Re: citations

[Robert Eiffert <beiffert@COMCAST.NET>]

Good question!

An argument could be made that SIRS or Nettrekker is providing the
information. It can be difficult for average searcher to find the same
resource through a regular search engine. There is that human selection
expertise that SIRS, etc is providing that is missing in Google.

It would also be important if the topic was something like 'is xyz database
showing bias in their selection of sites for abc topic' since you would be
comparing results from xyz and google.

The citation would be about the same complexity as citing a magazine or
newspaper article found through the same database.

Robert Eiffert, Librarian
Pacific Middle School
Evergreen SD 114 Vancouver WA
beiffert at egreen.wednet.edu
pac.egreen.wednet.edu/library
beiffert at comcast.net



Carolyn Kitterer wrote:
Dear Wise Ones,

I know there is an answer to this question out there. How would you write
the citation for an online subscription database that provides websites?  I
am thinking specifically of NetTrekker, but SIRS also provides websites. I
have looked at SIRS with their citation help and they treat information from
a website the same as if you had found it on the web yourself. In other
words, a citation for a newpaper article found in SIRS database is cited
differently than a website found in the same SIRS database.  I looked at
NetTrekker  and did not find an answer there.

My inclination is to treat the website from an online subscription the
database the same as a newspaper or periodical article. MLA, which our
school uses, does not address this source in its 6th edition.

What is your opinion?

Thanks for the input.

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