Citation Basics

How to cite your sources: remember that you must check to make sure you include everything

Basics:

1. Author(s)

2. Title (of book, article, web page)

3. Publication date: year for a book or day/month for article or web page

4. Place of publication for books only

5. Publisher or web site sponsor

6. Name of database

7. URL: for websites BUT NOT for common databases..ask if you are not sure

Some samples of how to cite CMS databases:

Newsela: When referencing a Newsela article in MLA format, use the following format:

Original Author's Last Name, First Name, and Additional Author. "Title of Article." Title of Newspaper via Newsela.

Edited by Newsela Staff, Version Lexile, Date published, <URL>.

ex: Kwon, Diana. "Concussion Recovery is Slower in Girls, Mounting Evidence Suggests." Scientific American via Newsela. Edited by Newsela Staff, Max, 10/6/17 <https://newsela.com/read/girls-concussion-recovery/id/36021/>

Database Publishers:

Ebsco: Points of View Reference Center, Middle Search Plus, MAS Ultra

Gale: US History in Context

Facts on File: Issues & Controversies

Proquest: Newspaper Databases: New York Times, Washington Post, etc.

• World Book: Find article & author...Online database..encyclopedia..make sure to list World Book as database

• Gale: Research/Student Resources in Context: (ask if you are not sure how to do it) Often no author...Online database..encyclopedia

- Do Not include the URL of the article

• Wikipedia: No author...

-Include the URL of the article

• Book: check Destiny to find all of the publication info...title, author, publisher, place of pub and date.