One of the most dreaded things when working on a research project is to cite your sources!!!
I know I always dreaded it, but I also had to go about it the hard way. I had a small, narrow book that had 2 or 3 examples of how to cite sources in every kind of context from a book to an online journal to a newspaper article. I would look at the book, then apply my own source to it and hand type in every source making sure not to miss any periods!
You have it so easy! Some sites GIVE you the citation at the bottom of the page!
Check out the example from Animal Diversity Web --
However, every year I have students fail at this because they did not keep track of their sources. For when the citation is not just given to you, there is a website called Easybib. Easybib is really, truly easy!
Just choose the type of source you are trying to cite and Easybib does the work for you! The most important thing to remember is to copy/download/export your citations into a word document to save in your student folder for later. The BIG thing to remember when working with Easybib is to put the date that you ACCESSED the site, not today's date!
Click here for a quick tutorial on easy bib.
Click here for a quick tutorial on easy bib.
What NOT to do?
Your bibliography should NOT look like this....
Your bibliography SHOULD look like this:
"Chimpanzee -- Kids' Planet -- Defenders of Wildlife." Defenders of Wildlife - Kids' Planet. Web. 27 Jan. 2011. .
"Chimpanzees, Chimpanzee Pictures, Chimpanzee Facts - National Geographic." Animals, Animal Pictures, Wild Animal Facts - National Geographic. National Geographic, 2011. Web. 27 Jan. 2011. .
Jane Goodall's Wild Chimpanzees. Dir. David Lickley. SlingShot Entertainment, 2002. Film.
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