APA Format

HOW TO CITE, IN APA FORM, AN ARTICLE
OUT OF A FULL-TEXT DATABASE SUBSCRIBED
TO BY THE MOORPARK COLLEGE LIBRARY

When using an article reprinted in one of our electronic indexes, you will cite it in a way that lets your reader know precisely where you found the information. The following are some examples of suggested methods of citation you may want to use in your "References" page:

Author. (date). Title of the article. Name of the periodical, vol. number, pages.

Retrieved (date you viewed the article), from (name of the electronic index) database.

If you used the InfoTrac OneFile:

Here is an example of a citation to a full-text journal article:

Dixon, C. (2004). Plus/minus grading: If given a choice. College Student Journal

38, 280. Retrieved March 10, 2005, from InfoTrac OneFile database.

If you used eLibrary:

Here is an example of a citation to a full-text magazine article:

Fisher, A. (2003, July 7). I'm working as hard as I can, but it's not enough for my boss.

Fortune, 148, 154. Retrieved March 10, 2005, from eLibrary database.

If you used Proquest National Newspapers:

Here is an example of a citation to a full-text newspaper article:

Ginsberg, S., & Morello, C. (2005, January 7). As hybrid cars multiply, so do

carpooling gripes. Washington Post, p. A1. Retrieved March 10, 2005,

from Proquest National Newspapers database.

NEED ADDITIONAL HELP?

Need some additional help with APA citation style? Try the following websites. There are some excellent instructions on how to do a References page.

APA Online: APAstyle.org

http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html

Psych Web; APA Style Resources created by Russell Dewey

http://www.psywww.com/resource/apacrib.htm

Duke University Libraries

http://www.lib.duke.edu/libguide/works_cited

Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus Library: Citation style for research papers

http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citapa.htm

University of Southern Mississippi Libraries: APA style guide, 5th edition

http://www.lib.usm.edu/help/style_guides/apa.html

Prepared by M. LaBarge, 8/06