how to read a reference source citation
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Citing Online Databases
How to Read a REFERENCE Source
Citation
Once you’ve identified your article as a
REFERENCE SOURCE, where do you go from there?
Citing a source is like putting together
a jigsaw puzzle – each piece has to come together just so in order for the
puzzle to make the big picture.
Locate your citation information at the end of your article. Look for “MLA” or “Works Cited” or “How to Cite.”
Example Article
Example Article
Now let’s put the pieces together …
Text Citation:
Thompson, Lana. "Black Death." In Ackermann, Marsha E.,
Michael Schroeder, Janice J. Terry, Jiu-Hwa Lo Upshur, and
Mark F. Whitters, eds. Encyclopedia of World History: The
Expanding World, 600 CE to 1450, vol. 2. New York: Facts On
File, Inc., 2008. Ancient and Medieval History Online. Facts On
File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?
ItemID=WE49&iPin=WHII034&SingleRecord=True (accessed
April 8, 2014).
AUTHOR OF ARTICLE
Text Citation:
Thompson, Lana. "Black Death." In Ackermann, Marsha E.,
Michael Schroeder, Janice J. Terry, Jiu-Hwa Lo Upshur, and
Mark F. Whitters, eds. Encyclopedia of World History: The
Expanding World, 600 CE to 1450, vol. 2. New York: Facts On
File, Inc., 2008. Ancient and Medieval History Online. Facts On
File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?
ItemID=WE49&iPin=WHII034&SingleRecord=True (accessed
April 8, 2014).
TITLE OF ARTICLE
Text Citation:
Thompson, Lana. "Black Death." In Ackermann, Marsha E.,
Michael Schroeder, Janice J. Terry, Jiu-Hwa Lo Upshur, and
Mark F. Whitters, eds. Encyclopedia of World History: The
Expanding World, 600 CE to 1450, vol. 2. New York: Facts On
File, Inc., 2008. Ancient and Medieval History Online. Facts On
File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?
ItemID=WE49&iPin=WHII034&SingleRecord=True (accessed
April 8, 2014).
EDITOR(S) OF REFERENCE BOOK
Text Citation:
Thompson, Lana. "Black Death." In Ackermann, Marsha E.,
Michael Schroeder, Janice J. Terry, Jiu-Hwa Lo Upshur,
and Mark F. Whitters, eds. Encyclopedia of World History:
The Expanding World, 600 CE to 1450, vol. 2. New York: Facts
On File, Inc., 2008. Ancient and Medieval History Online. Facts
On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?
ItemID=WE49&iPin=WHII034&SingleRecord=True (accessed
April 8, 2014).
Text Citation:
Thompson, Lana. "Black Death." In Ackermann, Marsha E.,
Michael Schroeder, Janice J. Terry, Jiu-Hwa Lo Upshur, and
Mark F. Whitters, eds. Encyclopedia of World History: The
Expanding World, 600 CE to 1450, vol. 2. New York: Facts
On File, Inc., 2008. Ancient and Medieval History Online. Facts
On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?
ItemID=WE49&iPin=WHII034&SingleRecord=True (accessed
April 8, 2014).
TITLE OF REFERENCE BOOK
Text Citation:
Thompson, Lana. "Black Death." In Ackermann, Marsha E.,
Michael Schroeder, Janice J. Terry, Jiu-Hwa Lo Upshur, and
Mark F. Whitters, eds. Encyclopedia of World History: The
Expanding World, 600 CE to 1450, vol. 2. New York: Facts On
File, Inc., 2008. Ancient and Medieval History Online. Facts On
File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?
ItemID=WE49&iPin=WHII034&SingleRecord=True (accessed
April 8, 2014).
VOLUME / EDITION INFORMATION
Text Citation:
Thompson, Lana. "Black Death." In Ackermann, Marsha E.,
Michael Schroeder, Janice J. Terry, Jiu-Hwa Lo Upshur, and
Mark F. Whitters, eds. Encyclopedia of World History: The
Expanding World, 600 CE to 1450, vol. 2. New York: Facts On
File, Inc., 2008. Ancient and Medieval History Online. Facts On
File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?
ItemID=WE49&iPin=WHII034&SingleRecord=True (accessed
April 8, 2014).
BOOK PUBLICATION CITY
Text Citation:
Thompson, Lana. "Black Death." In Ackermann, Marsha E.,
Michael Schroeder, Janice J. Terry, Jiu-Hwa Lo Upshur, and
Mark F. Whitters, eds. Encyclopedia of World History: The
Expanding World, 600 CE to 1450, vol. 2. New York: Facts On
File, Inc., 2008. Ancient and Medieval History Online. Facts
On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?
ItemID=WE49&iPin=WHII034&SingleRecord=True (accessed
April 8, 2014).
BOOK PUBLISHER
Text Citation:
Thompson, Lana. "Black Death." In Ackermann, Marsha E.,
Michael Schroeder, Janice J. Terry, Jiu-Hwa Lo Upshur, and
Mark F. Whitters, eds. Encyclopedia of World History: The
Expanding World, 600 CE to 1450, vol. 2. New York: Facts On
File, Inc., 2008. Ancient and Medieval History Online. Facts On
File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?
ItemID=WE49&iPin=WHII034&SingleRecord=True (accessed
April 8, 2014).
PUBLICATION YEAR
Text Citation:
Thompson, Lana. "Black Death." In Ackermann, Marsha E.,
Michael Schroeder, Janice J. Terry, Jiu-Hwa Lo Upshur, and
Mark F. Whitters, eds. Encyclopedia of World History: The
Expanding World, 600 CE to 1450, vol. 2. New York: Facts On
File, Inc., 2008. Ancient and Medieval History Online. Facts
On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?
ItemID=WE49&iPin=WHII034&SingleRecord=True (accessed
April 8, 2014).
NAME OF DATABASE
ACCESS DATE(date you printed
the article)
Text Citation:
Thompson, Lana. "Black Death." In Ackermann, Marsha E.,
Michael Schroeder, Janice J. Terry, Jiu-Hwa Lo Upshur, and
Mark F. Whitters, eds. Encyclopedia of World History: The
Expanding World, 600 CE to 1450, vol. 2. New York: Facts On
File, Inc., 2008. Ancient and Medieval History Online. Facts On
File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?
ItemID=WE49&iPin=WHII034&SingleRecord=True (accessed
April 8, 2014).
Now you’re ready to create your works cited entry in your working bibliography in
NoodleTools.
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