification or revision • Date page was accessed • URL

  9. Citation Examples: Email • Elements required to cite an email message: • Author’s name • Subject of message • Date message was sent • Description and recipient of the message

  10. Citation Examples: Discussion Group or Listserv Messages • Elements required for these: • Author’s name • Subject of message or title of posting • Date of posting • Description of posting • URL of discussion group or archive • Date of access (MLA only)

  11. Citation Examples: Electronic Journal Articles • Elements required: • Author’s name • Title of article • Title of journal, volume, and issue numbers, date of publication • Number of paragraphs if possible (not always necessary) • Date of last revision, if known and different from date of publication • Date accessed • URL (if necessary and practical)

  12. Citation Examples: FTP Resources • Elements required: • Author’s name • Title of document • Size of document, if relevant • Date of last revision • URL • Date accessed

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