{"id":799,"date":"2012-09-25T19:40:30","date_gmt":"2012-09-25T19:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.csun.edu\/blogs\/cited\/?p=799"},"modified":"2025-07-01T04:26:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T04:26:48","slug":"welcome-back-to-research-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.csun.edu\/blogs\/cited\/2012\/09\/25\/welcome-back-to-research-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome Back to Research Therapy!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">So you\u2019re going to cite a website in that paper? If you want to impress your professors with a great bibliography, you need to to evaluate your sources carefully. Watch this short video and read below to learn what you should know about researching using the web.<\/p>\n<h2><strong><strong>What qualities should your web source have?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>As a scholar-in-training, you are learning to decipher good information from the lousy in order to have an informed understanding of a topic. If you\u2019re going to use a web source for your project, it should have these qualities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Authoritativ<\/strong>e- the information comes from a qualified source<\/li>\n<li><strong>Unbiased<\/strong>&#8211; the information is balanced and shows both sides in a non-persuasive manner<\/li>\n<li><strong>Current<\/strong>&#8211; the information is up-to-date for your particular topic<\/li>\n<li><strong>Accurate<\/strong>&#8211; the information reported is verifiable and opinions are distinct from fact<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ask yourself these questions to determine if your source is right for your needs:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/library.csun.edu\/blogs\/wp-content\/legacy\/41\/files\/2012\/09\/authoritativepic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-801\" src=\"https:\/\/library.csun.edu\/blogs\/wp-content\/legacy\/41\/files\/2012\/09\/authoritativepic.jpg\" alt=\"authoritativepic\" width=\"957\" height=\"367\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>But what about domains?<\/strong><br \/>\nLet\u2019s take a look at what common domains mean, and why you might want look beyond where it was registered to determine if the information you\u2019re getting suits your research needs.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/library.csun.edu\/blogs\/cited\/files\/2012\/09\/Domainimage.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-807\" src=\"https:\/\/library.csun.edu\/blogs\/wp-content\/legacy\/41\/files\/2012\/09\/Domainimage.jpg\" alt=\"chart of internet domains\" width=\"959\" height=\"297\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nNow that you\u2019re equipped to evaluate the website you want to use, you can handle these issues. Know who is posting this information online and why. Make sure you\u2019re getting your information from experts. Provide a balanced view of your topic. And, be sure you\u2019re capable of understanding and synthesizing the information. It takes time to learn this stuff! Be a little skeptical and you\u2019re already on your way.<br \/>\nStill don\u2019t get it? You can always <a title=\"Ask a Librarian\" href=\"https:\/\/library.csun.edu\/ask-us\"> v jkdsafjkldsavkljdfbAsk A Librarian <\/a>for help.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">&#8211; Anna Fidgeon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So you\u2019re going to cite a website in that paper? If you want to impress your professors with a great bibliography, you need to to&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/library.csun.edu\/blogs\/cited\/2012\/09\/25\/welcome-back-to-research-therapy\/\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Welcome Back to Research Therapy!<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,13],"tags":[50,70,177,228],"class_list":["post-799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reference","category-services","tag-citing-a-website","tag-domains","tag-research-therapy","tag-web-sources","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.csun.edu\/blogs\/cited\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/799","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.csun.edu\/blogs\/cited\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.csun.edu\/blogs\/cited\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.csun.edu\/blogs\/cited\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.csun.edu\/blogs\/cited\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=799"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/library.csun.edu\/blogs\/cited\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/799\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7323,"href":"https:\/\/library.csun.edu\/blogs\/cited\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/799\/revisions\/7323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.csun.edu\/blogs\/cited\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.csun.edu\/blogs\/cited\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.csun.edu\/blogs\/cited\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}