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How do I cite a full-text article
from one of the Meriam Library databases?
Is the full-text article you found a PDF document?
(A PDF document is one that is an image of a page. It looks
exactly like the original article, page numbers and all.)
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| If Yes, STOP. You
do not need this handout. Cite PDF articles exactly
as you would articles you photocopied, or that you printed
from microfilm, or that you received via Interlibrary Loan.
You have the article in its original state with its original
page numbers so no special citation formatting is necessary.
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If NO, CONTINUE. You
need this handout. Your article has been altered
from its original state. It will not have its original page
numbers and may be missing graphs, charts, or photographs
that were present in the original article. You need to make
your reader aware of this. Proceed with the instructions on
this handout in order to cite your article(s) correctly. |
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Instructions
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- Begin by citing your online article exactly like you
would if you found it in print. Format your citation according
to the instructions given in your particular style manual
for a newspaper, a magazine, or a journal article. You
can pick up one of the Meriam Library’s style handouts
or find the latest editions of the style manuals at the
Reference Desk.
- Now add additional information about the database you
used to the end of your normal citation. This will lead
your reader to the same online article you accessed. Instructions
on how to do this are included below for the three most
popular styles: APA, Chicago/Turabian and MLA.
APA Style
Add a statement that gives the date you retrieved the article
and the proper name of the database (Academic Search Elite,
ABI/INFORM Global, etc.). Note: APA does not indicate that
you need to list the company name that provides the database
(ex. EBSCO, LEXIS/NEXIS, ProQuest). [Taken from pp. 278-279
(4.16) of the APA style manual, 5th ed.]
Chicago/Turabian
Style
Add the URL for the database’s homepage. Place a period
at the end of the URL. [Taken from pp. 696-703 (17.180-17.198)
of the Chicago Style Manual, 15th edition.]
MLA Style
Add the name of the database (underlined or italics); the
name of the service that provides the database; the name of
the library; the city of the library; the date you accessed
the article; and the URL of the database home page (in angle
brackets). [Taken from p. 196 (4.9.7) of the MLA style manual,
5th ed.]
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Example of a Magazine Article
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APA Style
Crain, R. (2001, Dec. 3). U.S. marketers must develop products
to help third world.
Advertising
Age, 72, 20. Retrieved March 20, 2002, from Academic
Search Elite database.
Chicago/Turabian
Style
Crain, Rance. "U.S. Marketers Must Develop Products to
Help Third World." Advertising Age, December
3, 1998, 20. http://search.ebscohost.com.
MLA Style
Crain, Rance. “U.S. Marketers Must Develop Products
to Help Third World.” Advertising Age,
3 December
2001:20. Academic Search. EBSCOHost, Meriam Library.
Chico, CA.
20 March,
2002. <http://search.ebscohost.com>.
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| Example of
a Journal Article |
APA Style
Lucas, L. A. (2001) Integrative social contracts theory: Ethical
implications of marketing credit
Cards
to U.S. college students. American Business Law Journal,
38 (Winter), 413.
Retrieved
March 20, 2002 from Academic Search database.
Chicago/Turabian Style
Lucas, Laurie A. "Integrative Social Contracts Theory:
Ethical Implications of Marketing Credit Cards
to
U.S. College Students." American Business Law Journal
38(2001): 413-440. http://search.ebscohost.com.
MLA Style
Lucas, Laurie A. “Integrative Social Contracts Theory:
Ethical Implications of Marketing Credit Cards
to
U.S. College Students.” American Business Law
Journal 38 (Winter 2001): 413-440.
Academic
Search. EBSCOHost, Meriam Library. Chico, CA. 20 March,
2002. <http://search.ebscohost.com>.
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