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Warning: Citation style for
online sources is continually evolving. Consult your instructor in
choosing the appropriate style and for further guidance. |
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APA format for full-text magazine or journals
articles
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Author, Initial. (date of original
source). Article Title. Original Source of Article, page numbers.
Retrieved [month day, year]
from [source]
database ([name of database]).
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Gale
example:
Lander, J. F., and P.A. Lockridge. (2004). The Nature and
Characteristics of Tsunamis. Tsunamis. Ed. Nancy Harris, Great
Disaster
Seriess. San Diego: Greenhaven Press. Retrieved August 8, 2008, from
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
database (Gale). <http://find.galegroup.com.ezproxy.vccs.edu>. |
EBSCOhost example:
Black, D. (1996). Sex, Death and Ronald McDonald: On
the Road During the Era of Greatest Peril for the One Indispensable
American
Show. American Heritage, 47(5), 78-90. Retreived
August 1, 2008, from America: History & Life database
(EBSCO). |
CQ Researcher report example:
[includes volume number. issue number (year)]
Hatch, D. (2003, June 6). Drug Company Ethics. The CQ
Researcher Online,
13, 521-544. Retrieved August 1, 2008, from
http://library.cqpress.com/cqresesearcher/cqresrre2003060600.
Document ID: cqresrre2003060600. |
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For more detail on citing articles and
reports from Gale,
EBSCOhost, and CQ Researcher, look at the "How to Cite" links or the "Help"
files within the database. |
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APA format for electronic
books |
Author. (Print version publication
date in parenthesis). Title in italics or underlined.
Publication place (print): Publisher (print).
Retrieved
date accessed, from Internet location: URL |
NetLibrary eBook example:
Zeinert, K. (1998). Those Courageous
Women of the Civil War BrookField, CT: Millbrook Press.
Retrieved August 1, 2007,
from NetLibrary. <http://www.NetLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=action=summary&v=1&bookid=28948>. |
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For more information on how to cite
netLibrary eBooks, see the
netLibrary page in this handbook. |
Note:
Some of the databases provide ready-made citations for you within the
articles. |
