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Citing Sources

Electronic Resources

• EBSCO   - while you are searching in the EBSCO databases, click on HELP in the upper right corner. A dialog box will appear, with a Table of Contents on the left and text on the right. Click on Styles of Citation, select MLA or APA as desired, and the format, along with an example will appear in the right of the dialog box.
   
• Thomson-Gale (InfoTrac) - While you are searching in one of the InfoTrac databases, click on HELP - SEARCH in the blue column on the left of the screen. Click on HELP INDEX. Scroll down until you see the question How do I cite an article under What do you need? Scroll down until you see examples of citing InfoTrac articles in the MLA or APA format.
   
• NewsBank  -while you are searching in one of the NewsBank databases, click on the word HELP in the upper right  corner. Click on How to Cite NewsBank in the menu on the left of the screen. Click on APA or MLA. Scroll down the screen for examples.
   
• CQ Researcher - when you have an CQ Researcher article up on the screen, click on CiteNow! immediately below the grey Table of Contents field. A pop-up screen will appear with the citation format for APA style. Click on MLA in order to bring up the citation format for MLA style.
   
• Facts.com. When you are searching the Facts.com databases, click on Help in the upper right corner of the screen. Scroll down until you see How to Cite Facts On File World News Digest @ FACTS.com

Print Resources

• Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. Reference BF76.7 .P83 2002 (Must be used in the library)
   
• MLA handbook for writers of research papers. Reference. LB2369 .G53 1999 (Must be used in the library)

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