COSC and BCIS/Computers and the Internet: Finding Information and Articles

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Citing Your Sources

  1. If you use MCC Library's article or research databases, you also need to cite the database in which you found the full-text article. See our library web page called Database Information for your Works Cited.

  2. Other links to style guides on the web:
  3. The Library web site has a very helpful page about citing sources using MLA and other formats called Works Cited & Sources


Citation Examples

Magazine Article from a Library Article Database (referred in MLA Style to Library Subscription Service)

Hamilton, Anita. "Is Facebook Overrated?." Time 03 Dec. 2007: 48+. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. McLennan Comm. College Lib., Waco, TX. 11 January 2008. <http://search.ebscohost.com>.

Journal Article from a Library Article Database (refered in MLA Style to Library Subscription Service)

Skiba, Diane J. "Nursing Education 2.0: Poke Me. Where's Your Face in Space?." Nursing Education Perspectives 28.4 (July 2007): 214-216. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. McLennan Comm. College Lib., Waco, TX. 11 January 2008. <http://search.ebscohost.com/>.

Article in a Magazine (Hard Copy)

Segan, Sascha. "Facebook Kills Your Memories." PC Magazine Jan. 2008: 70.

Article in a Magazine from the Internet

"SmartClassroom." Campus Technology 21 Feb. 2007. <http://www.campustechnology.com/article.aspx?aid=45247>.

Internet Site

"Social Networking." Campus Information Technologies and Educational Services. 12 June-July 2007. University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign. 11 Jan. 2008 <http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/security/beyondbasics/socialnetworking.html>.


Content created August 2004 by Kristen Cook
Updated March 11, 2008