How to Cite an Electronic Source

This handout covers MLA-style citation format for documents retrieved from subscription databases.

INFOTRAC - General Reference Center Gold

Format 
Author.  "Title of Article"  Source Title Vol. Number (year): page(s).  
       Name of Database. Name of Service.  Library that subscribes to 
       service, City, State.  Date accessed <URL of service's home page>.

Example
Line, Les.  "Does Anyone Love the Woodchuck?"  National Wildlife 
       April-May 1997: 16-17.  General Reference Center Gold.  InfoTrac 
       Galegroup.  Monroe County Community College Library, Monroe, MI.  
       13 Feb. 2001 <http://infotrac.galegroup.com/>.

FIRSTSEARCH - WilsonSelectPlus

Format 
Author.  "Title of Article"  Source Title Vol.Number (year): page(s).  
       Name of Database.  Name of Service.  Library that subscribes to 
       service, City, State.  Date accessed <URL of service's home page>.

Example -- MAGAZINE or NEWSPAPER
Schultz, Stacey.  "Pets and Their Humans."  U.S. News & World Report 
       30 Oct. 2000: 53-55.  WilsonSelectPlus.  OCLC FirstSearch.  Monroe
       County Community College Library, Monroe, MI.  13 Feb. 2001 
       <http://firstsearch.oclc.org/FSIP>.

Example -- JOURNAL
Madson, Laura, and Robert M Hessling.  "Readers' Perceptions of Four
       Alternatives to Masculine Generic Pronouns."  The Journal of Social
       Psychology 141 (2001): 156-68.  WilsonSelectPlus.  OCLC FirstSearch.
       Monroe County Community College Library, Monroe, MI.  28 Sept. 2002 
       <http://firstsearch.oclc.org/FSIP>.

FACTS.com - Issues and Controversies on File

Format 
"Title of Article."  Issues and Controversies on File Issue date.
       Issues & Controversies@FACTS.com. Date of electronic publication (if
       any). Facts on File News Services. Date accessed <http://www.2facts.com>.

Example
"Human Genome Research."  Issues and Controversies on File 12 Sept. 2003.
       Issues & Controversies@FACTS.com. Facts on File News Services. 13 Feb.
       2006 <http://www.2facts.com>.

FACTS.com - Facts on File World News Digest

Format 
"Title of Article." Facts on File World News Digest Issue Date. Facts on
       File World News Digest@FACTS.com. Date of electronic publication (if any).
       Facts on File News Services.  Date accessed <http://www.2facts.com>.    

Example
"Great Britain: New Mad Cow Disease Fear Emerges."  Facts on File World News
       Digest 14 Sept. 2000.  Facts on File World News Digest@FACTS.com. Facts
       on File News Services. 13 Feb. 2006 <http://www.2facts.com>.

EBSCO

Format
Author. "Title of Article"  Source Title Vol.Number (year): page(s).Name of Database. 
       Name of Service.  Library that subscribes to service, City, State.  
       Date accessed <URL of service's home page>.       


Example -- MAGAZINE or NEWSPAPER

Hessman, Andrew. "Hemingway: A Bridge over Troubled Gulf." Christian Science
       Monitor 14 June 2005: 8. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Monroe County
       Community College Library, Monroe, MI. 3 July 2005 <http://search.epnet.com>.   




Example -- JOURNAL 

Poynton, Timothy A. "Computer Literacy across the Lifespan: A Review with Implications 
       for Educators." Computers in Human Behavior 21 (Nov. 2005): 861-73. Academic 
       Search Premier. EBSCO. Monroe County Community College Library, Monroe, MI. 3 
       July 2005 <http://search.epnet.com>.

Format 
Author. "Title of Article"  Source Title Vol.Number (year): page(s). 
       Name of Database.  Name of Service.  Library that subscribes to 
       service, City, State.  Date accessed <URL of service's home page>. 


Example -- JOURNAL

Werhane, Patricia Hogue. "Community and Individuality." New Literary History 27 (Winter
       1996): 15-24. JSTOR. Monroe County Community College Library, Monroe, MI. 3 
       July 2005 <http://links.jstor.org>.

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