College of San Mateo

LIBR105

Lesson Nine

Citing Research Resources

Learning Objectives:

The goals for this lesson include:

• To understand the proper role of sources in the research process.

• To understand the necessity and importance of citing sources in academic writing.

Reading Assignments:

Read Dennis Wolber’s article, The Ethical Issues in Information Research.

Review the information provided by the Purdue University OWL Writing Lab web site,

MLA Formatting and Style Guide.

Review the information provided by the U.C. Berkeley Library, MLA Online Style Guide.

This is a pdf file.  You will need Adobe’s Acrobat Reader to view this document.

Homework:

Complete the Lesson Nine Graded Assignment .

• E-mail it to Mark Fink at finkm@smccd.net .

• Read the LIBR105 blog entry for this assignment, which can be accessed here: http://libr105.wordpress.com/ .

• Respond to the question posed by the instructor that pertains to this assignment. 
• Add your own comment(s) and/or questions to the blog.

Return to the LIBR105 Course Syllabus or go on to Lesson Ten.