Research. It's one of the major students use the Internet. Elementary and secondary students now rely on the Internet as a major fact-gathering tool.
        Just as students cite the books and periodicals they use to support their research, so must they also cite their online sources in their bibliographies.
        In fact, educators and students should understand that it's perhaps more important to cite Internet sources, since the nature of the technology makes it easy to copy, cut, and paste between documents. Listing sites in a bibliography also makes students aware that their teachers can follow up on their work to check its veracity.
        Formal guidelines for citing online sources are beginning to evolve. The latest MLA Handbook contains citation information for electronic sources.
        In January, a group of educators formed an ad-hoc committee on an Internet discussion group to taW about electronic citations. The result of their discussions and debate follows. Keep in mind that these rules are still evolving, and that there are sure to be changes in the future.
        What follows are examples of how to cite seven different types of online informafion sources. For each type, we'll show you how to structure the citation, followed by two examples.