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LIBRARY STUDENT HANDBOOK |
| Warning: Citation style for online sources is continually evolving. Consult your instructor in choosing the appropriate style and for further guidance. |
APA format for full-text magazine or journals articles |
| 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 Series. 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. |
| 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. |
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>. |
| 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. |
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