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Citing Internet Resources

Citation

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This article is about the research concept that acknowledges use of another's ideas. For other uses, see Citation (disambiguation).

"Cite" redirects here. For the HTML element <cite>, see HTML element § cite.

For Wikipedia's citation guideline, see Wikipedia:Citing sources. For Wikipedia's citation templates, see Wikipedia:Citation templates.

"Referencing" redirects here. For other uses, see Reference.

Broadly, a citation is a reference to a published or unpublished source (not always the original source). More precisely, a citation is an abbreviated alphanumeric expression embedded in the body of an intellectual work that denotes an entry in the bibliographic references section of the work for the purpose of acknowledging the relevance of the works of others to the topic of discussion at the spot where the citation appears. Generally the combination of both the in-body citation and the bibliographic entry constitutes what is commonly thought of as a citation (whereas bibliographic entries by themselves are not). References to single, machine-readable assertions in electronic scientific articles are known as nanopublications, a form of microattribution.

Citation has several important purposes: to uphold intellectual honesty (or avoiding plagiarism),^[1] to attribute prior or unoriginal work and ideas to the correct sources, to allow the reader to determine independently whether the referenced material supports the author's argument in the claimed way, and to help the reader gauge the strength and validity of the material the author has used.^[2]

The forms of citations generally subscribe to one of the generally accepted citations systems, such as the Oxford,^[3] Harvard, MLA, American Sociological Association (ASA), American Psychological Association (APA), and other citations systems, as their syntactic conventions are widely known and easily interpreted by readers. Each of these citation systems has its respective advantages and disadvantages relative to the trade-offs of being informative (but not too disruptive) and thus are chosen relative to the needs of the type of publication being crafted. Editors often specify the citation system to use.

Bibliographies, and other list-like compilations of references, are generally not considered citations because they do not fulfil the true spirit of the term: deliberate acknowledgement by other authors of the priority of one's ideas.^[4]

So, after reading this article, why do you think citation is important for? and what do we mean by plagiarism? (Post your answers in a comment)

Evaluating the Quality of Internet Information

 Anyone can publish information of any type on the Internet- factual or false, true or incorrect. The Internet does not enforce rules or quality controls about content. Therefore, you should not accept everything as accurate. The following criteria should be considered for determining the quality of Internet information:

• Relevance and reliability
• Page layout
• Validity and bias
• Writing style
• Coverage

 You are requested to choose one of them and explain it in a comment according to your understanding. (Don't copy from the book!)

Respecting Intellectual Property

The term “intellectual property” is used to refer to information, material, or processes that were created by and belong to a person or corporation. The types of things included in the definition of intellectual property include books, poems, plays, and other works of literature; music and artwork; inventions and ideas; product names and logos; and scientific or business procedures. Computers make it very easy to copy and disseminate art, documents, inventions, and music, and this has created many legal concerns about the rights of a creator. Intellectual property law ensures that the original output of a human mind is considered valuable and entitled to protection.

Often people think that any information available on the Internet is in the public domain and free for the taking. This is not always the case. There are protections for intellectual property, including copyright for literary works, art, and music; patents for inventions and procedures; trademarks for company and product logos; and trade secrets, which include recipes, codes, and manufacturing processes. Be careful not to use protected material in your own work without permission from the person who owns the material. And when referencing this information in classroom assignments, give credit to those who own the material by citing sources in the slide show and in your presentation handouts.

We use different terminologies on the web that are related to "Intellectual Property" like Copyright or Fair Use. Pick one and describe it briefly in a comment. 

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