HOW TO CITE A LIBRARY ONLINE
SERVICE (MLA 5.9.7)

To cite an online library service you will need to know:

1. Author(s)
2. “Title of article, in quotation marks”
3. Title of journal, magazine, or newspaper
4. Volume number and date of publication OR if no volume number is available,
    date of publication, and page(s)
5. Title of online service (i.e., the database name)
6. Name of subscription service or name of company that provides the database
7. Name of library sponsoring the site (e.g., Fullerton College Library)
8. Month Day Year you used or accessed the article
9. Database homepage or website address, also known as the URL (uniform
    resource locator)

The citation is arranged:

Author(s). “Title of Article.” Title of journal, magazine, or newspaper. Volume

     number (date) OR Day Month Year of publication: page numbers. Name of

     Database or Online Service Used. Name of company that provided service.

     Name of Library Day Month Year of access <electronic address>.

Examples:

Kulman, Linda. “He’s Not Gun Shy.” U.S. News & World Report. 6 Oct. 2003: 19.

     MasterFILE Premier. EBSCOhost. Fullerton Coll. Lib. 22 Aug. 2005

     <http://search.ebscohost.com>.

“Cooling Trend in Antarctica.” Futurist May-June 2002: 15. MasterFILE Premier.

     EBSCOhost. Fullerton Coll. Lib. 22 Aug. 2005 <http://search.ebscohost.com>.

Youakim, Sami, and Anthony J. McMichael. “Work-Related Asthma.” American

     Family Physician 64 (2001): 1839-52. MasterFILE Premier. EBSCOhost.

     Fullerton Coll.Lib. 22 Aug. 2005 <http://search.ebscohost.com>.

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