How to Cite an Online Magazine or Journal Article from a Subscription Database
Information to Collect:
- Author(s)
- Article Title
- Name of Magazine (Original Print Source)
- Date Published
- Volume Number (may not apply)
- Issue Number (may not apply)
- Page Number
- Name of database within subscription service (ex: Student Resource Center, General Reference Center Gold, ProQuest, Facts.com, SIRS, Newsbank)
- Name of subscription service (ex: Thompson Gale or ProQuest Information & Learning)
- Name & city/state of library that provides service
- Most recent date of access
- URL – unique URL or database’s search page (ex: <http://infotrac.galegroup.com/>)
Format and Punctuation for Magazine:
Author. "Article Title." Name of Magazine Date of Publication: Page Numbers.
Name of Database. Name of Subscription Service. Amherst Regional High
School Lib., MA. Most Recent Date of Access <URL>.
Example of Magazine:
Perrottet, Tony. "Lost Coast, Found." Outside Winter 2005: 70. ProQuest
Platinum. ProQuest Information and Learning. Amherst Regional High
School Lib., MA. 20 Jan. 2005 <http://proquest.umi.com/login>.
Format and Punctuation for Journal:
Author. "Article Title." Name of Journal Volume Number.Issue Number (Date of
Publication): Page Numbers. Name of Database. Name of Subscription Service.
Amherst Regional High School Lib., MA. 20 Jan. 2005 <http://infotrac.galegroup.com/.>
Example of Journal:
Laudan, Larry. "Wealth and Health." Consumer's Research Magazine 79.11 (Nov.
1996): 36. InfoTrac Student Edition. Thomson Gale. Amherst Regional High
School Lib., MA. 20 Jan. 2005 <http://infotrac.galegroup.com/>.
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