Thursday, September 10, 2009

Academic Source guide

If I give you the assignment to use an outside source you should look for:
1. Books or magazines published no more than 15 years ago
2. Websites with the endings .org, .edu, .gov, .net, etc. (even though wikipedia is a .net it is not reliable). Some examples are in the box on the Left hand side of the screen under the heading Classics Sources.
3. When in doubt ask. You can either bring in the publication or email me the website and I will review it to see if it is an appropriate source.
4. Any sources used must be put in a bibliography, any quoted must also go on a works cited page.
5. Please follow AMA guidelines for citing sources. Two good sites for how to use AMA are listed in a box on the Left hand side of the screen.

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