Citing Online Databases:
To cite an article, a poem, a short
story, or a similar short work or document within a database, begin the
citation with the author's name and, in quotation marks, the title of the
work. If no author is given, begin the citation with the title of the material,
in quotation marks. Continue with the relevant information for the project
or database, the date of access, and the URL; be sure to give the URL
of the specific work or document rather than that of the project or database
if they are different. (This information comes directly from the MLA
Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 5th ed. 1999.) Name
of Author (if given).
General Format:
Name of Author (if given). "Title of article." Relevant
information for the database - This includes the database name, the version
number, date of the electronic publication and name of any sponsoring institution
or organization. The date of access <The URL>.
Samples:
| Britannica
Online article sample:
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Young,
Philip. "Ernest Hemingway." Britannica Online.
2002. Encyclopedia Britannica. 12 Nov. 2002
<http://search.eb.com/eb/article?eu=40801>. |
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Countrywatch article sample:
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"France." Countrywatch.
2002. 12 Nov. 2002 <http://www.countrywatch.com/cw_country.
asp?vcountry=61>. |
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| Literature Resource Center: |
Weedman,
Jane B. "Mark Twain: Overview." Literature Resource
Center. 2002. Gale Group. 12 Nov. 2002 <http://www.galenet.com/servlet/LitRC?c>=2&stab
=512&ai=18381&ste=16&docNum=H1420001727&b Conts=16047&tab=2&vrsn=3&ca=1&tbst=arp&ST=>. |
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| Grove's Dictionary of Art Online sample
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Uitert,
Evert Van. "Vincent Van Gogh." The Grove Dictionary
of Art Online., ed. L. Macy. 12 Nov. 2002 <http://www.groveart.com/shared/views/article.html
?section=art.033020>. |
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| Infotrac sample
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Greer,
Herb. "True at Dusk: Ernest Hemingway's final posthumous
work is a fictional memoir of his 1953
safari in Kenya."Infotrac. 2002. 12 Nov. 2002 <http://web6infotrac.galegroup.com/itw/infomark
/0/1/1/purl=rc6_GRGM?sw_aep=tel_k_montba>. |
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| Lexis-Nexis sample
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Lo
Scalzo, Jim. "Where the Bell Still Tolls." Lexis-Nexis.
2002. 12 No.v 2002<http://web.lexis-nexis.com /scholastic/document?_m=9c04e07241f04a702
a20eb104adf9301&_docnum=1&wchp=dGLbVlb |
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| Citing Information from the Internet (WWW):
To
document an online professional or personal site, begin the entry
with the name of the person who created it (if given and relevant),
reversed for alphabetizing and followed by a period. Continue
with the title of the site or, if there is no title, with a description
such as Home page; the date of the last update, if given;
the name of any organization associated with the site; the date
of access; and the URL.
Samples:
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Dawe,
James. Jane Austen Page. 15 Sept. 1998 <http://nyquist.ee.ualberta.ca/~dawe/austen.html>. |
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| Citing Information from a CD-ROM:
Author's name (if known). "Title of article." Title of
the database. Publication medium (CD-ROM). Name of vendor. Electronic
publication date.
Samples:
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Ernest Hemingway." Encarta
96 Encycopedia. CD-ROM. Microsoft. 1996. |
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