Citing
Library Electronic Resources
Basic citation formats and examples:
Electronic Books-
Basic Format:
Author's name (if given) in last name, first name order. Title of the book. Name of the editor or translator (if given). City of publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Name of database used. Name of Library where accessed, library location. Date of access <Internet address, URL >.
Example: ebrary
Going to School: the African-American Experience. Ed. Kofi Lomotey. Albany, NY: State
University of New York, 1990. Ebrary. Mesa Community College Library, Mesa, AZ. 10 April 2007 <http://www.ebrary.com>.
Example: NetLibrary
Krantz, Stephen. Calculus Demystified . New York: McGraw-Hill, 2003.
NetLibrary. Mesa Community College Library, Mesa, AZ. 6 April 2006 <http://www.netlibrary.com>.
Journals-
Basic Format:
Author's
name (if given) in last name, first name order. "Title of article." Name of the journalVol#.Issue (Year of publication): pages. Name of database used. Name of database publisher. Library where accessed, library location. Date of access in d/m/y format <Internet address>.
Example: Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
Underwood, Jean, and Attila Szabo. "Academic Offences and E-learning: Individual Propensities in Cheating." British Journal of Educational Technology 34.4 (2003): 467-477. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO Publishing. Mesa Community College Library, Mesa, AZ. 5 Sept. 2006 <http://web.ebscohost.com>.
Example: Health Reference Center Academic (Thomson Gale)
Paarlberg, Robert. "Promise or Peril?" Environment 42.1 (2000):19+.
Health Reference Center Academic. Thomson Gale. Mesa Community College Library, Mesa, AZ. 19 Jan. 2007 <http://find.galegroup.com/itx/>.
Magazines-
Basic Format:
Author's
name (if given) in last name, first name order. "Title of article." Name of the magazine Date of publication: pages. Name of database used. Name of database publisher. Library where accessed, library location. Date of access in d/m/y format <Internet address>.
Example: General OneFile (Thomson Gale)
Lipowicz, Alice. "Four Key Questions Greet DHS in 2006." Washington TechnologyJan. 2006: 16+. General OneFile. Thomson Gale. Mesa Community College Library, Mesa, AZ. 20 Aug. 2007 <http://find.galegroup.com/itx/>.
Example: MasterFILE Premier (EBSCO)
Prato, Lou. "How Much Is Too Much?" American Journalism Review 21:5 (1999): 74. MasterFILE Premier. EBSCO Publishing. Mesa Community College Library, Mesa, AZ. 20 Sept. 2003 <http://web.ebscohost.com>.
Newspapers-
Basic Format:
Author's
name (if given) in last name, first name order. "Title of article." Name of thenewspaper Date of publication, edition, section: pages. Name of database used. Name of database publisher. Library where accessed, library location. Date of access in d/m/y format <Internet address>.
Example: Arizona Republic (NewsBank)
Snyder, Jodie. "TGEN Scientists Rely on Creativity." Arizona Republic [Phoenix] 7 Oct. 2006, final chaser ed., sec. Business:D1. America's Newspapers. NewsBank, Inc. Mesa Community College Library, Mesa, AZ. 11 Oct. 2006 <http://infoweb.newsbank.com>.
Example: National News (ProQuest)
Stolberg, Sheryl Gay and David E. Sanger. "Instant Fallout For Politicians: Finger-Pointing." New York Times 11 Oct. 2006, late ed.:A1. National News. ProQuest Inc. Mesa Community College Library, Mesa, AZ. 11 Oct. 2006 <http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb>.
Reference Sources-
Basic Format:
Author's name (if given) in last name, first name order. "Title of article ." Title of Reference
Source. Editor's name. City of Publication: Publisher's name, year of publication. Name of Database. Name of database publisher. Library where accessed, library location. Date of access in d/m/y format
<http://cqpress.com>.
Example: Opposing Viewpoints (Thomson Gale)
Andrews, Paul. "Internet Journalism Will Transform the Media Industry." Mass Media
Ed. William Dudley. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2005. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Thomson Gale. Mesa Community College Library, Mesa, AZ. 19 Jan. 2007 <http://find.galegroup.com/ovrc/>. Example: Gale Virtual Reference Center (Thomson Gale)
"Energy." West's Encyclopedia of American Law.
Eds. Jeffrey Lehman and Shirelle Phelps. Detroit: Gale, 2005. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Thomson Gale. Mesa Community College Library, Mesa, AZ. 6 Apr. 2007 <http://find.galegroup.com/gvrl/>.
Revised 8/20/07
