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MLA Citation: |
This information will help you create citations for the
science databases.
What to include:
Author Last Name, First (if available). "Article Title." Title of Reference Book. Editor. City: Publisher, Copyright date. Name of Database. Company Name. Name of Library, City, State. Date of access <Web address>. |
Sample citation:
Brower, Kirk. “Anabolic Steroids.” Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior. Ed.ÊRosalyn Carson-DeWitt, M.D. 2nd ed.ÊNew York:ÊMacmillan Reference USA,Ê2001.ÊGale Virtual Reference Library. Thomson Gale. District 214 Libraries, ArlingtonÊHeights, IL. <http://find. galegroup.com/>. |
What to include:
Author Last Name, First (if available). "Article Title." Title of Reference Book. Editor. City: Publisher, Copyright date. Name of Database. Company Name. Name of Library, City, State. Date of access <Web address>. |
Sample citation:
Santino, Jack. “Halloween.” Encyclopedia of Food and Culture. Ed. Solomon H. Katz. ÊNew York:ÊCharles Scribner's Sons, 2003. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Thomson Gale. District 214 Libraries, Arlington Heights, IL. <http://find. galegroup.com/>. |
What to include:
Author Last Name, First (if available). "Article Title." Title of Reference Book. Editor. City: Publisher, Copyright date. Name of Database. Company Name. Name of Library, City, State. Date of access <Web address>. |
Sample citation:
“Endangered Species Act.” ÊEndangered Species. Eds.ÊSonia Benson and Rob Nagel.ÊÊDetroit:ÊU*X*L*,Ê2004.ÊGale Virtual Reference Library.ÊThomson Gale. District 214 Libraries, Arlington Heights, IL. <http://find.galegroup.com> |
What to include:
Author Last Name, First (if available). "Article Title." Title of Reference Book. Editor. City: Publisher, Copyright date. Name of Database. Company Name. Name of Library, City, State. Date of access <Web address>. |
Sample citation:
Jackson, Jerome A., PhD. “Starlings and Mynas (Sturnidae).” Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia. Eds. Michael Hutchins, Dennis A. Thoney, and Melissa C. McDade. Detroit: Gale, 2004. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Thomson Gale. District 214 Libraries,ÊArlingtonÊHeights, IL. <http://find. galegroup.com/>. |
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| Newspaper Article |
What to include:
Author Last Name, First (if available). "Article title." Title of Original Source. Editor. City: Publisher, Date published. Name of Database. Company Name. Name of Library, City, State. Date of access <Web address>. |
Sample citation:
Hendrick, Robert. "The origin of humanflight." Science and Its Times. Ed. Neil Schlager and Josh Lauer. Vol. 4. Gale Group, 2001. Science Resource Center. Thomson Gale. District 214 Libraries, Arlington Heights, IL. <galenet. galegroup.com/>. |
What to include:
Author Last Name, First (if available). "Article title." Title of Original Source. Copyright date: pages. Name of Database. Company Name. Name of Library, City, State. Date of access <Web address>. |
Sample citation:
Gorman, Jessica. "Faster, Better, Cleaner?" Science News 8 Sept. 2001: 156. Science Resource Center. Thomson Gale. District 214 Libraries, Arlington Heights, IL. <galenet.galegroup.com/>. |
What to include:
Author Last Name, First (if available). "Article title." Title of Newspaper [City, if needed] Copyright/Publishing date, edition (if given, abbreviate ed.), sec. letter or number: page (if more than one page, add plus(+) sign. Name of Database. Company Name. Name of Library, City, State. Date of access <Web address>. |
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Nossiter, Adam. "New Orleans Population is Reduced Nearly 60%." New York Times 7 Oct 2006, sec. A: 9. Science Resource Center. Thomson Gale. District 214 Libraries, Arlington Heights, IL. <galenet.galegroup.com/>. |
What to include:
Author Last Name, First (if available). "Article Title." Title of Reference Book. Editor. City: Publisher, Copyright date. Name of Database. Company Name. Name of Library, City, State. Date of access <Web address>. |
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