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South Lakes High School Library: Database

Citing a database

 

How do I cite information found in a database?

Common elements to look for include:

  • Author and/or editor names (if available); last names first.

  • "Article name in quotation marks."

  • Title of the website, project, or book in italics.

  • Any version numbers available, including editions (ed.), revisions, posting dates, volumes (vol.), or issue numbers (no.).

  • Publisher information, including the publisher name and publishing date.

  • Take note of any page numbers (p. or pp.) 

  • DOI (if available), otherwise a URL (without the https://) or permalink.

  • Date you accessed the material (Date Accessed). While not required, saving this information it is highly recommended, especially when dealing with pages that change frequently or do not have a visible copyright date.

 

**Databases contain many different types of information.  

  • The following example is for a reference source found in a database: