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MLA Style Guide for Print and Electronic References
Below are examples of citations for electronic publications,
such as articles from databases, ebooks, and Internet sites. Each citation
type is labeled with the corresponding section of the MLA Handbook, 6th ed.
SCHOLARLY JOURNAL ARTICLE FROM A LIBRARY DATABASE (MLA 5.9.4a & 7a)
Author(s). "Article title." Name of Journal Volume. Issue (Year Published): Page numbers.
Name of database. Name of service. Name of library or subscribing institution.
Date accessed <URL>.
Examples
Evered, Lisa J. and Serigne Gningue. "Developing Mathematical Thinking
Using Codes and Ciphers." Teaching Children Mathematics 8.1 (2001): 8.
Expanded Academic ASAP. InfoTrac. U of Texas at Brownsville Lib.
21 June 2005 <http://infotrac.galegroup.com>
In-text citation: (Evered and Gningue)
Stinchcomb, Jeanne B. "Prisons of the Mind: Lessons Learned from Home
Confinement." Journal of Criminal Justice Education 13 (2002): 463-78.
Academic Search Premier.EBSCO. U of Texas at Brownsville Lib. 21 Aug. 2003
<http://search.epnet.com>.
In-text citation: (Stinchcomb 465)
NEWSPAPER ARTICLE FROM A LIBRARY DATABASE (MLA 5.7.5, 5.9.4b & 7a)
Author(s). "Article title." Name of Newspaper Date published: Page number.
Name of Database. Name of Service. Name of library or subscribing institution.
Date accessed <URL>.
Example
Garcia, Kevin. "Railroad Fades into History in Brownsville." Houston Chronicle
6 July 2003: A35. LexisNexis Academic Universe. LexisNexis. U of Texas
at Brownsville Lib. 18 Aug 2003 <http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe>.
In-text citation: (Garcia)
MAGAZINE ARTICLE FROM A LIBRARY DATABASE (MLA 5.9.4c & 7a)
Author(s). "Article title."Name of Magazine Date published: Page number(s). Name of Database.
Name of Service. Name of library or subscribing institution. Date accessed <URL>.
Example
Lemonick, Michael D. "In Our Streams: Prozac and Pesticides." Time
25 Aug. 2003: 51-52. eLibrary. Proquest. U of Texas at Brownsville Lib.
2 Sept. 2004 <http://elibrary.bigchalk.com>.
In-text citation: (Lemonick 51)
EBOOK, NETLIBRARY (MLA 5.9.3 and 5.9.7a)
Author (if given). Title of book. Name of editor or translator (if given). City of publication:
Publisher, Year of publication. Name of database. Name of library or subscribing institution.
Date accessed <URL>.
Example
Martinez, Javier and Alvaro Diaz. Chile: The Great Transformation.
Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution, 1996. Netlibrary.
U of Texas at Brownsville Lib. 6 May 2003 <http://www.netlibrary.com>.
In-text citation: (Martinez and Diaz 60)
ENCYCLOPEDIA ENTRY (MLA 5.6.2, p 216)
"Entry title." Name of database. Date published. Name of encyclopedia. Name of library or
subscribing institution Date accessed <URL>.
Example
"Frida Kahlo." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. 2003. Encyclopedia Britannica.
U of Texas at Brownsville Lib. 10 May 2005. <http://www.search.eb.com>.
In-text citation: ("Frida Kahlo")
ARTICLE FROM A WEB SITE (MLA 5.9.1)
Author(s). "Title of article." Name of publication. Date published (if given): Page numbers (if given).
Title of Web site. Date of last update. Name of sponsoring organization. Date accessed. <URL>.
Example
Inge, M. Thomas. "Art, adaptation, and ideology: Walt Disney's Snow White
and the Seven Dwarfs." Journal of Popular Film and Television Fall 2004.
FindArticles.<21 June 2005. http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/
mi_m0412/is_3_32/ai_n6276624>.
In-text citation: (Inge)
ENTIRE INTERNET SITE (MLA 5.9.2)
Title of site. Name of editor (if given). Date of last update. Name of sponsoring
organization. Date accessed. <URL>.
Examples
Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence. 2004. U of Colorado at Boulder.
20 June 2005.<http://www.colorado.edu/cspv/index.html>.
In-text citation: (Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence)
The Roots of Tejano and Conjunto Music. Ed. Craig Shroer. 5 March 2004.
Benson Latin American Collection,U of Texas at Austin. 20 June 2005.
<http://www.lib.utexas.edu/benson/border/arhoolie2/raices.html>.
In-text citation: (The Roots of Tejano and Conjunto Music)
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APA Style Guide for Print and Electronic References
Below are examples of article and e-book citations taken from UTB/TSC library databases.
Each citation type is labeled with the corresponding section of the Publication Manual of the
American Psychological Association, 5th ed. If you need help, please visit the Reference Desk
or email library@utb.edu.
JOURNAL ARTICLE (APA 4.16.1-5, pp. 239-41 & 4.16.88, pp. 278-9)
In print
Author or authors' names. (Date of publication). Article title. Journal Title, Volume
(Issue, if given), Pages.
Kurdek, L.A. (1999). The nature and predictors of change in marital quality for husbands
and wives over the first 10 years of marriage. Developmental Psychology, 35(5),
1283-1296.
From a library database (APA 4.16.88, pp. 278-9)
Author or authors’ names if given. (Date of publication). Title of article. Title of journal,
Volume(Issue, if given), Pages, Date of retrieval, from name of database.
Hertz-Lazarowitz, R. (2004). Existence and coexistence in acre: The power of educational
activism. Journal of Social Issues, 60, 357-371. Retrieved June 6, 2004,
from Psychology and Behavior Sciences Collection database.
ARTICLE IN AN INTERNET-ONLY JOURNAL (APA 4.16.72, p. 272)
Author or author’s name if given. (Date of publication). Article
title. Source title. Volume (Issue, if given), Pages. Date of retrieval and URL
Bonac, V.A. (1998). The Problem with Human Nature: Reflections on Communicative
Psychoanalysis. The Electronic Journal of Communicative Psychoanalysis. 1(1).
Retrieved 29 June, 2005, from http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/
2004_07_04_fosblogarchive.html
MAGAZINE ARTICLE (APA 4.16.6, p. 241)
In print
Author or authors’ names. (Date of publication). Article title: First word capitalized only.
Magazine title, Volume, Pages.
Newman, C. (2005, May). Pick your poison. National Geographic, 207, 2-31.
From a library database
Author or authors’ names if given. (Date of publication). Title of article. Title of magazine,
Volume, Pages. Date of retrieval, from name of database.
Bjerklie, D. (2004, April 12). Are buckyballs an environmental hazard? Time, 163, 78.
Retrieved May 31, 2004, from Proquest Research Library database.
BOOK (APA 4.16.23-50, pp. 248-255)
Entire book (APA 4.16.23-32, pp. 248-251)
Author. (Date of publication). Title. City of publication, State abbreviation: Publisher.
Morrison, M. (1997). Foundations of mental health nursing. St. Louis, MO: Mosby.
Chapter in an edited book (APA 4.16.34-37, pp. 252-254)
Author of article or chapter. (Year of publication). Title of article. In Editor or Editors (Eds.),
Title. (page numbers). City of Publication, State: Publisher.
Aiken, B. (1991). A historical sketch of Fort Brown. In M. Kearney (Ed.), Still more
studies in Brownsville history (pp. 3-14). Brownsville, TX: The University of
Texas at Brownsville.
E-Book (NetLibrary; APA 4.16.23-27, pp. 248-249)
Author(s). (Date of publication). Title. City of publication, State abbreviation:
Publisher. Date of retrieval, from name of database.
Clayton, L., & Specht, J. W. (2003). The roots of Texas music. College Station, TX:
Texas A&M University Press. Retrieved June 6, 2004, from NetLibrary database.
Chapter in an E-Book (APA 4.16.34-40, pp. 252-255)
Author. (Date of publication). Article title: Subtitle first word capitalized only. In
Editor or editor's name(s) (Eds.) Book title (pp. ##-##).
City of publication, State abbreviation: Publisher. Retrieved date of
retrieval from name of database.
Powers, T.M. (2005). Ideas, expressions, universals, and particulars: Metaphysics
in the realm of software copyright law. In R.A. Spinello & H.T. Tavani (Eds.),
Intellectual property rights in a networked world: Theory and practice (pp.
99-111). Hershey, PA: Information Science Publishing. Retrieved June 30, 2005,
from NetLibrary Database.
INTERNET DOCUMENT (APA 4.16.75-95, pp. 273-281)
Multipage document created by a private organization (APA 4.16.75, p. 273)
Author or Foundation. (Date of publication). Title. Retrieved Month DD, YYYY, from URL
National Partnership for Workplace Mental Health. (n.d.). Tools. Retrieved July 7, 2005
from http://www.workplacementalhealth.org
Chapter or section in an Internet document (APA 4.16.76, p. 273)
Host or Publishing Institution. (Date of publication). Section or chapter
title. In Publication title (chap. or section if given). Retrieved Month DD, YYYY, from URL
Yahoo Education. (n.d.). Ignominious. In The American heritage dictionary of the English
language. Retrieved June 29, 2005, from http://education.yahoo.com/reference/
dictionary/entry/ignominious.
NEWSPAPER (APA 4.16.89, p. 279)
Newspaper article from the World Wide Web (APA 4.16.89 p. 279)
Author. (Date of publication, if given: YYYY, Month DD). Article title. Newspaper title. Retrieved
Month DD, YYYY, from Web address
Floyd, J.M. (2005, June 26). Gallegos to marry girl next door. Brownsville Herald.
Retrieved June 29, 2005, from http://www.brownsvilleherald.com
Newspaper article from library database (see 4.16.89, p. 279)
Author or authors’ names if given. (date of publication if given). Title of article. Title of
newspaper, Retrieved date of retrieval, from name of database.
Needham, J. (2004, April 18). Brownsville tests the waters of desalination.
San Antonio Express News, Retrieved June 10, 2004, from LexisNexis Academic
Universe database.
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