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When using Internet resources for research and reporting, credit should be given for the information used.

Below are directions on how to give credit for Internet resources:

Most Used Resources:

World Wide Web (WWW)

Form:

Author's Last Name, First Name (if given). "Title of Document." Type of Medium. URL. Accessed Day Month Year.

Examples:

Johnson, Mary. "The New School." Online. http://www.example.com. Accessed 21 January 2000.

"Citing internet Resources." Online. http://aardvark.oes.edu/ls/citing.html. Accessed 14 December 1999.

E-Mail

Form:

Author. "Subject Line from Posting." Type of Medium. Posted Day Month Year.

Example:

Paff, Lou. "How to Login." Personal e-mail. Posted 11 February 2000.

Less Used Resources

CD-ROM databases

(Not an Internet resource, but a very useful resource)

Form:

Author/editor (if given). "Title of Article." Title of Work. Type of Medium, version. Place of Publication: Publisher, date.

Example:

 

Minkoff, Eli C. "Aye-aye." New Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. CD-ROM, Macintosh. Danbury, CT: Grolier Electronic Publishing, Inc.,1994.

"Aye-aye." Mammals: a Multimedia Encyclopedia. CD-ROM, DOS. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 1990.

Listserv

(Many users do not use listservs. But they are a wonderful tool to use for participating in discussions on specific topics)

Form:

Author (if given). "Subject Line from Posting." Posted Day Month Year. Type of Medium. Address. Accessed Day Month Year.

Example:

Johnson, Bill. "Re: Using the Internet in the Classroom." Posted 14 November 1999. Online. teachertalk@lists.psu.edu. Accessed 17 November 1999.

File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

(Note: most computer users in schools do not use FTP, but this is included for those who do)

Form:

Author (if given). "Title of the Document." Type of medium. Address of the ftp site (path/filename). Accessed Day Month Year.

Example:

"Internet Educational Games." Online. ftp.minn.net/resources/games. Accessed 17 January 2000.

Gopher

(Gopher was used widely before the world wide web was created. Now it is hardly ever used)

Form:

Author (if given). "Title of the document." Type of medium. Address of the gopher site, path. Posted Day Month Year (if given). Accessed Day Month Year.

Example:

"Computing with Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches." Online. gopher://ericir.syr.edu:70/00/Lesson/TechLessons/PeanutButter. Posted 4 March 1996. Accessed 27 Apr. 1996.