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If you use information you find on the World Wide Web in a research paper, you need to include the source in your bibliography or list of works cited. There are several formats for doing so: Bibliographic On-line Resources for Documenting Electronic Sources - From the Purdue University Online Writing Lab, this site give links to sources that provide guidelines for citing electronic sources. MLA, APA, and discipline-specific styles are covered. Columbia Guide to Online Style As you use the Internet for personal and academic research, it is important to remember to be a good information consumer. Almost anyone can create a home page on the Web - there is no approval or verification process to go through before information is published. People and companies have different reasons for putting ideas and information out there. Remember to evaluate any information you find before you act on it or use it in a paper. The following links will give you some tips: Thinking Critically about World Wide Web Resources - Esther Grassian, from the UCLA College Library, suggests some questions to ask yourself about any Web site. Thinking Critically about Discipline-Based World Wide Web Resources - Another site developed by Esther Grassian, offering additional suggestions regarding Web sites for subject disciplines. GetNetWise - "A public service brought to you by Internet industry corporations and public interest organizations to help ensure that families have safe, constructive, and educational or entertaining online experiences." Includes an Online Safety Guide and links to information about Internet safety tools for families. NetSmartz for Parents and Educators - This site provides "relevant and current information on Internet safety issues that affect children." SafeKids.Com - Includes Child Safety on the Information Highway and links to other information to help keep kids safe in cyberspace. Links on this page will open in a new browser
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