Saturday 22 May 2010

Citing online images

How does one cite an online image? I had no idea (it’s been a while since I’ve written anything academic), so I searched online. A Google search for “bibliography reference for internet image” led me to a useful page at a virtual middle school library site (how appropriate).

To quote from that page:


Photographer's or artist's name (often not given)
Name of subject or title of picture
Date of picture (often not given)
Title of website
URL
Date you accessed the picture


So, for example, my table on divorce rates in Malaysia, which seems to be quite popular, would be cited as:
Yahya, Meor Azmal. Average Divorce Rate (2000-2005). 18 Nov 2009. on Everything, on nothing. http://lothaq.blogspot.com/2009/11/divorce-statistics-in-malaysia.html 22 May 2010.

What happens if there’s more than one image at that URL? Hmm. Needs work. Hehe.

Btw, citing the site I went to should be done like so:
Bibliography Format. Virtual Middle School Library, The American School in Japan. 12 May 2010. 22 May 2010. <http://www.asij.ac.jp/middle/lib/BibliographyFormat/Bibliography%20Format.htm>

Saturday 8 May 2010

Comparing last weekend and this weekend

Last weekend actually started on Friday, since we got the day off as a replacement for Labour Day falling on Saturday. A couple of noteworthy events from that day, including, catching a movie at the Premiere Class at GSC Signature Gardens for the first time. Interesting layout; very well-suited to those watching movies in even-numbered groups, e.g. in twos. ;-) I watched Iron Man 2 alone though. Yes, I caught Iron Man 2 on the first day. Yay me! After the movie I went to meet up with some friends for dinner. They took me to a part of town I’d never been to before: Taman Mayang Jaya. Yeah, I don’t get out much. :-P

And that’s when things took a turn for the worse. Oh, the outing itself was fun. I had a great time with my friends, and the food was alright, although a bit on the pricey side. The problem was that it was a street stall, and I’m not really accustomed to those types of eateries. So the next day was rough for me. Specifically, for my stomach. Urgh.

This Saturday, then, tops last Saturday. No question of that. Instead of staying in and just trying to keep it together, I had a good day out, bowling at Ampang Point (no, Chong, not Ampang Park! Hehe) with KERIS, the office’s social club. Doesn’t matter that I didn’t bowl well. I make no pretense at being any good at any sport. It was still fun, even with my over-eager Project Director in the next lane.

A stop at MPH, MidValley later in the day to grab a copy of Stuff and PC Gamer, and I’ve got some reading material. (Reminder to self: keep the receipts for next year’s tax rebates!)

Definitely a better weekend compared to last weekend. I get to get out of the house, and even enjoy an Extreme Mocha from San Francisco Coffee. Now I just gotta catch up with my Creakos assignment. Hehe. (There’s a story in there for another blog post.)

Hope others are also having a good weekend, wherever you are!