When I wrote about quote and attribution, I made a note in my handbook to write on information search on the Net.
The online search has become inevitable.
Even when you think of adding historical background about the school you are writing on, you check the Net for info.
When you want to do a project in Science or Math you refer to online sources.
Many times, you not only check change in telephone numbers online, but the map of a particular location, if you haven’t been there yet!
What is more important than mere attributions for the online searches, is two things that one MUST follow:
- Be sure of the credibility of the website you are referring to.
- Always verify with alternate sources.
Apart from that, if you want to add a visual to your story and just ‘steal’ an image from the Net, be careful, you may be sued for unauthorised use.
Remember, photographs belong to the person who have clicked them and they are their intellectual property. Any use of them should be with their permission or at least with a credit to them, if they do not explicitly mention about their copyright.
