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MLA Citation:
Social Studies

This information will help you create citations for the
social studies databases.

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American Government
American History
State Geography
World Geography
World History - Ancient/Medieval Eras
World History - Modern Era
Click on the Virtual Reference eBook used:
Americans at War
Bowling, Beatniks and Bell Bottoms
Cities of the World
Daily Life Through History
Early Civilizations in the Americas
Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
Encyclopedia of Modern Asia
Encyclopedia of World Cities
Encyclopedia of Modern Middle East and North Africa
Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture
UXL American Decades
UXL Fashion, Costumes and Culture

American Government   

What to include:

Author Last Name, First (if available). "Article Title." Date published. Name of Database. Company Name. Name of Library, City, State. Date of access <Web address>.

Sample citation:

“U.S. Confirms North Korean Test was Nuclear.” 16 Oct. 2006. American Government. ABC-CLIO. District 214 Libraries, Arlington Heights, IL. <http://www.americangovernment.abc-clio.com/>.

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American History

What to include:

Author Last Name, First (if available). "Article Title." Date published. Name of Database. Company Name. Name of Library, City, State. Date of access <Web address>. 

Sample citation:

Rainwater, Regina. “All Aboard: Last Stop for Amtrak.” 25 June 2002. American History. ABC-CLIO. District 214 Libraries, Arlington Heights, IL. <http://www.americanhistory.abc-clio.com/>.

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Americans at War

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:

Sobocinski, Andre. “Medicine,World War I .” ÊAmericans at War. ed.ÊJohn Resch.ÊÊDetroit: Macmillan Reference USA 2005.ÊGale Virtual Reference Library. Thomson Gale. District 214 Libraries, ArlingtonÊHeights, IL. <http://find.galegroup.com/>.

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Bowling, Beatniks and Bell Bottoms

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:

"1960s: An Era of Pessimism and Activism.” Bowling, Beatniks, and Bell-Bottoms.ÊEds.ÊSara Pendergast and Tom Pendergast. ÊDetroit:ÊU*X*L*,Ê2002.ÊGale Virtual Reference Library. Thomson Gale. District 214 Libraries, ArlingtonÊHeights, IL. <http://find. galegroup.com/>.

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Cities of the World

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:

"Bosnia and Herzegovina.” Cities of the World.Êed.ÊKaren Ellicott. Detroit:ÊGale,Ê2002.ÊGale Virtual Reference Library. Thomson Gale. District 214 Libraries,ÊArlington Heights, IL. <http://find.galegroup.com/>.

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Daily Life Through History   

What to include:

Author Last Name, First (if available). "Article Title." Date published. Name of Database. Company Name. Name of Library, City, State. Date of access <Web address>.

Sample citation:

Being modified

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Early Civilizations in the Americas

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 reference citation:

"The Rise of the Incas.” ÊEarly Civilizations in the Americas. eds. ÊÊ Sonia Benson and Deborah Baker.ÊÊDetroit:ÊU*X*L*, ÊÊÊ Ê2005.ÊGale Virtual Reference Library. Thomson Gale. District 214 Libraries,ÊArlingtonÊHeights, IL.
<http://find.galegroup.com/>.
 

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Encylopedia of Food and Culture

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 reference citation:

Santino, Jack. “Halloween.” Encyclopedia of Food and Culture. Ed. Solomon H. Katz. ÊNew York:ÊCharles Scribner's Sons, 2003.ÊGale Virtual Reference Library. Thomson Gale. District 214 Libraries,ÊArlingtonÊHeights, IL. <http://find.galegroup.com/>.
 

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Encyclopedia of Modern Asia

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 reference citation:

“Tubbataha Reef-World Heritage Site .” Encyclopedia of Modern Asia.ÊEds.ÊDavid Levinson and Karen Christensen.ÊÊNew York:ÊCharles Scribner's Sons,Ê2002.ÊGale Virtual Reference Library. Thomson Gale. District 214 Libraries Arlington Heights, IL. <http://www.find.galegroup.com/>.

 

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Encyclopedia of World Cities

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 reference citation:

“Bangkok.” Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cities. Eds.ÊJill CopollaÊandÊSusan Bevan Gal.ÊÊDetroit:ÊU*X*L, 2000.Gale Virtual Reference Library.ÊThomson Gale. District 214 Libraries,ÊArlington Heights, IL. <http://www.find.galegroup.com/>.
 

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Encyclopedia of Modern Middle East and North Africa

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 reference citation:

Kutschera, Chris. “Kurds.” ÊEncyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa . Ed.ÊPhillip Mattar.ÊÊNew York: Macmillan Reference USA,Ê2004.ÊGale Virtual Reference Library.ÊThomson Gale. District 214 Libraries, Arlington Heights, IL. <http://find.galegroup. com/>.
 

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Genocide and Crimes against Humanity

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 reference citation:

Roberts, Geoffrey. “Katyn.” Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity. Ed. Dinah Shelton. ÊDetroit: Macmillan Reference USA,Ê2005.ÊGale Virtual Reference Library. Thomson Gale. District 214 Libraries, Arlington Heights, IL. <http://find.galegroup. com/>.
 

 

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St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture

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 reference citation:

Griffith, Benjamin. “Corvette.” St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture. Eds.ÊSara Pendergast and Tom Pendergast.Ê Detroit: St. James Press,Ê2000.ÊGale Virtual Reference Library. Thomson Gale. District 214 Libraries, Arlington Heights, IL. <http://find.galegroup. com/>.
 

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State Geography

What to include:

Author Last Name, First (if available). "Article Title." Date published. Name of Database. Company Name. Name of Library, City, State. Date of access <Web address>.

Sample reference citation:

Sedgewick, Jessica. “Interstate 10: California to Florida Non-Stop.” State Geography. ABC-CLIO. District 214 Libraries, Arlington Heights, IL. <http://www.stategeography.abc-clio.com/>.
 

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UXL American Decades

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 reference citation:

“The 1960s Sports: Topics in the News.” U*X*L American Decades. Eds.ÊTom Pendergast and Sara Pendergast. Detroit: U*X*L, 2003.ÊGale Virtual Reference Library. Thomson Gale. District 214 Libraries, Arlington Heights, IL. <http://find.galegroup.com/>.
 

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UXL Fashion, Costumes and Cultures

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 reference citation:

"Sixteenth-Century Clothing.” Fashion, Costume, and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations and Footwear through the Ages. Eds. Sara Pendergast and Tom Pendergast. Detroit:ÊU*X*L,Ê2004.ÊGale Virtual Reference Library.ÊThomson Gale. District 214 Libraries, Arlington Heights, IL. <http://find.galegroup.com/>.
 

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World Geography

What to include:

Author Last Name, First (if available). "Article Title." Date published. Name of Database. Company Name. Name of Library, City, State. Date of access <Web address>. 

Sample reference citation:

Dizolele, Mvemba Phezo. “Eye on Africa: Elusive Peace in Sudan (2005).” United Press International. 14 Mar. 2005. World   Geography. ABC-CLIO. District 214 Libraries, Arlington Heights, IL. <http://www.worldgeography.abc-clio.com/>.
 

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World History - Ancient/Medieval Eras

What to include:

Author Last Name, First (if available). "Article Title." Date published. Name of Database. Company Name. Name of Library, City, State. Date of access <Web address>.

Sample reference citation:

McCaffery, Elizabeth. “Leptis Magna: A Rediscovered Ancient City.” World History. ABC-CLIO. District 214 Libraries, Arlington Heights, IL. <http://www.ancienthistory.abc-clio.com/>.

 

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World History - Modern Era

What to include:

Author Last Name, First (if available). "Article Title." Date published. Name of Database. Company Name. Name of Library, City, State. Date of access <Web address>.

Sample reference citation:

Stockdale, Nancy. “Secretary General of the United Nations: A Controversial Position.” World History The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO. District 214 Libraries, Arlington Heights, IL. <http://www.worldhistory.abc-clio.com/>.

 

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