As the devil's advocate, isn't there room for some flexibility here?
Sometimes I think we get altogether too serious about the side play of the
bibliography and forget about the main game which is the assignment.
Look at your students - is every one of them going to go to university which
is one of the few places in real life where bibliographies are commonly
used? If so, maybe you do need to dot the i's and cross the t's but if they
are your average run-of-the-mill kids with a million destinations to visit,
why not accept the fact that at least they demonstrating that they know
about plagiarism through acknowledging the source of their information, and
if a tiny URL is it, then that's cool.
Think about the lifelong learning here - in five years time what do you
want/ expect students to know about bibliographies? That is what should
guide your teaching, and while it is right that they need to follow one form
or another for standardisation purposes, don't tear your hair out over
issues that don't matter in the big scheme of things..
Barbara
Barbara Braxton
Teacher-Librarian
Palmerston District Primary School
PALMERSTON ACT 2913
AUSTRALIA
T. 61 2 6205 6162
F. 61 2 6205 7242
E. barbara@austarmetro.com.au
W. http://www.palmdps.act.edu.au
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