PCC MLA Handout

Created by PCC librarians

Citing electronic sources

Journal article from an online database
PATTERN:  Author(s) of article.  “Title of Article.”  Title of Journal.  volume number.  (year of publication):  page number(s).  Name of Database.  Name of Service.  Name and city of library providing access.  Date accessed.  <Web address of service, if available.>
EXAMPLE:
 Baker, Amy J. L. “Fostering Stories: Why Caseworkers, Foster Parents, and Foster Children Should Read Stories About Being in Foster Care.” American Journal of Family Therapy 35.2 (2007): 151-165. Academic Search Premier.  EBSCO.   Portland Community College Library, Portland, OR.  5 April 2007.   <http://www.ebscohost.com>

Magazine or newspaper article from an online database
Lombardi, Kate S.  “Make New Friends Online and You Won’t Start College Friendless.”  New York Times.   21 Mar.  2007, late (East Coast) ed.:  B7.  New York Times.  ProQuest.  Portland Community College Library, Portland, OR.  6 April 2007.  <http://www.proquest.com>

Article in an online scholarly journal (only available online)
Johansen-Berg, Heidi, and Donna M Lloyd. "The Physiology and Psychology of Selective Attention to Touch." Frontiers in Bioscience 5 (2000): 49 pars. 1 Nov. 2000.  <http://www.bioscience.org/2000/v5/d/berg/fulltext.htm>.

A page on a website
PATTERN:  Author (if available). Name of Page. Name of Site. Date of Posting/Revision. Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site. Date of Access <electronic address>. [Not all of this information may be available. Be as complete as you can.]
EXAMPLE:
 “Who Invented the TV Dinner?”  Everyday Mysteries:  Fun Science Facts From the Library of Congress. 1 March 2007. Library of Congress.  5 April 2007.  <http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/tvdinner.html>.

ebook (electronic book)
Panno, Joseph.  Animal Cloning:  The Science of Nuclear Transfer.  New York:  Facts on File, 2005.  Portland Community College Libraries, Portland, OR.  18 April 2007.  <http://www.netlibrary.com>.

Citing print sources

Book with One Author
Herold, Eve.  Stem Cell Wars:  Inside Stories from the Front Lines.New York:  Palgrave MacMillan, 2006.

Book with more than one author
Christensen, Terry, and Tom Hogan-Esch.  Local Politics:  A Practical Guide to Governing at the Grassroots.  Armonk, NY:  M.E. Sharpe, 2006.

Edited book
Baur, Michael and Steven Baur, eds.  The Beatles and Philosophy:  Nothing You Think That Can’t Be Thunk.  Chicago:  Open Court, 2006.

Journal article (If you are citing a printed copy)
Collins, Lisa Gail. “Activists Who Yearn for Art That Transforms: Parallels in the Black Arts and Feminist Art Movements in the United States.”  Signs:  Journal of Women in Culture & Society31.3 (2006):  717-752.

Magazine or newspaper article (If you are citing a printed copy)
Greenhouse, Linda.  “Justices Say E.P.A. Has Power to Act on Harmful Gases.”  New York Times  3  Apr. 2007:  A1.

Book article or chapter
Gardner, Sarah.  “The Impact of Sprawl on the Environment and Human Health.”  Urban Sprawl:  A Comprehensive Reference Guide.  Ed. David C. Soule.  Westport, CT:  Greenwood Press, 2006.  240-259.

Article from a Multi-volume Encyclopedia
Mojuetan, B. A.  “Morocco:  Economy and Society, Nineteenth Century.”  Encyclopedia of African History.  Ed. Kevin Shillington.  3 vols.  New York:  Fitzroy Dearborn, 2005

Related:
How to Cite Sources, RefWorks