Online Databases

Information you need:

· Name of the author(s)

· Title and subtitle of the article in quotations

· Name of the periodical in italics

· Volume and issue number of the periodical (if available)

· Date of the issue in which the article appears

· Page number(s) of the article

· Name of the database from which the article was accessed in italics

· The medium of publication

· Date when information was accessed

Example:

“The Pound Error.” New Yorker. 9 June 2008: 123-127. SIRS Renaissance. Web. 15 Oct 2008.

In text citation: (Author or, if none is listed, the Title (abbreviated if necessary and in quotations) page number(s)) Example: (“The Pound Error” 124)

SmithBattle, Lee. "Examining Assumptions About Teen Mothers." American Journal of Nursing 105.4 (2005): 13. General OneFile. Web. 8 Dec. 2009.

In text citation: (Author or, if none is listed, the Title (abbreviated if necessary and in quotations) page number(s)) Example: (SmithBattle 13)

Adapted from:

Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 6th ed. New York: MLA, 2003.

Hacker, Diana. Research and Documentation Online. Bedford/St. Martins, 2009. Web. 21 Oct. 2009. <http://image.mail.bfwpub.com/lib/feed1c737d6c03/m/1/Hacker_MLA2009Update.pdf>.