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101 MLA Works Cited Full-Text Database

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How to format your Works Cited page in MLA Style

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Adapted from Duke University’s “Citing Sources” website: <http://library.duke.edu/research/citing/>

Full-text article from a database

Academic OneFile Examples

Newspaper article:

“Where the jobs are.” New York Times 4 May 2009: 4. Academic OneFile. Gale. USC Upstate Lib., Spartanburg, SC. 3 Aug. 2009. <http://find.galegroup.com/>.

Important Elements:

[Author: there is no author] [Article title] “Where the jobs are. [Periodical title] New York Times [Date of publication] 4 May 2009: [Page #s] 4. [Database name] Academic OneFile. [Database provider] Gale. [Library name] U of South Carolina Upstate Lib., [Library city, state] Spartanburg, SC. [Access date] 3 Aug. 2009 [Basic web address] <http://find.galegroup.com>.

Magazine article

Saul, Josh. "Recession Babies." Conde Nast Portfolio May 2009: 53. Academic OneFile. Gale. USC Upstate Lib., Spartanburg, SC. 3 Aug. 2009 <http://find.galegroup.com/>.

Important Elements:

[Author] Saul, Josh. [Article title] “Recession Babies.” [Periodical title] Conde Nast Portfolio [Date of publication] May 2009: [Page #s] 53. [Database name] Academic OneFile. [Database provider] Gale. [Library name] U of South Carolina Upstate Lib., [Library city, state] Spartanburg, SC. [Access date] 3 Aug. 2009  [Basic web address]  <http://find.galegroup.com>.

JSTOR Example

Article from an academic journal

Holton, Woody. “The Ohio Indians and the Coming of the American Revolution in Virginia.” The Journal of Southern History 60.3 (1994): 453-478. JSTOR. U of South Carolina Upstate Lib., Spartanburg, SC. 31 July 1998 <http://www.jstor.org>.

Important Elements:

[Author] Holton, Woody. [Article title] “The Ohio Indians and the Coming of the American Revolution in Virginia.” [Periodical title] The Journal of Southern History [Journal Volume#.Issue#] 60.3 [Date of publication] (1994): [Page #s] 453-478. [Database name] JSTOR. [Library name] U of South Carolina Upstate Lib., [Library city, state] Spartanburg, SC. [Access date] 31 July 1998 [Basic web address] <http://www.jstor.org>.

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