Citing Full-text Articles within Online databases
MLA Style
Use these guidelines when citing journal articles found full-text within an online periodical index such as Academic Search Premier, InfoTrac OneFile, Wilson OmniFile, or LexisNexis. When using MLA style to cite full- text periodical articles from an electronic source, include the following information:
• author(s)
• full title of the article (include subtitle if present)
• title of the journal, magazine, or newspaper
• volume and issue numbers of the journal or magazine
• date of the publication (which may include month and day)
• page numbers
• for a work from a subscription service: the name of the service
• name of any company, institution, or organization sponsoring or associated
with the Web site
• date when the researcher accessed the source
• electronic address, or URL, of the source or, for a subscription service,
the URL of the service's main page (if known) or the keyword assigned by the
service
Examples:
Journal articles
Olsson, Lars. "Labor migration as a prelude to World War I.” International Migration Review (30 1996): 875-900. Academic Search Premier. EBSCOhost. Fairmont State Libraries, Fairmont, WV. 10 April. 2003. <http://search.epnet.com>
Magazine articles
Sagrow, Michael. "An Art Wedded to Truth." The Atlantic Monthly 274 Oct 1994: 116-121. InfoTrac OneFile. GaleGroup. Fairmont State Libraries, Fairmont, WV. 10 Jan. 2003. <http://infotrac.galegroup.com>.
Newspaper articles
Friedman, David. "Public Health: the Danger of Hyping Hazards." Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 1999: M1. LEXIS-NEXIS Academic Universe. Fairmont State Libraries, Fairmont, WV. 5 Aug. 2003. <http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe/>.
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