how to read a reference source citation
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Citing Online Databases
How to Read a REFERENCE Source
Citation
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Once you’ve identified your article as a
REFERENCE SOURCE, where do you go from there?
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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.
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Locate your citation information at the end of your article. Look for “MLA” or “Works Cited” or “How to Cite.”
Example Article
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Example Article
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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).
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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).
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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).
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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).
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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).
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Now you’re ready to create your works cited entry in your working bibliography in
NoodleTools.
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