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[hidetoc]MLA Citation Examples for Online Subscription Databases.
MLA requires the use of hanging indentations and double spacing for citations in word processor; however, check with your instructor, as some instructors request single spacing!
For more examples, check the MLA website or the Frequently Asked Questions about MLA Style (for questions such as Should I use underlining or italics?) or the complete book MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 5th edition, that is available at the library Reference Desk or Reference Stacks (REF LB2369 .M53).
Hanging Indentations
In Microsoft Word 2007, follow these instructions to use hanging indents properly (perform this action before or after creating your citations):
- Click on the Page Layout tab
- Click on the menu expander arrow on the Paragraph bar (in red below)
- Click on the Indents and Spacing tab (default).
- Under the Indentation section look for the Special field.
- In the dropdown box click on Hanging.
- Adjust the amount in the By field (0.5" is default).
Generic MLA Format Examples
Generic Journal
Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Work." Article's Original Source Volume.Number (publication date): page numbers. Database name. Database Vendor. Name of subscriber library, City, State. Date Accessed. <Electronic Address, or URL, of the database vendor's main page if known>.
Generic Magazine
Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Work." Article's Original Source publication date: page numbers. Database name. Database Vendor. Name of subscriber library, City, State. Date Accessed. <Electronic Address, or URL, of the database vendor's main page if known>.
Generic Newspaper
Author's Last Name, First Name (if available). "Article Title." Newspaper Title Date, edition, section (if available): page (or number of paragraphs if unavailable). Database Name. Database Vendor. Name of subscriber library name, City, State. Date Accessed. <Electronic Address, or URL, of the database vendor's main page if known>.
EBSCOhost Examples
Journal
Anderson, Deborah J., John J. Cheslock, and Ronald G. Ehrenberg. "Gender Equity in Intercollegiate Athletics: Determinants of Title IX Compliance." Journal of Higher Education 77.2 (2006): 225-50. Academic Search Elite. EBSCOhost. UW-Stout University Library, Menomonie, WI. 2 Jan. 2008. <http://search.ebscohost.com>.
Magazine
Sasseen, Jane, Dawn Kopecki, and Christopher Palmeri. "Help May Be on the Way." Business Week 10 Dec. 2007: 24. Business Source Elite. EBSCOhost. UW-Stout University Library, Menomonie, WI. 2 Jan. 2008. <http://search.ebscohost.com>.
NOTE: Be sure to include the specific database of the EBSCOhost collection; e.g. Academic Search Elite, Masterfile Premiere, Business Source Elite, PsycINFO, etc. which you searched.
JSTOR Example
Journal
Page, Philip. "Circularity in Toni Morrison's Beloved." African American Review 26.1 (1992): 31-39. JSTOR. JSTOR. UW-Stout University Library, Menomonie, WI. 2 Jan. 2008. <http://www.jstor.org/>.
LexisNexis Examples
Magazine
Woellert, Lorraine, and Dawn Kopecki. "The Snooping Goes Beyond Phone Calls: How the Government Sidesteps the Privacy Act by Purchasing Commercial Data." Business Week 29 May 2006: 38. Academic Universe. LexisNexis. UW-Stout University Library, Menomonie, WI. 2 Jan. 2008. <http://www.lexisnexis.com/universe>.
Newspaper
Bowie, Nolan. "Ensuring Privacy in the Broadband Era." Boston Globe 9 July 2007: A11. Academic Universe. LexisNexis. UW-Stout University Library, Menomonie, WI. 2 Jan. 2008. <http://www.lexisnexis.com/universe>.
NewsBank Examples
Newspaper Articles
With Author Listed
Wade, Nicholas. "Biologists Make Skin Cells Work Like Stem Cells." New York Times 7 June 2007, final late ed., National Desk sec.: 1. NewsBank NewsFile Collection. Newsbank. UW-Stout University Library, Menomonie, WI. 2 Jan. 2008. <http://infoweb.newsbank.com/>.
No Author Listed
"Q&A: The Mitchell Report." Washington Post 14 Dec. 2007, DC ed., Sports F sec.: E9. NewsBank NewsFile Collection. Newsbank. UW-Stout University Library, Menomonie, WI. 2 Jan. 2008. <http://infoweb.newsbank.com/>.
No Page Listed
Woodward, Heather. "Road to College Not So Easy for Many Local Teens." The Olympian [Washington] 10 June 2007: NewsBank Newsfile Collection. Newsbank. UW-Stout University Library, Menomonie, WI. 2 Jan. 2008 <http://infoweb.newsbank.com/>.
Note: In this example, no page numbers were provided. Some newspaper articles will include the number of paragraphs instead of page numbers; if so, that can be included. Also, Washington is not part of the title proper, but is found on the document. Any information "added" to a citation is in brackets; here it is added to indicate a location of this newspaper.
Project MUSE Example
Journal
Seguin, Robert. "Ressentiment and the Social Poetics of The Great Gatsby: Fitzgerald Reads Cather." MFS Modern Fiction Studies 46.4 (2000): 917-40. Project MUSE. UW-Stout University Library, Menomonie, WI. 2 Jan. 2008. <http://muse.jhu.edu/>.
ProQuest Examples
Magazine
Bainbridge, Jane. "Health Surge Lifts Market ." Marketing 27 June 2007: 30. ABI/Inform Global. ProQuest. UW-Stout University Library, Menomonie, WI. 2 Jan. 2008. <http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb>.
Newspaper
Krauss, Clifford. "As Ethanol Takes Its First Steps, Congress Proposes a Giant Leap." New York Times 16 Dec. 2007, East Coast late ed.: C1. ProQuest Newspapers. ProQuest. UW-Stout University Library, Menomonie, WI. 2 Jan. 2008. <http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb>.
Journal
Nonis, Sarath A., and Gail I. Hudson. "Academic Performance of College Students: Influence of Time Spent Studying and Working." Journal of Education for Business 83.3 (2006): 151-59. ABI/Inform Global. ProQuest. UW-Stout University Library, Menomonie, WI. 2 Jan. 2008. <http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb>.
WilsonWeb
Magazine
Underwood, Anne. "The Green Campus." Newsweek 20 Aug. 2007: 62+. Readers Guide Full Text. WilsonWeb. UW-Stout University Library, Menomonie, WI. 2 Jan. 2008. <http://wilsonweb2.hwwilson.com>.
Journal
Vartanian, Lenny R., Marlene B. Schwartz, and Kelly D. Brownell. "Effects of Soft Drink Consumption on Nutrition and Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis." American Journal of Public Health 97.4 (2007) : 667-75. General Science Full Text. WilsonWeb. UW-Stout University Library, Menomonie, WI. 2 Jan. 2008. <http://wilsonweb2.hwwilson.com>.
E-books
e-Book
Greenberg, Karen J., ed. The Torture Debate in America New York: Cambridge University Press, 2006. NetLibrary. UW-Stout University Library, Menomonie, WI. 2 Jan. 2008. <http://www.netlibrary.com>
Chapter in Edited e-Book
Chan, Shirley. "Knowledge Management in Smart Organizations." Integration of ICT in Smart Organizations Ed. Istvan Mezgár. Hershey, PA: IGI Publishing, 2006. books24x7. UW-Stout University Library, Menomonie, WI. 2 Jan. 2008. <http://library.books24x7.com>
Note: For a chapter in a book, or a work in an anthology, page numbers need to be included. In this e-book example, chapter numbers were given, but no page numbers.
WWW Search Engines
The search engines that are available on the WWW vary in depth and coverage. Explore the search options to find relevant WWW sites. For a list of available search engines and WWW directories, e.g. Google or Yahoo, use Searching the Web from the Library Home Page.
Citations
To cite online resources in appropriate bibliographic style see: Citing Resources
To organize citations and create bibliographies and papers in APA, MLA and other styles see: RefWorks and Other Citation Management Tools
Last Updated: 06/13/2008 and Last Revised: 01/17/2008
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