These are examples of basic citations in  APA, CBE, Chicago style, and MLA formats.  Use these for all the fulltext databases Fintel Library subscribes to such as Electric Library, Expanded Academic, Factiva,  LexisNexis, Newsbank, PsycArticles, etc. 

Also given here are examples for fulltext books taken from NetLibrary, photos and visuals taken from Accunet/AP MultiMedia Archive, and a graphic taken from the Web. 

For a more complete explanation and more examples see the links to the individual databases and the major online guides following these examples. 

FULLTEXT JOURNAL ARTICLES

APA STYLE
Author last name, initials.  (year).  Title.  Journal name volume(issue):pp-pp.  Retrieved from database name on the World Wide Web:  URL of database

Example:

Turner, C W.  (1946).  The Virginia Central Railroad at War, 1861-1865.  The Journal of Southern History 12(4):510-533.   Retrieved from the JSTOR database on the World Wide Web: http://www.jstor.org/

CBE STYLE - BASED ON NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE FORMAT

Citation-Sequence method

Author last name, first initial.  Title of article.  Name of Journal year;vol:pages.  <URL>  Date of access.

Example:

Drolet, A, Morris, M. Rapport in conflict resolution: accounting for how face-to-face contact fosters mutual cooperation in mixed-motive conflicts. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 2000;36:26-50. <http://www.idealibrary.com> Accessed 2002 October 10.

CBE STYLE

Name-Year method

Author last name, first initial.  Year.  Title of article.  Journal name vol:pages.  <URL>  Date of access.

Example:

Drolet, A, Morris, M. 2000. Rapport in conflict resolution: accounting for how face-to-face contact fosters mutual cooperation in mixed-motive conflicts. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 36:26-50. <http://www.idealibrary.com> Accessed 2002 October 10.

CHICAGO STYLE
Author last name, first name initial.  month year.  "title of article."  Journal name vol. number(issue), pp.  Available:  database name.  Address:  URL of database

Example:

Turner, Charles W.  November 1946.  "The Virginia Central Railroad at War, 1861-1865."  The Journal of Southern History Vol. 12(4), p. 510-533.  Available:  JSTOR database.  ADDRESS:  http://www.jstor.org/
 

MLA STYLE
Author's last name, first name initial.  "Title of article."  Name of Journal vol.issue number (year): pp-pp.  Database name.  Name of library, college name, city, state of library.  Date of access.  <URL of database>

Example:

Turner, Charles W.  "The Virginia Central Railroad at War, 1861-1865."  The Journal of Southern History 12.4 (1946): 510-533.  JSTOR.  Fintel Library, Roanoke College, Salem, VA.  10 Oct 2002.  <http://www.jstor.org/>

FULLTEXT BOOKS - NETLIBRARY

APA Style

Author.  (Print version publication date in parenthesis).  Title in italics or underlined.  Publication Place (print): Publisher.  Retrieved date, from source: URL address

• Example:

  Kerr, Jessica.  (1997).  Shakespeare's Flowers.  Boulder CO: Johnson Books.  Retrieved October 10, 2002, from netLibrary: http://www.netLibrary.com

  MLA STYLE

  Author's last name, first name.  Title of book.  Place of publication: publisher.  Online source.  Name of library, institution, city, and state.  Date of access <URL>

  Example:

  Kerr, Jessica.  Shakespeare's Flowers.  Boulder, CO: Johnson. netLibrary.  Fintel Library, Roanoke College, Salem, VA.  10 Oct 2002 <http://www.netLibrary.com>

   

  ACCUNET/APMULTIMEDIA ARCHIVE
  
  The subject of the image is listed first, followed by the date it was taken or created. The retrieval statement is then added.
  
  Abraham Lincoln, General McClellan and his staff at Antietam, Maryland (1862). Retrieved April 12, 2001, from AccuNet/AP Multimedia Archive online database (photo database, Item APA1774699).
  
  Graphic that shows the letter of regret from Washington over the collision of a U.S. spy plane with the Chinese fighter (2001). Retrieved April 12, 2001, from AccuNet/AP Multimedia Archive online database (graphic database, Item 15780).

   

  GRAPHIC FROM THE WEB

  Graphic from a Web page taken from The Columbia Guide to Online Style by Janice R. Walker and Todd Taylor, Columbia University Press 1998 which is on Permanent Reserve in Fintel Library.
  Humanities style

  Pietro Vannucci, called il Perugino.  Madonna Enthroned with Child and the Saints John the Baptist and Sebastian.  1493.  Galleria degli Uffizi.  http://www.uffizi.firenze.it/Dipinti/perugmad15.jpeg  (14 October 2002).

   

  DATABASE HELP GUIDES

  AccuNet/AP Multimedia Archive

  http://ap.accuweather.com/apphoto/userguide_reference.htm

  Infotrac Onefile, Expanded Academic ASAP

  http://web6.infotrac.galegroup.com/itw/infomark/102/105/75448139w6/4!help_Citation_Styles

  LexisNexis

  http://support.lexis-nexis.com/academic/Record.asp?ARTICLEID+Academic_citing_refs

  Newsbank

  http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=help&f_helppage=howToCite

   

  MAJOR ONLINE STYLE GUIDES

  American Chemical Society

  http://pubs.acs.org/books/references.shtml

  American Psychology Association

  http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html

  National Library of Medicine Recommended Formats for Bibliographic Citation Supplement: Internet Formats

  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/formats/internet.pdf

  Online! A reference guide to using internet sources (Includes MLA, APA, Chicago, and CBE)

  http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/index.html

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