Look very carefully at the web sites you find.  Are they worth using? Who wrote the information?  What is a valid, "scholarly" source?  How can we evaluate internet sources? These sites will help:

  1. www.refdesk.com - At this Internet reference desk  you may use many tools to find information... including a dictionary.   Go to www.refdesk.com and use the "Fast Search Desk" to search Webster's Dictionary for the word "scholarly."

QUESTION: What is the definition of the word "scholarly?"
From the same screen... click on the "Thesaurus" button. You should find a list of synonyms for "scholarly."
QUESTION: What are three words to use instead of "scholarly?"

  2. Why we need to evaluate what we find on the Internet - This Purdue University site lists specific things to look for when evaluating a web site.

QUESTION: What should you know about an author to consider using a web page?

  3. Evaluating Internet Resources: A checklist - This site is a list of things to check before deciding if the site you visit is worth accepting as a "scholarly" source.  

QUESTION: What do they mean by "currency?"

    4. Practical Steps in Evaluating Internet Resources - "This document will give you a variety of ways to look for each kind of information. Always remember that there other, non-electronic, methods of getting much of the information discussed in this document. Visit the library and ask a librarian for help." -Elizabeth E. Kirk Electronic and Distance Education Librarian - Johns Hopkins University

QUESTION: What are the three criteria for web site evaluation discussed on this page?

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How to NOT Plagiarize!

How Not to Plagiarize - This is the University of Toronto's plagiarism policy from their "Code of Behaviour on Academic Matters."  Colleges and Universities EXPECT YOU TO KNOW how to stay away from plagiarism in your research papers.  Look at this question and answer site and learn about plagiarism.

QUESTION: What is a two sentence definition of plagiarism?