Using Internet Resources
As you are doing research for a paper or class project, the websites listed below are good starting points for you to find information, evaluate and cite Internet sources. If you are looking for subject specific resources, try one of these subject specific pages:
Accounting Resources
Education Resources
History Resources
Music and Art
News and Weather
Psychology
Online Tutorials
Internet Tutorials - SUNY-- Albany
Web Tutorial List
Using Web Search Engines
Internet Search Engines
Search Engine Showdown
Search Engine Watch
Evaluating Web Sources
Tips on how to Evaluate Web Sites
Thinking Critically About WWW Resources
Hoax? Scholarly Research? Personal Opinion? You Decide!
How to Evaluate the Sources You Find
Bibliographies and Lists of Links to More Evaluation Sites
Evaluation of Information Sources
Evaluating Web Sites: A Bibliography and Checklist
Evaluating Web Pages
Citing Print and Online Sources
Helpful Note: Before starting your Internet search be sure to set your browser software to print off the title and URL of each web site, as well as the date of your search. If you are unable to preset your printer to include that information, you should record all the above elements for every page you use.
In Beeghly Library consult the official guide by Xia Li and Nancy B. Crane, "Electronic Styles: A Handbook for Citing Electronic Information," 2nd ed. Circulation Reserve, REF PN171.F56 L5.
APA Style: American Psychological Association
Citation Styles online!
Electronic Reference Formats Recommended by the American Psychological Association
The Columbia Guide to Online Style: Scientific Style - Columbia University
Writer's Handbook: Documentation: APA Style: Citing Electronic Sources - University of Wisconsin
MLA Style: Modern Language Association
Citation Styles online!
Columbia Guide to Online Style: Humanities Style - Columbia University
Using MLA Format - Purdue University
Chicago Style (Turabian)
Citation Styles online!
Citing Electronic Information in History Papers - University of Memphis
Turabian Style Guide - University of Southern Mississippi
Other Styles
Pages of Links to other Citation Sites
Karla's Guide to Citation Style Guides - Karla Torella, University of Iowa
Citation Style Guide: General, MLA Style, APA Style, Turabian - Syracuse University
Citation Guides for Electronic Resources - International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions