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Easy access to an unbelievably extensive storage of information is one of the many benefits the internet provides. Some have even completely abandoned books from the libraries and other printed periodicals in favor of a more comfortable and quicker search for data on the net.

All these advantages come at a considerable trade-off of course, the most significant trade off would be integrity. Considering the huge amount of information that may be had, it is impossible to be completely confident about the integrity of all these data. Careful discernment to be able to know the facts from the non-facts is very important.

Another important concern that seems to have taken a back seat through internet research is the acknowledgment of intellectual property. Because researchers can easily “copy and paste” text and images from the web pages, the duty to recognize sources has increasingly been ignored.
To remain innocent of an intellectual property crime, take note and give due recognition to the following details about your sources:

1. Author or editor (Last name, First name, ed. for editor)
2. The editor’s name follows the title in an entry for a project or database.
3. Title of article, page, posting (followed by the description “On-line posting”)
4. Title of book and printed version information (if part of a book)
5. Title of the site, database, periodical, etc., or a description such as “Home page”
6. Version, volume, issue, or other identifying number
7. Date posted (or latest update)
8. Name of subscription service, and the name and location (city) of library where the file was accessed
9. Listserv or forum name
10. Number of pages (pp.) or paragraphs (pars.), if numbered
11. Sponsoring organization
12. Date accessed
13. Electronic address (or URL or keyword of the subscription service). If a URL is quite long and complicated, simply give the site’s search page or home page URL.

If certain details are not applicable, do not include them.

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