Upper Moreland High School Library & Media Center

UPPER MORELAND HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY & MEDIA CENTER INTERNET AND DATABASE RESOURCES EXAMPLES

Date Format (always) 12 Mar. 2009.

No sponsoring company, etc.? use the abbreviation “n.p.” in the proper company location No publication date? use the abbreviation “n.d.” in the proper publication date location No page numbers for online article? use the abbreviation “n. pag.” in the proper page # location

INTERNET

Basic Format Include as many items from the list below as are relevant and available.

Author of information. “Title of Web page (portion of Web site) used.” Title of Web site (see Home page). Copyright date of Web site or last updated date. Sponsoring company, organization, or producer. Medium of Publication. Date of access .

Example: Rotella, Sebastian. “Chirac to Fight Civil Unrest on Two Fronts.” latimes.com. 15 Nov. 2005. The Los Angeles Times. Web. 15 Nov. 2005 .

“The Plan.” National Education Technology Plan. n.d. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Technology. Web. 15 Nov. 2005 .

DATABASES

ABC-CLIO Format Author. “Title of article/image/map.” Title of Database. Name of database publisher. Medium of publication. Date of Access.

Examples Spector, Daniel C. “Middle East Wars.” United States at War. ABC-CLIO. Web. 7 Sept. 2007.

“Sylvanus Thayer.” American History. ABC-CLIO. Web. 7 Sept. 2007.

“Seed Storage Basket.” Image. World Geography. ABC-CLIO. Web. 7 Sept. 2007.

“Napoleonic Europe, 1812.” Map. World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO. Web. 7 Sept. 2007.

CQ Electronic Library

See “Cite now!” link on any document used from this database. Be sure to change option to MLA format. Some punctuation editing may be necessary.

Clemmitt, Marcia. "Teen Pregnancy." CQ Researcher 20.12 (2010): 265-288. CQ Researcher. Web. 31 Mar. 2010. . Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center

Viewpoints tab Gentles, Ian. “Abortion Harms Women's Health.” Abortion: Opposing Viewpoints. Ed. James D. Torr. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2006. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. Web. 9 Oct. 2006.

Reference tab “Reproductive Rights.” Great American Court Cases. Ed. Roman Espejo. Detroit: Gale Group, 1999. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. Web. 9 Oct. 2006.

Mags/Journals/News tabs Author last, first name. “Title of article.” Original Source of publication Vol#.Issue# (Date of publication): page#s. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. Web. 9 Oct. 2006.

Statistics tab “Title of Chart/Table.” (Original Source citation, see “Source” listing under chart/table). Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. Web. 17 Jan. 2008.

Scribner Writers Series Joyce, Mary Ann. “Richard Wright.” African American Writers. 505-23. Scribner Writers Series. Gale. Web. 10 Nov. 2003.

Student Resource Center – Silver

DISCovering Biography “Capote, Truman (1924-1984).” DISCovering Biography. Detroit: DISCovering Authors Gale, 2003. Student Resource Center. Gale. Web. 29 Oct. 2007.

Reference tab Sandock, Mollie. “The Catcher in the Rye.” Reference Guide to American Literature. Ed. Jim Kamp. 1996. Student Resource Center. Gale. Web. 10 Nov. 2003.

Journals/Magazines tabs Pearson, Roger L. “Gatsby: False Prophet of the American Dream.” English Journal 14.4 (May 1970): 638-42. Student Resource Center. Gale. Web. 7 Nov. 2003.

Newspapers tab Cowen, R. “Neutron Stars Twist Einstein’s Theory.” Science News 2 Sept. 2000. Student Resource Center. Gale. Web. 10 Nov. 2003.

Power Library / Access PA

AP Images “Today Search”. AP Images. 2 May 2002. AP Images. PA Power Library, Pennsylvania. Web. 30 May 2003.

Biography Reference Bank

Full Text Article Willwerth, James. “Get Off My Turf.” Time 112.45 (24 Aug. 1998):68-69. Biography Reference Bank. H.W. Wilson. Web. 30 Sept. 1998.

Biographical Profile “Masters, Edgar Lee.” World Authors 1900-1950. 1996. Biography Reference Bank. H.W. Wilson. Web. 30 Aug. 2000. Contemporary Authors “John (Winslow) Irving.” Contemporary Authors. Thomson Gale. Web. 10 Nov. 2003.

Davidson, Paul. “Globalization.” Journal of Post Keynesian Economics 24 (2002): 475+. Expanded Academic ASAP. Gale. Web. 15 Apr. 2002.

“Ethiopia.” Map. Rand McNally Maps. 1996. Student Edition. Gale. Web. 15 May 2002.

InfoTrac Newstand

Example: Author last name, first name. “Title of Article.” Original Source of publication (Date of publication):pg#s. Name of Database. Database publisher. Medium of publication. Date of Access.

One author Borenstien, Seth. “Study: Warming to Bring Fewer, Stronger Hurricanes.” The Virginian Pilot (22 Feb. 2010): A3. InfoTrac Newsstand. Gale. Web. 3 Mar. 2010.

OmniFile Mega

Example: Author last name, first name. “Title of Article.” Original Source of publication Vol.#.Issue# (Date of publication):pg#s. Name of Database. Database publisher. Medium of publication. Date of Access.

One author Stroup, Kate. “Hockey Injuries of the Spine in Canada.” Canadian Medical Association Journal 162.6 (13 Mar. 2003): 12-14. OmniFile Mega. H.W. Wilson. Web. 16 Sept. 2003.

Two authors Spilner, Maggie and Michele Stanten. Three authors Tator, Charles, James D. Carson, and Robert Cushman. Four (or more) authors Maddren, Gerry, et al.

SIRS Discoverer

Basic Example Maddren, Gerry. "Against All Odds." Cricket Feb. 1998: 21-23. SIRS Discoverer. SIRS Discoverer on the Web. Web. 10 Nov. 2001.

Graphics Example "Afghanistan." Map. Magellan Geographix. SIRS Discoverer on the Web. Web. 10 Nov. 2001. INTERNET, OTHER ONLINE EXAMPLES

Book Reviews

Magazine (print version) Updike, John. “No Brakes.” Review of Sinclair Lewis: Rebel from Main Street, by Richard Lingeman. New Yorker. (4 Feb. 2002): 77-80.

from NoveList Gray, Paul. Review of Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury. Time Canada (13 Nov. 2000): 47. NoveList. EBSCOhost. Web. 18 Sept. 2003.

Images (pictures) Photographer last name, first name. “Title of Image.” Copyright date of image. Title of Web site (see Home page). Sponsoring company, organization, or producer. Copyright date of Web site or last updated date. Medium of publication. Date of access.

Galvin, Tom. “Mannheim Palace.” 2001. Tom Galvin’s Travelogue Page. 12 Oct. 2006. Tom Galvin. Web. 11 Dec. 2007.

Sounds

Television or Radio Program Keillor, Garrison. A Prairie Home Companion. With Ledward Ka’apana and Owana Salazar. 12 Oct. 2002. Minnesota Public Radio. Radio. 18 Oct. 2002.

Sound Clip or Recording Edelman, Lee, Sara Suleri Goodyear, and Stephen Nichols. “Love Poetry, II.” What’s the Word? 2001. Modern Language Association. 20 Sept. 2002. MLA. 17 Oct. 2002 . Path: MLA Radio Show; Browse Shows and Listen; 2001.

Video/Film Clip Murnau, F.W., dir. Nosferatu. 1922. The Sync. DVD. 16 June 2002.

Personal Web Site Lancashire, Ian. Home page. 28 Mar. 2002. Web. 15 May 2002.

Interview: Electronic Ackroyd, Peter. Interview. Bold Type. Nov. 2001. Web. 25 June 2002.

Bibliography

Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 7th ed. New York: Modern Language Association, 2009.

Kachel, Debra and Candy Blessing, eds. Ephrata Area School District Bibliographic Style Manual 2003-04.” Ephrata Area High School. 2003. Ephrata Area School District. 14 Nov. 2005.