Citing Sources from

Citing Sour= ces from

Grant Parish Library databases

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all ci= tations include the following information

&nbs= p;

Author’s Last Name, First name= . (if available) – put a period= after it

&= nbsp; put a space

Article Title (“Title of Article.” &#= 8211; be sure to get the period inside the

&= nbsp; quotation marks)

&= nbsp; put a space

Source (MLA calls it the Publication Name<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> (the name of the magazine,

newspaper, book, etc. <= /span>in which the article was originally published – underline it <= /u>

&nbs= p; books – put a comma and the edition if edition information is available

&nbs= p; &= nbsp; put a period, a space and th= e year of publication – put a period

&nbs= p; magazines – put a space after the name of the magazine, then put

&nbs= p; &= nbsp; the date of the magazine, a colon, a space and the page

&nbs= p; &= nbsp; number(s) – put a period after page number(s)(see examples)

&nbs= p; put a space

Database N= ame. (the name of the particular database from which you get the

&nbs= p; information – underline it and put a period after it (do not underline the=

&nbs= p; period) – this information can usually be found at the top of every page

&nbs= p; in the database

&nbs= p; put a space

Service Name<= /b>. (this is the name the owning company has assigned to their

   &nbs= p;        online database(s) – ex: EBSCO= host, Facts.com, Newsbank, etc.) –

   &nbs= p;        put a period after it

   &nbs= p;        put a space

Name of the L= ibrary where service was accessed – put a comma after it

   &nbs= p;        put a space

Name of the t= own/city and state abbreviation where the service was accessed. --

   &nbs= p;        put a period after the state abbreviation

   &nbs= p;        put a space

Date of Acces= s. (put a period after it)

   &nbs= p;        put a space

URL (web addr= ess) of the service – this will be displayed in the address line of

   &nbs= p;        your Internet browser – just use the part to the .com -- put <   > on

   &nbs= p;        either end of it – put a period after >

   &nbs= p;        ex: < http://www.inf= otrac.galegroup.com>.

Citation information for online databases can be found either at the top or the bottom of the documents.

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Examples of= Citations for Grant Parish Library Databases

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1.         &= nbsp;          Online article taken from a book

Dyson, Cindy. “Biography of Stephen King.” Bloom’s BioCritiques: Stephen King. 2002. Literar= y

  &nb= sp;     Reference = Center. EBSCOhost. GrantParish Library, Colfax, LA.&n= bsp; 01 October 2006.

  &nb= sp;     <http= ://search.ebscohost.com>.

Staeger, Rob. “Hunting in the Southeast.&= #8221; Hunting with the Native Americans. 2003. Book Collection:

  &nb= sp;     Parish Library, Colfax, LA.&n= bsp; 30 September 2006.    <http= ://search.ebscohost.com>.

2.         &= nbsp;          Magazine articles

Hart, Roger.&n= bsp; “Sharpened Fangs.” AutoWeek Oct. 2005: 17-20. = MasterFile Premier. EBSCOhost. Grant=       Parish Libr= ary, Colfax, LA. 23 November 2005. <http= ://search.ebscohost.com>.

King, Philip. “4 <= st1:City w:st=3D"on">New Orleans Saints.” Sports Il= lustrated Sept. 2006: 186-187. Middle Search Plus.

EBSCOhost.&nbs= p; Grant Parish Library, C= olfax, LA. 24 September 2006. <= http= ://search.ebscohost.com>.

3.         &= nbsp;          Articles, essays, etc. available only in online editions

“Update:= Teen Driving.” Issues & Controversies On File. 22 S= ept. 2006. Issues & Controv= ersies @

FACTS.com. Facts on File News Services. Grant Parish Library, Colfax, LA. 5 Oct. 2006. <http://www.2facts.com.>

“X-ray Vision: New Portions of the Archimedes Pal= imspsest Revealed.” Today’s Science On File. Sept.

2006. Today’s Science @ FACTS.com. Fact= s on File News Services. Grant Par= ish Library, Colfax, LA. 04 October 2006. <http://www.2facts.com.>=

4.         &= nbsp;          Newspaper articles

Miller, Robin. “In Search of the Kisatchie Swamp Thing.” Alexandria Daily Town Talk. Oct. 29, 2001.

Features sec.: 1. NewsBank America’s Newspapers. Grant Parish Library, Colfax, LA. October 24, 2004 <http://infoweb.newsbank.com>.<= /o:p>

        &= nbsp;               Kunkle, Fredrick. “The Need for Speed and a Stylized Ride.” The Washington Post<= /u>. June 26, 2006.
        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;           Secti= on: D01. Newspaper Source. Grant Parish Library, Colfax, LA. 26 July, 2006.
        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;           <http= ://search.ebscohost.com>.

5.         &= nbsp;          <= span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'>Encyclopedia Articles=

Howard, Don. “Einstein, Albert.” World Book Online Reference Center. 2006. G= rant Parish Library,

  &nb= sp;     Colfax, LA. 16 August 2006. < http:= //worldbookonline.com>.

“Rock Music.” Funk & Wagnall= s New World Encyclopedia. 2002. Grant Parish Libr= ary, Colfax, LA.

  &nb= sp;     23 May 2005. <http= ://search.ebscohost.com>.