Business Ed: Economics

Evaluate your selection before using:

1. Authority?

• An individual? An organization? An educational institution?
• What education or experience makes them an expert?

2. Objectivity?

• What is the purpose of the site?
• Basic information? Persuasion? Selling something?
• What is the motive? Beware of bias (especially from .orgs)

3. Currency?

• When was the site created? Last updated?
• Is this current enough for my research?
• Do the links work?

4. Content Quality?

• Where does the information come from?
• Does the author credit sources or give references?
  • References are different than links to “additional information”!

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EBSCOhost  Best Practices Help Sheet: Finding Key Articles

How to Use the EBSCO Cite Feature

TED - Ideas Worth Sharing.  TED.org is a nonprofit dedicated to bringing the best lectures free to the world.

Here's a link to TED Talks covering economics.

APA Reference List

APA In-Text Citations

Online Image Resources

Below are two examples of in-text referencing for quotes. The format used depends on how you are using the quote in your writing.

Murphy (2012, p. 119) stated that 'there is a book out there for everyone'.

OR

'I believe that there is a book out there for everyone' (Murphy 2012, p. 119).