WORKSHOPTHINK PRESENTATION

SELECTION OF SOURCES

Sofía ZidarEdited by

Paula Ledesma

HOW TO EVALUATE THE RELIABILITY OF AN INTERNET

SOURCE

AUTHOR

PURPOSE

STYLE

“While some articles are of the highest quality of scholarship, others are admittedly complete rubbish. … use [Wikipedia] with an informed understanding of what it is and what it isn't.” (Wikipedia)

THE CASE OF WIKIPEDIA

CONS

ANYONE CAN POST MATERIAL

INFO MAY BE OUTDATED OR

EVEN INACCURATE,

eg.

PROS

LOOKING FOR QUICK

INFORMATION

FAMILIARZING WITH A TOPIC

BIBLIOGRAPHY PAGE

or

“Reference List”

http://www.apastyle.org/learn/index.aspx

It gives credit to authors whose works you have used

It provides a trail by which others can locate the materials you consulted.

It provides evidence of your research.

WHY IS CITATION IMPORTANT?

Alphabetical order (author’s surname)

Double spaceDate of publicationFollow appropriate format depending on kind of source

HOW TO WRITE A BIBLIOGRAPHY PAGE

BOOK:

JOURNAL:

http://citationmachine.net/

Refernce List

American Psychological Association. (n.d) How do you format a Bibliography in APA Style?. (online) Retrieved on 8/11/2013 from http://www.apastyle.org/learn/faqs/format-bibliography.aspx,

Harvard University (n.d). Harvard Guide to Using Sources. (online) Retrieved on 8/11/2013 from

http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k70847&pageid=icb.page346373

Hunter, Judy. The Importance of Citation.” (online) Retrieved on 8/11/2013 from http://web.grinnell.edu/Dean/Tutorial/EUS/IC.pdf,