Transcript Properly Documenting Web Resources

Properly Documenting Web Resources
Finding the information you need and
properly recording that information
How do I look at a web based
resource and find the information I
need to properly cite it?
Directions: After logging into the computer:
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Navigate the project website
Scroll to the bottom of the page
Look beneath
And select the Activity Link
Name: _______________________
Properly Documenting your Web Resources
Formatting the Source Cards
Date: __________ Class: _______
While good websites may be relatively easy to
find when you have conducted an effective
search, they can be a little tricky to properly
document. Unlike print sources where the
publication information can be found on either
side of the title page, websites do not have a
standardized location for that information.
http://www.pestworld.org/all-things-bed-bugs/history-of-bed-bugs/bed-bug-facts-statistics/
If your selected website has met the test for
credibility, you will need to locate as much of
the following information as you can find for
your source card so you can properly document
the source and avoid plagiarism.
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Author (if available)
Web Page or Article Title
Web Site Title
Sponsoring Organization
URL (Web Address)
Date Published
Date Retrieved
Credible sources typically make this information
easy to find, but it won’t always be in the same
place. If you can’t find most of it, don’t use the
site.
Directions: Use the website on the left to
complete the source card below. Although
most of the information above is available,
some of it is not. Fill in the card below with
the necessary information. Assume that this
is the first source card you are completing for
your research on the bed bug problem.
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Sponsoring Organization
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Author?
“Bed Bug Facts and Statistics.”
Pest World.org
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“Web Page”
Remember to properly capitalize
and punctuate the items on the
card. You’ve been given a few
hints on the card....use them.
Web Site
National Pest Management Association
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Sponsoring Organization
<http://www.pestworld.org/all-things-bed-bugs/
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<URL>
Remember:
 Article titles and web page
titles are placed in
quotation marks.
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Source Titles and Websites
are underlined and the parts
are separated by periods.
history-of-bed-bugs/bed-bug-facts-statistics/>
2015
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Date Published
SOMS Internet
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Mar. 23 , 2015
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Place Accessed
Date Accessed
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Name: _______________________
Now that you’ve got a guide, let’s put it to
practice online.
Date: __________ Class: _______
Go to the Service Project Website and scroll down to “Documenting Your Sources: Source Card
Formatting Practice.” Select the Humane Society link and then create a source card for that page.
Be careful... The info you found on the last site may help, but you may not find everything you are
looking for in the same place you found it on the Bed Bug site.
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Author?
“Why Habitat for Humanity is needed.” Habitat for
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“Web Page”
Web Site
Humanity.
Habitat for Humanity International.
Consider the location of the
prompts for locating the
parts of the source card. If
those parts can fit on one
line, that is fine. If not, drop
down to the next line.
Separate the elements with
period marks.
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Sponsoring Organization
<http://www.habitat.org/how/why.aspx>
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<URL>
2015
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Compare the answer to your
effort and use the
differences to ask questions
about this process.
Date Published
SOMS Internet
Mar. 23rd, 2015
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Place Accessed
Date Accessed
This is the place to make
mistakes, so don’t worry
too much about getting
everything perfect.
If you’ve found a web
document that isn’t a web
page, the information will
likely need to be slightly
modified to accommodate
the information that you
can find on the document.
Once you have completed
your card, check the answer
and see how you have done.
Now try the process
with a one of your own
sources accessed online.
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Author?
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“Web Page”
Web Site
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Sponsoring Organization
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<URL>
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Date Published
Now, when you take your
notes from this source, just
make sure all of your note
cards have the same source
code.
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Place Accessed
Date Accessed
Properly Documenting Web Resources
Just Remember
• Taking the time to properly record your source
information as you go will save you time later.
• Credible sites will have most of the information
you need to properly document their use.
• If you can’t find the information you need…ask!