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This is a good question, but you really do not need to cite your professor's lecture in a paper. Every professor that I have spoken to or graded for was unanimous. Lectures do not need to be cited....

When you are citing an eNotes page, you can click the link that says "Cite" in gray at the top right-hand side of the page. The citation contains all the information you need to cite the page. The...

I probably wouldn't allow students to cite enotes as a scholarly source. For me it's the difference between expert (as mentioned above) and scholarly which would keep me from letting students use...

Since you are a premium subscriber to enotes, you do have access to all of the chapter summaries. These summaries are very valuable when studying a book. There are essentially two ways you can...

Great question! eNotes can be cited as a "web publication." Discussion groups, blog postings and the like have been designated their own guidelines in the MLA handbook. You would cite an answer...

The standard way of quoting something you have retrieved from a website in the APA format is as follows: Author, A. (date). Title of document [Format description]. Retrieved from http://URL The...

A communication strategy that targets employees, customers/clients, and others about the pending relocation of a community service organization is relatively simple, especially in the era of...

For an APA reference, you can treat the eNotes eText version A Doll's House as an e-book. To cite an e-book in your Reference List, using APA, as usual, start with the author, last name first. In...

When you post a question as a Q&A, it appears in unedited and unanswered form. When it gets answered depends on a specific model of how editors are organized. Most editors working at eNotes are...

I have to say (although I am biased) that I find eNotes to be one of the most helpful web sites I could possibly recommend to any student. The information available through this site is...

To get answers to the Questions you post on the Question and Answer section of the academic resource site 'enotes'com' you first navigate to that section from the top nav bar. Once there, you are...

As an online educator for enotes.com, you can earn money! In order to earn money, you will need to apply and be approved as an eNotes Educator. To do this, visit the enotes.com website and scroll...

You cannot completely "delete" questions that have been asked on eNotes. Only eNotes staff members have the power to do this. The idea or purpose of this is to create an archive of questions and...

To find all the questions that you have posted, just click on your username or on your icon. You will be directed to the link http://www.enotes.com/people/ldygodi4100. This contains all your latest...

This is fairly interesting in terms of analysis. I would say that while some of the backup information from editors might come from Wikipedia, I don't think that this is the sole reference point...

eNotes functions much like an online encyclopedia. You'll first want to assess what information you have to complete the citation and what is needed or missing. If you have the author's name this...

It sounds like you are having some trouble accessing the full summary of your work. On enotes you can ask questions for free any time, and you can view part of the summary of many different books....

Editors on eNotes are professionals who are able to assist students with academic questions they may have. You are most certainly not the only one on this site who is not an editor so do not worry...

I have noticed the problem, but I basically copy the text of my answer into a Word document and see what needs to be changed. I change it in the eNotes answer only, by flipping between my answer...

Depending on what your reference is on eNotes, you can cite the source just as you would any internet source, which includes author (if given), title of entry, web address, and date accessed. As...

To some extent, the purpose of the points varies depending upon the person looking at the points. As a general rule, the points indicate how much a person uses the website or contributes to the...

This is an interesting question and I am not sure what motivates you to ask it, but the only way to make a question private on the eNotes site is to ask a question directly to one of the eNotes...

Website etiquette or "netiquette" varies depending on the specific website and community it serves. In general, educational websites have certain conventions that derive from the nature of academic...

To become a subscriber, go to this web site: http://www.enotes.com/help/join-enotes Becoming an enotes subscriber will help you a lot on your homework. There are three ways you can join....

There is a lot of debate about whether or not wikipedia is accurate. Many claim that while it is edited almost instantaneously, there is no way of knowing that at the moment you log on to that...

This question has been asked before but I'm not sure if a conclusive answer was given. It looks to me like eNotes gives the MLA citiation. APA citiation includes dates toward the beginning of the...

If I understand your question correctly, you are asking how to get information about the subjects you are studying on the website after you joined as a member? If that is the question, these are...

Enotes editors do searches according to what they know well to answer your questions. You have most recently posted questions about Emerson's essays. These are not familiar to all editors, not even...

Unless you are an eNotes educator or staff member, you cannot edit questions that have already been submitted. Therefore, the best thing to do is to review your question carefully before you...

If you join Enotes.com for free you get only one free token that can be used to access a page with premium content. You have 48 hours to use it after you join, else it expires. You do not get any...

I'm guessing you are asking about eNotes, when you use the "Cite this source" button. It looks to me like eNotes gives you the MLA citation. In MLA - the date of publication is sited at the end of...

Please correct me if I am wrong, but even if we do not earn money, the point earnings do go towards a badge, so there is a nonmonetary award. We are used to non-monetary rewards, are we not? :)

What a great pleasure it is to have you say this publicly. We all thank you and congratulate you enthusiastically on your great achievement! Earning a bachelor's degree puts you among an elite...

eNotes is specifically aimed at students (from middle school to college) who require help with their school work. I see absolutely nothing wrong with any student accessing this website for new...

eNotes editors are freelancers who sign on to the eNotes site and write answers to titles on topics on which they are qualified. If you are a premium user, your questions are more likely to be...

Dear KimPhuong, There are hundreds of educators who answer questions for e-Notes. You do not have to submit a formal letter to anyone in particular. All you have to do is just to go ahead and write...

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I personally find that the Expert badges are more meaningful to me, as they show my expertise in a particular area or topic. However, I hear from Scott that they are going to introduce more badges...

Becoming an eNotes editor isn't about how many points you have. As with an job, there is an application process to complete. If you are interested in becoming an editor, check out the jobs link...

The celebration of Carnival is an integral part of the Caribbean identity, particularly in the diaspora. For centuries, Carnival has represented a breaking down of social norms and expectations. It...

Enotes is a great place for teachers to find material to use in the classroom. The study guides give you detailed information about plot, characters, themes, and so on. Some study guides include...

I think you have answered a question which was posted in a wrong group. Unless you become an editor with Enotes.com, it is not possible for you to change the group of the question. Once you are...

There is no cite this page on the Q&A area of the site, it is only on the study guide pages. They should add "cite this page" to the Q&A area. For now, just use the easybib link to tell you...

Editors at enotes will correct portions of your essay. If you want to get a lot of opinions, you can paste paragraphs from your essay into a discussion post. To create a new discussion, go here:...

With a free membership you can only view answers. You have to have a paid membership in order to access all of the content. You can get a membership for one month, or a year. Then you get...

eNotes users accumulate points in a number of ways, mainly by asking and answering questions in Q&A and contributing to discussions in the discussion boards. A full list of ways to collect...

It is true that Enotes is constantly adding books to a growing bank of resources. If you have found a book you are looking for, one reason you may be unable to access chapter summaries for every...

On each page of information on Enotes, there is a link showing how that particular page can be cited. This link can be found directly underneath the title on the page, the third link, labeled "Cite...

I am not sure that they are simply for show. I think that the enotes points values you see represent the level of interest or, dare I say, scholarship of participating individuals on the site....

To echo #8 and #9, truly the best feature of being a premium subscriber is the priority given to answering premium questions first. The eNotes editors practically fight to answer the premium...