Library 10 – Information Competency

Citing Web Resources

Presentation topics:

• How to create a citation for a Web resource

• How to find the information when citing a Web resource

• How to use NoodleTools to cite a Web resource

Citing sources on the WebDesired information

• author's last name, and first name, if available• title of the document, or Web page, if different than

the title of the overall Website• title of the overall Website • version or edition, if applicable • publisher or sponsor of the site, if available; if not,

use N.p.• date of publication, if available; if not, use n.d.• medium type• date accessed • URL, if required by your instructor

MLA example – minimum required

Mission College. West Valley-Mission Community

College District, n.d. Web. 30 Sept. 2012.

<http://missoncollege.edu>.

MLA example – Web page with an author

Thomas, James. “Asthma: Treatment and Drugs.”

MayoClinic.com. Mayo Foundation for Medical

Education and Research, 31 May 2008. Web.

15 Mar. 2009. <http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/

asthma/DS00021/DSECTION=treatments-and-d

drugs>.

Finding a Web page title

Finding the overall Website title

http://www.nps.gov/abli/index.htm

“Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site.” U.S.

National Park Service. National Park Service U.S.

Department of the Interior, 26 Sept. 2009. Web. 29

Sept. 2009. <http://www.nps.gov/ abli/ index.htm>.

NoodleTools – Website

This presentation covered:

• How to create a citation for a Web resources

• How to find the information when citing a Web resource

• How to use NoodleTools to cite a Web resource