Quick Guide to Citing Sources:
Citing a Full Text Article from a Library Database

Use this format for articles that you found by using a database such as Academic Search Elite, LexisNexis, ERIC, Infotrac, etc.

Journal Articles | Magazine Articles | Newspaper Articles

JOURNAL ARTICLES FROM A LIBRARY DATABASE

APA General Format	Author, A. A., Author, B. B. (Year). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume(issue). Retrieved month day, year, from Name of Database.
APA Example	Lind, M. (2001). The case for a living wage. New Leader 84(5). Retrieved October 11, 2003, from Academic Search Elite.
MLA General Format	Author1 and Author2. "Title of Article." Title of Journal Volume.Issue (Year): page #s. Name of Database. Name of Database Provider. Library paying for database, City of Library. Date accessed <URL of database home page>. *NOTE on URL's (see below)
MLA Example	Lind, Mary. "The Case for a Living Wage." New Leader 84.5 (2001): 12-15. Academic Search Elite. Ebscohost. Plough Library, Memphis. October 11, 2003 <http://www.search.epnet.com>.
Turabian General Format	Author. "Title of article." Title of Journal volume, issue (year): page #s. Database on-line. Available from Name of Database, Name of Database Provider, accession no. xxxxx. <URL> (Date accessed). *The latest edition of Turabian's manual does not provide complete information on how to cite an article from a library database. The citation above is adapted from other examples in the book (see p.210 & 227-9).
Turabian Example	Lind, Mary. "The Case for a Living Wage." New Leader 84, no.5 (2001): 12-15. Database on-line. Available from Academic Search Elite, Ebscohost, accession no. 5255746. <http://search.epnet.com> (11 October 2003).

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MAGAZINE ARTICLES FROM A LIBRARY DATABASE

APA General Format	Author. (Date of Publication). Title of article. Title of the Magazine, Volume Number, Page Numbers. Retrieved month day, year, from Name of Database.
APA Example	Grumet, T. (2003, November). Robots clean house. Popular Mechanics, 180, 30-31. Retrieved November 23, 2003, from Academic Search Elite.
MLA General Format	Author. "Title of Article." Title of the Magazine. Date of Publication: Page #s. Name of Database. Name of Database Provider. Library paying for database, City of Library. Date accessed <URL of database home page>. *NOTE on URL's (see below)
MLA Example	Grumet, Tobey. "Robots Clean House." Popular Mechanics November 2003: 30-31. Academic Search Elite. Ebscohost. Plough Library, Memphis. November 23, 2003 <http://www.search.epnet.com>.
Turabian General Format	Author. "Title of the Article." Title of Magazine, Date of publication, page #s. Database on-line. Available from Name of Database, Name of Database Provider, accession no. xxxxx. <URL> (Date accessed). *The latest edition of Turabian's manual does not provide complete information on how to cite an article from a library database. The citation above is adapted from other examples in the book (see p.210 & 227-9).
Turabian Example	Grumet, Tobey. "Robots Clean House." Popular Mechanics November 2003, 30-31. Database on-line. Available from Academic Search Elite, Ebscohost, accession no. 11103883. <http://search.epnet.com> (23 November 2003).

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NEWSPAPER ARTICLES FROM A LIBRARY DATABASE

APA General Format	Author. (Date of Publication). Title of article. Title of the Newspaper, pp. Page Numbers. Retrieved month day, year, from Name of Database.
APA Example	Smith, J. (2002, October 11). Sheriff's audit lists tax-paid jury perks. The Commercial Appeal, pp. A1, A5. Retrieved October 24, 2002, from Academic Search Elite.
MLA General Format	Author. "Title of Article." Title of the Newspaper Date of Publication: Page Numbers. Name of Database. Name of Database Provider. Library paying for database, City of Library. Date accessed <URL of database home page>. *NOTE on URL's (see below)
MLA Example	Smith, James. "Sheriff's Audit Lists Tax-Paid Jury Perks." The Commercial Appeal 11 Oct. 2002: A1, A5. Academic Search Elite. Ebscohost. Plough Library, Memphis. October 24, 2002 <http://www.search.epnet.com>.
Turabian General Format	Author. "Title of the article." Title of Newspaper, Date of publication, section number if available, page numbers. Database on-line. Available from Name of Database, Name of Database Provider, accession no. xxxxx if available. <URL> (Date accessed). *The latest edition of Turabian's manual does not provide complete information on how to cite an article from a library database. The citation above is adapted from other examples in the book (see p.210 & 227-9).
Turabian Example	Smith, James. "Sheriff's Audit Lists Tax-Paid Jury Perks." The Commercial Appeal, 11 October 2002, sec. A, 1,5. Database on-line. Available from LexisNexis. <http://web.lexis-nexis.com> (24 October 2002).

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Note on URL's in MLA:
The MLA Handbook at 1.4.6.d states, "Sometimes the URL of a document is so long and complicated that reproducing it would invite errors... In such instances, it is preferable to give instead the URL of the site's search page."