Clay Shirky famously pointed out that the problem in the information landscape today isn’t necessarily that there is too much information but that our filters aren’t any good. Students feel this problem acutely due to their perpetual crunch for time and lack of nuanced Google skills. So where does a responsible student go for reliable information she can use in an academic context?
That was the question I asked my students this fall and the answer I got surprised me.
Students increasingly aren’t going to the premium information services we’ve set up for them through our school library.
They might not even be inclined to go elsewhere on the Web.
Instead they often turn to Apps for their information.
- And here are my 7 tips for creating a MLA citation for an app:
- Use the free online tool EasyBib to cite ‘software found on the internet’
- Get the software title and version number from the App Store
- If the app doesn’t list an author for the specific content you are using leave it blank
- Use ‘Apple App Store’ for Website Title
- Enter the app publisher name in Publisher / Sponsor, this information is available in the App Store
- Copy and paste the iTunes link for the App into the URL field (you can get this link by right clicking (or control+click) on any app in the iTunes store on your computer and choosing ‘Copy Link’)
- The publish or update date is clearly listed in the App Store
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