Science 5: Famous Scientists (Balzer): Using Online Databases

To create a citation for a database, you will need:

• The Author's Name
  Look at the top or bottom of the article (some articles won't list an author -- that's OK for an encyclopedia)
• The Article's Title
  Look at the top of the article
• The Title of the Publication
  Look at the top or the side of the article
• The Name of the Publisher
  Look at the top or side of the article
• The Date of Publication
  Look at the top or side of the article
• The Name of the Database
  Look at the top or bottom of the page (do not include if it's the same as the Title of Publication)
• The URL
  Copy & paste from the browser bar
• The Date You Found It
  Look at a calendar :)

Your information should appear in this order:

Author’s Name (if you can find one). “Article Title.” Title of Publication, Name of Publisher, Date of Publication. Name of Database (unless the same as the Title of Publication), URL. Your Date of Access.

Example:

Spicer, Dag. "Lovelace, Ada." World Book Student, World Book, 2017, www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar738619. Accessed September 1, 2017.