Online Subscription Databases:

 

To document an article or other material accessed through a library or institutional subscription service which provides original content,such as ABC CLIO, provide the following information:

1. Author Last Name, First Name (if given) followed by period.
2. "Article Title", each major word capitalized (in quotes) followed by period.
3. Title of the Database, each major word capitalized, (italicized) followed by period.
4. Producer of database followed by period.
   
5. Date of publication if given followed by period.
6. Medium of publication consulted followed by period (online databases will always be Web.)
7. Date of Access (day, month, and year) followed by period.

"William Shakespeare." World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web.
       14 Mar. 2011.

 

 

To document an article or other material accessed through a library or institutional subscription service (paid databases) such as Proquest or EBSCO, provide the following information:

1.  Publication information for the source as given in print formats
2. Title of the database (italicized) followed by period
3. Medium of publication consulted followed by period (online databases will always be Web.)
4. Date of Access (day, month, and year) followed by period.  

Evangelista, Stefano. "Victorian and Edwardian Responses to the
     Italian Renaissance." Victorian Studies 46.4 (2006): 729-31. Academic Search
     Premier. Web. 12 Mar. 2007.

Online newspaper:

1. Author's name
2. "Full Title of the Article" in quotations
3. Title of newspaper italicized , ignoring leading articles such as a , the or an
4. Publisher or sponsor of the site; if not available, use N.p. include this even if same as 3 followed by comma
5. Date (format is day, month year as given)
6. Medium of publication consulted ( Web.)
7. Date of Access (day, month, and year) followed by period.

 McDonald, Mark. “South Korea Cancels Satellite Launch.” New York Times.
     New York Times, 19 Aug. 2009. Web. 19 Aug. 2009.

Online Reference Book:

1. Author's name (if available)
2. Title of book underlined
3. Publication information for original print version, if given . (Format same as for book in print)
4. Title of the database or Web site (italicized)
5. Medium of publication consulted (Web)
6. Date of access (day, month, and year)
   

Gray, Henry. Anatomy of the Human Body. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger,
     1918. Google Book Search. Web. 2 Aug. 2009 .

Website:

1. Author's name (if available)
2. Title of the work (italicized if the work is independent; in quotation marks if the work is part of a larger work)
3. Title of the overall Web site (italicized), if distinct from item 2
4. Version or edition used
5. Publisher or sponsor of the site; if not available, use N.p.
6. Date of publication (day, month, and year, as available); if nothing is available, use n.d.
7. Medium of publication (Web)
8. Date of access (day, month, and year)

“Introductory Essay.” Shaping the Values of Youth: Sunday School Books in 19th Century America.
     Michigan State University Libraries, 2008. Web. 19 Aug. 2009.

Online Works of Art:

1. Author's name (if available)
2. Title of the work (italicized )
3. Date of composition (if the year is unknown, write N.d.)
4. Name the institution that houses the work (e.g., a museum), or, for a work in a private collection, give the name of the collection (Collection of . . .) if available
5. Name of the city where the institution or collection is located if available
6. Title of the database or Web site (italicized)
7. Medium of publication (Web)
8. Date of access (day, month, and year)

Smith, Greg. Rhesus Monkeys in the Zoo N.d. Monkey
     Picture Gallery. Web. 3 May 2003.