Reference: MLA: Database
Include the author of the article, the name of the article, the original source of the article, the date of publication of the original source, and the page numbers (if given). Then add the information of the database. This includes the name of the database, the name of the service, the name of the library or library system, its location, the date accessed, and the URL of the service.
Format:
Author. "Name of Article." Name of Original Publication Date Published: page number. Name of the Database. Name of the service. Name of the Library or Library System, Location. Date Accessed <URL>.
Author. "Name of Article." Name of Original Publication Date Published: page number. Name of the Database. Name of the service. Name of the Library or Library System, Location. Date Accessed <URL>.
Examples:
- Ruparelia, Vishal. "Going to Medical School." Business Week 5 Mar. 2003: 21-34. Proquest. Northwestern University Library, Evanston, IL. 10 May 2005 <http://www.northwestern.edu>.
- Kaul, Angela. "Car Trends in Houston." Houston Chronicle May 2003. Academic Search Elite. EBSCO. Hinsdale Central Library, Hinsdale, IL. 13 Dec. 2002 <http://www.ebsco.com>.
- If you are using a personal subscription where you have found your source through a keyword
or path search, be sure to describe the search process instead of citing a
particular URL:
- "Africa." Compton's Encyclopedia Online. America Online. 2 Nov. 2004. Keyword: Compton's.
- "Africa." Compton's Encyclopedia Online. America Online. 2 Nov. 2004. Path: Countries; Africa.
