Tips for Works Cited or Bibliographies

Research Topics: Suggested Databases for Popular Topics

How to Create Work Cited for Books, Paper Magazines/Journals/Newspapers and Websites (APA & MLA)

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Video: How to Create an MLA Work Cited for Articles

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DATABASE Work Cited TIP:
The "2nd half" of the database citation will use the same formula for all databases from that vendor  -

database title. vendor name. library, library location, date. <vendor generic URL>.

See the alphabetical listing of all of our databases and the vendor listing below for database title and vendor information.  A citation from any database will help you create a citation for any database from the same vendor!

Examples of How to Create a Work Cited Citation for the Most Popular Databases:

Databases (MLA - Color Coded)

Databases (APA - Color Coded)

Academic Search Complete
TIP: use this as a template for any EBSCOhost database by changing the database name!

American History Online

Busines Source Premier

CQ Researcher

Dallas Morning News

Daily Life Online

eLibrary

Encyclopedia of Religion

Facts.com (Today's World News Digest & Today's Science on File)

Fact Search

Health and Wellness Resource Center

Health Reference Center

InfoTrac Newspapers

Lexis-Nexis (Academic Universe)

Literature Resource Center

MasterFILE Premier

netLibrary

Opposing Viewpoints

SIRS Researcher

STATRef

TOPICsearch

Wilson Web Databases
(TIP: use this as a template for any WilsonWeb database, such as Applied Science Full Text, Art Full Text, Biography Reference Bank, Current Issues, Humanities Full Text, Readers Guide Full Text, Science Full Text)

Help Create the Citation!

TIP: Copy/Paste the resulting citation into a word processing program, such as Microsoft Word.

Alphabetical Listing of Databases, Vendors, & Generic URL's

Academic Search Complete -
EBSCOhost - http://search.ebscohost.com/
African American Poetry -
ProQuest - http://proquest.umi.com/
African American Studies Center -
Oxford University Press - http://www.oed.com/
Agricola -
EBSCOhost - http://search.ebscohost.com/
Alt. Health Watch -
EBSCOhost - http://search.ebscohost.com/
American Drama, 1714-1915 -
ProQuest  - http://proquest.umi.com/
American History Online -
Facts on File - http://www.fofweb.com/
American Poetry -
ProQuest - http://proquest.umi.com/
Applied Science & Technology Full Text -
Wilson - http://hwwilsonweb.com/
Art Index Full Text -
Wilson  - http://hwwilsonweb.com/
Art Museum Image Gallery -
Wilson  -http://hwwilsonweb.com/
Biography Reference Bank -
Wilson - http://hwwilsonweb.com/
Book Review Digest Plus -
Wilson - http://hwwilsonweb.com/
Business Source Complete -
EBSCOhost - http://search.ebscohost.com/
Canadian Poetry -
ProQuest - http://proquest.umi.com/
CINAHL -
EBSCOhost - http://search.ebscohost.com/
College Source Online -
Career Guidance - http://www.collegesource.com/
Columbia Granger's World of Poetry Online -
Columbia University Press - http://www.columbiagrangers.org/
Computer Source -
EBSCOhost - http://search.ebscohost.com/
Consumer Health Complete -
EBSCOhost - http://search.ebscohost.com/
Contemporary Authors (Literature Resource Center) -
Gale - http://galegroup.com/
Contemporary LIterary Criticism (Literature Resource Center) -
Gale - http://galegroup.com/
CQ Researcher Online -
Congressional Quarterly - http://library.cqpress.com/
CQ Weekly Online -
Congressional Quarterly - http://library.cqpress.com/
Current Issues -
Wilson -http://hwwilsonweb.com/
Daily Life Online -
Greenwood - http://dailylife.greenwood.com/
Dallas Morning News -
Newsbank - http://infoweb.newsbank.com/
Dallas Morning News Historical -
Newsbank - http://infoweb.newsbank.com/
Dictionary of Literary Biography (Literature Resource Center) -
Gale - http://galegroup.com/
Early American Fiction, 1789-1875 -
ProQuest - http://proquest.umi.com/
EBSCO Animals -
EBSCOhost - http://search.ebscohost.com/
Economia y Negocios -
EBSCOhost - http://search.ebscohost.com/
18th Century Fiction, 1789-1985 -
ProQuest - http://proquest.umi.com/
eLibrary -
ProQuest - http://www.elibrary.bigchalk.com/
Encyclopedia Britannica -
Encyclopedia Britannica - http://search.eb.com/
Encyclopedia of Religion -
Gale - http://galegroup.com/
English Drama -
ProQuest - http://proquest.umi.com/
English Poetry -
ProQuest - http://proquest.umi.com/
ERIC -
EBSCOhost - http://search.ebscohost.com/
ERIC (free) -
ERIC - http://www.eric.ed.gov
Faber Poetry Library -
ProQuest - http://proquest.umi.com/
Facts.com (Today's World News Digest, Today's Science on File, Issues & Controversies on File)-
Facts on File - http://www.fofweb.com/
FactSearch -
OCLC - http://www.oclc.org/
Ferguson's Career Guidance Center -
Ferguson's Career Guidance Center Online - http://0-www.fofweb.com.library.dcccd.edu/
First Search -
OCLC - http://firstsearch.oclc.org/
Fuente Academica -
EBSCOhost - http://search.ebscohost.com/
Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia
EBSCOhost - http://search.ebscohost.com/
General Science Full Text -
Wilson -http://hwwilsonweb.com/
Handbook of Texas -
Texas State Historical Association - http://www.tsha.utexas.edu
Health and Wellness Resource Center -
Gale - http://infotrac.galegroup.com/
Health Reference Center -
Gale - http://infotrac.galegroup.com/
Health Source: Consumer -
EBSCOhost - http://search.ebscohost.com/
Health Source - Nursing/Academic -
EBSCOhost - http://search.ebscohost.com/
Heritage Quest Online -
ProQuest - http://proquest.umi.com/
Hoover's Online -
Hoover's - http://www.hoovers.com/
Humanities Full Text -
Wilson - http://hwwilsonweb.com/
Legal Collection -
EBSCOhost - http://search.ebscohost.com/
Lexis Nexis -
Lexis Nexis -http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe
Literary Reference Center -
EBSCOhost - http://search.ebscohost.com/
Literature Online -
ProQuest - http://proquest.umi.com/
Literature Resource Center -
Gale - http://infotrac.galegroup.com/
MAS -
EBSCOhost - http://search.ebscohost.com/
MasterFile Premier -
EBSCOhost - http://search.ebscohost.com/
MedicLatina -
EBSCOhost - http://search.ebscohost.com/
Merriam-Webster Dictionary -
Merriam Webster - http://www.merriamwebster.com/
Middle Search Plus -
EBSCOhost - http://search.ebscohost.com/
Military and Government Collection -
EBSCOhost - http://search.ebscohost.com/
Natural & Alternative Treatments -
EBSCOhost - http://search.ebscohost.com/
Naxos Music Library -
Naxos - http://naxosmusiclibrary.com/
netLibrary -
netLibrary - http://www.netlibrary.com/
New York Times -
netLibrary - http://www.netlibrary.com/
New Dictionary of the History of Ideas -
Gale - http://infotrac.galegroup.com/
New York Times Historical -
ProQuest - http://proquest.umi.com/
Newspaper Source -
EBSCOhost - http://search.ebscohost.com/
19th Century Fiction -
ProQuest - http://proquest.umi.com/
Occupational Outlook Handbook -
U.S. Government - http://stats.bls.gov/oco/
Opposing Viewpoints -
Gale - http://infotrac.galegroup.com/
Oxford African American Studies Center -
Oxford University Press - http://www.oed.com/
Oxford Art -
Oxford University Press - http://www.oed.com/
Oxford Music -
Oxford University Press - http://www.oed.com/
Primary Search -
EBSCOhost - http://search.ebscohost.com/
Professional Development Center -
EBSCOhost - http://search.ebscohost.com/
Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection -
EBSCOhost - http://search.ebscohost.com/
PubMed -
National Library of Medicine - http://www.ncbi.nlm.gov
Reader's Guide -
Wilson - http://hwwilsonweb.com/
Regional Business News -
EBSCOhost - http://search.ebscohost.com/
Religion & Phhilosophy -
EBSCOhost - http://search.ebscohost.com/
Science & Technology Collection -
EBSCOhost - http://search.ebscohost.com/
Scribner Writers -
Gale - http://infotrac.galegroup.com/
Searchasaurus -
EBSCOhost - http://search.ebscohost.com/
SIRS Knowledge Source -
SIRS - http://sks.sirs.com/
Stat!Ref -
STATRef - http://online.statref.com/
Texas Digital Sanborn Maps -
ProQuest - http://proquest.umi.com/
Texas Reference Center -
EBSCOhost - http://search.ebscohost.com/
Thomas Register of Manufacturers -
Thomas Register - http://www.thomasnet.com/
TOPICSearch -
EBSCOhost - http://search.ebscohost.com/
Twayne's Author Series -
Gale - http://galegroup.com/
20th Century African American Poetry -
ProQuest - http://proquest.umi.com/
20th Century English Poetry -
ProQuest - http://proquest.umi.com/
20th Century American Poetry -
ProQuest - http://proquest.umi.com/
Vocational & Career Collection -
EBSCOhost - http://search.ebscohost.com/
Wall Street Journal -
ProQuest - http://proquest.umi.com/
Webster's 3rd New International Dictionary -
ProQuest - http://proquest.umi.com/
World History Collection -
EBSCOhost - http://search.ebscohost.com/

Newspapers, Magazines, Journals, Books, Web Pages...

Additional APA Examples:

Additional MLA Examples:

Online Databases:
Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Journal or Magazine Title Publication Date: page numbers. Database Name. Publisher of the Database. Library Used to Find Article, City and State Where Library Located. Date You Read the Article <URL of the Database/>.

For articles on more than one webpage, only the first page number is given.

Turabian or Chicago Style

Turabian

Chicago

MLA or APA Citations for Law

Legal Citation Guide

Supreme Court Cases

MLA lists the case title, U.S. Reports citation, page numbers, docket number, name of the court, year of decision, Internet address, and date of accessing the site

Fullilove v. Klutznick. 448 U.S. 448. 448-554. No. 78-1007. US Supreme Court. 1980. Online. LexisNexis(r) Academic. (5 August 1999).

APA lists the case title, U.S. Reports citation, year of decision, and Internet address.

Fullilove v. Klutznick, 448 U.S. 448 (1980) [Online] Available: http://www.lexisnexis.com/universe.

U.S. Code

MLA lists the title number, statute book of the U.S. Code, section, year, publication medium, name of computer service, and date of access.

42 US Code. Sec. 405. 1998. Online. LexisNexis(r) Academic. 5 August 1999.

The best guide to resources is a librarian who can help you in using the catalog, databases and the Web. A librarian can also assist you in selecting materials appropriate for your needs. Please ask at any service desk for information or assistance!

The El Centro College Library does not guarantee the currency or accuracy of these websites. Links to these sites do not represent an endorsement of the site or of information contained within the site.

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