- Fremd HS
- Citation Guide
Citing Research Databases
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The current (8th) version of MLA rules does identify some optional elements when creating citations. For example, information about prior publications, formerly required, is now optional. This information is accessible by using the URL, which is now required as part of the citation. The date of access is also optional. (Although it tends to be more important to include if there is nothing else in the citation that specifies a date.)
If you are copying and pasting from a Citation Tool, it is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE ALL TITLES OF DATABASES AND MAJOR WORKS (titles of databases or titles of books/magazines) ARE IN ITALICS. If you are creating your own citation, check with your teacher about the necessary elements.
Citation Guide: Research Databases
Gale Student Resources InContext
Use Citation Tool in database
Internal Citation
author
(Seng)
(Seng)
EBSCO Host Research Databases
Using the Cite tool, scroll down to MLA, then use the citation given.
Internal Citation
author page #
(Privitera 203)
(Privitera 203)
ProQuest Newsstand
Using the Cite Now! link, choose MLA, then use the citation given.
Internal Citation
author
(Wisniewski)
(Wisniewski)
Infobase eBooks
Cutchins, Dennis. "Catcher in the Corn." The Catcher in the Rye - J. D. Salinger, edited by Harold Bloom, Chelsea House, 2009. Infobase eBooks, ebooks.infobaselearning.com/View.aspx?ISBN=9781438119250&WithAllWord=catcher%20in%20the%20rye. Originally published in The Catcher in the Rye: New Essays, edited by J.P. Steed, Simon and Schuster, 2002, pp. 53-77.
Internal Citation
author
(Cutchins)
(Cutchins)
Salem Literature
Costello, Donald P. "The Language of The Catcher in the Rye." Critical Insights: The Catcher in the Rye, edited by Joseph Dewey, Salem Press, 2011. Salem Literature, online.salempress.com/articleDetails.do?bookId=155&articleName=CICatcher_Rye_711541018&searchText=catcher%20in%20the%20rye&searchOperators=any&category=Literature.
Internal Citation
author
(Costello)
(Costello)
Literature Criticism Online
Use Citation Tool in database
Internal Citation
author
(Eberhard)
(Eberhard)
JSTOR
Use Citation Tool in database
Internal Citation
author, page #
(Bishop 105)
(Bishop 105)
Opposing Viewpoints
Use Citation Tool in database
Internal Citation
shortened title
("Texting")
("Texting")
CQ Researcher
Jost, Kenneth and Kathy Koch. "Abortion Showdowns." 22 Sept. 2006, pp. 769-92. CQ Researcher, library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/document.php?id=cqresrre2006092200.
Internal Citation
authors
(Jost and Koch)
(Jost and Koch)
Points of View Reference Center
Citing the Overview: using the Cite tool, scroll down to MLA, then use the citation given. If you are using a Point or Counter Point article accessed from the Overview page, copy/paste the title of the article in the search box, THEN use the cite tool.
Internal Citation
author
(Lee)
(Lee)
Gale Science InContext
Use Citation Tool in database
Internal Citation
author
(LaPensee)
(LaPensee)
EBSCO Science Reference Center
Use Cite from the toolbar on the right-hand side. Be sure to select the reference for MLA!
Internal Citation
author
(Choi)
(Choi)
Gale US History InContext
Use Citation Tool in database
Internal Citation
shortened title
("Civil Rights")
("Civil Rights")
Gale World History InContext
Use Citation Tool in database
Internal Citation
author
(Ikenberry)
(Ikenberry)
Teen Health & Wellness
Use Citation Tool in database
Internal Citation
title
("Skin Cancer")
("Skin Cancer")
FactsOnFile Health Reference Center
Use Citation Tool in database
Internal Citation
title
("Bullying")
("Bullying")