How+to+reference+your+Internet+research

=**How to reference your Internet research:**=
 * Do you realise that if you use an Internet site, you have to reference it, just like a normal piece of text (such as a book or reference material?)**

Here is a good bibliography template to have handy so you can fill in your resources as you go: [] It's a citation/bibliography maker...That means you can use it for different sources such as images, books, Internet Sites, journal articles.
 * I have found this site:**

Here is an example of what you would fill in on the website (Remember to copy and paste the final product and place it in a word document or notes for later reference). Always, do your bibliography as you go, so much easier and then you have covered all bases.

[]This also does a similar job to the previous website.

[] has a great list of ways to reference the Internet and tools to use as well to help you!


 * Different sites, have different ways of referencing. Quite often, there is a "Cite Me" button/link that you can use.**
 * Here are some of the options:**


 * 1) **Britannica: (Look for the "Cite Me" Link).**
 * 2) **World Book:****(Look for the "Cite Me" Link).**
 * 3) **Wikipedia:** Look for the **"Toolbox" l**ink on the left hand side of the Wikipedia article and there is a link for **"Cite this Page".** Remember with "Wikipedia" to check your sources, in other words there might be a more reliable source out there!
 * The style guide to formatting your references:**

The MLA Formatting and Style Guide: This is most commonly used for the humanities based subjects. Here are some links for various styles of formatting: []

This information was taken from this site: [| http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/]


 * This is an example of (MLA) formatting for basic styles of Internet referencing:**
 * Author and/or editor names (if available)
 * Article name in quotation marks (if applicable)
 * Title of the Website, project, or book in italics. (Remember that some Print publications have Web publications with slightly different names. They may, for example, include the additional information or otherwise modified information, like domain names [e.g. .com or .net].)
 * Any version numbers available, including revisions, posting dates, volumes, or issue numbers.
 * Publisher information, including the publisher name and publishing date.
 * Take note of any page numbers (if available).
 * Date you accessed the material.
 * URL (if required, or for your own personal reference).


 * It also shows how to reference for:**
 * 1) Entire Websites
 * 2) A single page of a website
 * 3) How to reference images that you use in your research.
 * 4) An article in an Online Journal