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Articles from the HCC library's tronic resources come from different kinds of sources, such as journals, magazines, newspapers, and encyclopedias. Most of these sources are available in paper formats, too. Therefore, when you put an article from an electronic resource on your works cited list or bibliography, you must add some extra information to explain that you got the article online rather than on paper.
Journal, magazine, and newspaper articles should be cited just as they would be in print formats, followed by the date you retrieved the article and the proper name of the database. Always pay particular attention to format and punctuation.
APA style differs primarily from MLA style in that the date is always the second item in your citation. APA is used primarily in sciences and social sciences, and these disciplines require that the information used in research be up-to-date.
Examples
Professional/Scholarly Journal Article
| Furlong, M., & Morrison, G. (2000). The school in school violence: Definitions and facts. |
| | Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 8(2), 71. Retrieved from Academic |
| | OneFile database. |
| Kennelly, J. (2000). The specialist role of the music therapist in developmental |
| programs for hospitalizaed children. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 14(2), |
| | 56-59. doi:10.1067/mph.2000.101838 |
Magazine Articles: Monthly and Weekly Magazines
| Peele, S. (1996, September/October). Recovering from an all-or-nothing approach to |
| | alcohol. Psychology Today, 29, 35-41. Retrieved from Academic OneFile |
| | database. |
| Getz, A. (2000, October 30). Out in the cold: Travel nightmare: Far from home with a |
| | frozen credit-card account. Newsweek, 86, 102. Retrieved from Academic OneFile |
| | database. |
Newspaper Article
| Dillin, J. (2000, October 31). Independent voters are helping Bush to pull ahead. |
| | Christian Science Monitor, p. 2. Retrieved from LexisNexis Academic database. |
Encyclopedia Article
Begin with the author if one is given at the beginning or end of the article; otherwise, start with the title, which is simply the word or words you looked up:
| Hubble Space Telescope. (2007). In Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved from |
| | Encyclopaedia Britannica Online database. |
Further Information
Consult the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th ed., Ready Reference BF76.7 .P83 2001. Also please consult the APA Style Guide to Electronic References, Ready Reference BF76.7 .A63 2007. Or to see examples of citations from different types of online sources go to http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html
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