Online databases collect information from all types of sources: magazines, newspapers, scholarly journals, books, encyclopedias, etc. And some databases produce their own original content. How you cite the information you find on an online database depends on where that information originally came from. 

Therefore, each database citation is going to look a little different.  To make this process easier, we recommend following the formats and examples for each database listed below and/or using EasyBib.  See this page for tips on how to use EasyBib.   


ABC-CLIO: (When using EasyBib, select "Online Database" from the source list and make sure the dropdown box at the top reads "Original database content" for your source type) 

Author Last Name, First Name.  "Title of Article." Database Name. ABC-CLIO, Year of publication (which, for this database,
          is always the current year).  Web. Day Month Year of your visit. <url>.

Examples:
Watts, Tim J.   "Alcohol Abuse: Overview." Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society.  ABC-CLIO, 2010.  Web. 1 Feb. 
         2010. <http://www.issues.abc-clio.com>.

"Thomas Jefferson." American History.  ABC-CLIO, 2010.  Web.  2 Jan. 2010. <http://www.americanhistory.abc-clio.com>.

CQ Researcher: (When using EasyBib, select "Online Database" from the source list and be sure to select "Journal Article" as your source type in the dropdown box at the top) 

Author Last Name, First Name.  "Title of Article."  CQ Researcher  Volume #.Issue # (Year of Publication): page #s.
         CQ Researcher Online.  Web.  Day Month Year of your visit. <http://library.cqpress.com>.  

Example:
Jost, Kenneth. "Gun Violence." CQ Researcher 17.20 (2007): 457-480.  CQ Researcher Online.  Web.  2 Mar. 2009.
         <http://library.cqpress.com>.  

EBSCO Host: (When using EasyBib, select "Online Database" from the source list and, depending on the article, select either "Journal Article" or "Newspaper Article" as your source type in the dropdown box at the top) 

Journal:

Author Last Name, First Name.  "Title of Article."  Name of Journal Volume #.Issue # (Year of Publication): page #s.
         Database Name.  Web.  Day Month Year of your visit. <http://www.search.ebscohost.com>.
Example:
Goodman, Wendy.  "Chocolate Cures Everything."  New York 41.4 (2008): 47-48.  MAS Ultra - School Edition. 
         Web. 4 Aug. 2009.  <http://www.search.ebscohost.com>.

Newspaper:

Author Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Name of Newspaper [City] Day Month Year of Publication, Edition, Section:
           page #.  Database Name.  Web.  Day Month Year of your visit. <http://www.search.ebscohost.com>.
Example:
Vascellaro, Jessica E.  "Google Jolts Telecom Rivals."  Wall Street Journal [New York] 11 Feb. 2010, Eastern ed.: A1-A6. 
         Newspaper Source.  Web.  12 Feb. 2010. <http://www.search.ebscohost.com>.

Galenet:  (When using EasyBib, select "Online Database" from the source list and, depending on the article, select either "Journal Article," "Newspaper Article," or "Encyclopedia Article" as your source type in the dropdown box at the top) 

Journal:

Author Last Name, First Name.  "Title of Article."  Name of Journal  Volume #.Issue # (Year of Publication): page #s. 
        Database Name.  Web.  Day Month Year of your visit.  <http://www.find.galegroup.com>.
Example:
Pethokoukis, James. "Our Long Labor Recession." U. S. News & World Report 146.4 (2009): 18.  Opposing
       Viewpoints Resource Center.  Web.  20 Aug. 2009.  <http://www.find.galegroup.com>.

Newspaper:

Author Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Name of Newspaper [City] Day Month Year of Publication, Edition, Section:
           page #.  Database Name.  Web.  Day Month Year of your visit. <http://www.find.galegroup.com>.
Example:
"Area schools honor the past." Brunswick News [Brunswick, GA] 10 Feb. 2010: n. pag. Opposing Viewpoints Resource
         Center. Web. 12 Feb. 2010. <http://www.find.galegroup.com>.

Encyclopedia / Reference:

Author Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Name of Reference Book. Edition. Volume. Place of Publication: Publisher,
         Year of Publication. Page #s (if printed). Database Name. Web. Day Month Year of visit.
          <http://www.find.galegroup.com>.
Example:
"George Washington."  Encyclopedia of World Biography.  2nd ed. Vol. 17. N.p.: Gale Research, 1998. 1-2. Biography
         Resource Center.  Web.  11 Sept. 2008.  <http://www.find.galegroup.com>.

Global Issues in Context: (When using EasyBib, select "Online Database" from the source list and, depending on the article, select either "Journal Article," "Newspaper Article," or "Encyclopedia Article" as your source type in the dropdown box at the top) 

Journal:

Author Last Name, First Name.  "Title of Article."  Name of Journal  Volume #.Issue # (Year of Publication): page #s. 
       Global Issues In Context.  Web.  Day Month Year of your visit.  <http://www.find.galegroup.com/gic>.
Example:
Lee, Thomas. "Deadly gold." World Policy Journal 27.3 (2010): 67+. Global Issues In Context. Web. 29 Nov. 2010.
_____<http://www.find.galegroup.com/gic>.

Newspaper:

Author Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Name of Newspaper [City] Day Month Year of Publication, Edition, Section:
           page #. Global Issues In Context.  Web.  Day Month Year of your visit. <http://www.find.galegroup.com/gic>.
Example:
"'Illegal' mining: Showcause notices to two firms." Pioneer [New Delhi, India] 28 Nov. 2010. Global Issues In Context. Web. _____29 Nov. 2010. <http://www.find.galegroup.com/gic>.

Encyclopedia / Reference:

Author Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Name of Reference Book. Edition. Volume. Place of Publication: Publisher,
         Year of Publication. Page #s (if given or printed). Global Issues In Context. Web. Day Month Year of visit.
          <http://www.find.galegroup.com/gic>.
Example:
"Mexico." Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations. Ed. Timothy L. Gall and Susan Bevan Gall. Online ed. Detroit: _____U*X*L, 2009. Global Issues In Context. Web. 29 Nov. 2010. <http://www.find.galegroup.com/gic>.

GREENR: (When using EasyBib, select "Online Database" from the source list and, depending on the article, select either "Journal Article," "Newspaper Article," or "Encyclopedia Article" as your source type in the dropdown box at the top) 

Journal:

Author Last Name, First Name.  "Title of Article."  Name of Journal  Volume #.Issue # (Year of Publication): page #s. 
       Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources.  Web.  Day Month Year of your visit.___________<http://www.find.galegroup.com/grnr>.
Example:
Petheram, L., et al. "'Strange changes': Indigenous perspectives of climate change and adaptation in NE Arnhem Land _____(Australia)." Global Environmental Change 20.4 (2010): 681+. Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and _____Natural Resources. Web. 29 Nov. 2010. <http://www.find.galegroup.com/grnr>.

Newspaper:

Author Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Name of Newspaper [City] Day Month Year of Publication, Edition, Section:
           page #. Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources.  Web.  Day Month Year of your __________visit. <http://www.find.galegroup.com/grnr>.
Example:
"Probe into foreign farm investment." Australian [National, Australia] 24 Nov. 2010: 7. Global Reference on the _______________Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources. Web. 29 Nov. 2010. <http://www.find.galegroup.com/grnr>.

Encyclopedia / Reference:

Author Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Name of Reference Book. Edition. Volume. Place of Publication: Publisher,
         Year of Publication. Page #s. Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources. Web. Day Month _____Year of visit. <http://www.find.galegroup.com/grnr>.
Example:
Buhi, Lori Keeling. "Food Insecurity." Nutrition and Well-Being A to Z. Ed. Delores C.S. James. Vol. 1. New York: Macmillan _____Reference USA, 2004. 228-231. Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources. Web. 29 _____Nov. 2010 . <http://www.find.galegroup.com/grnr>.

JSTOR:  (When using EasyBib, select "Online Database" from the source list and be sure to select "Journal Article" as your source type in the dropdown box at the top) 

Author Last Name, First Name.  "Title of Article." Name of Journal Volume #.Issue # (Year of Publication): page #s.
         JSTOR Online.  Web.  Day Month Year of your visit. <http://www.jstor.org>.

Example:
Stafford, Jane.  "The Evolution of Smiles and Frowns."  The Science News-Letter 21.563 (1932): 54-55.  JSTOR
       Online. Web.  15 Nov. 2009. <http://www.jstor.org>.

Latino American Experience: (When using EasyBib, select "Online Database" from the source list and make sure the dropdown box at the top reads "Original database content" for your source type) 

Author Last Name, First Name.  "Title of Article." The American Mosaic: The Latino American Experience. ABC-CLIO, Year
         of publication (which, for this database, is always the current year).  Web. Day Month Year of your visit. <url>.

Example:
Espino, Virginia. "Madrigal v. Qulligan." The American Mosaic: The Latino American Experience. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web.
         4 Oct. 2010. <http://latinoamerican.abc-clio.com/>.

Pop Culture Universe:  (When using EasyBib, select "Online Database" from the source list and select "Encyclopedia Article" as your source type in the dropdown box at the top)
 
Author Last Name, First Name.  "Title of Article." Pop Culture Universe: Icons, Idols, Ideas. ABC-CLIO, Year of publication           (which, for this database, is always the current year).  Web. Day Month Year of your visit. <url>.

Example:
Maghbouleh, Neda. "Television Shows and American Culture." Pop Culture Universe: Icons, Idols, Ideas. ABC-CLIO, 2010.          Web. 4 Oct. 2010. <http://popculture.abc-clio.com/>.

S.I.R.S. Knowledge Source:  (When using EasyBib, select "Online Database" from the source list and, depending on the article, select either "Journal Article" or "Newspaper Article" as your source type in the dropdown box at the top) 

Journal:

Author Last Name, First Name.  "Title of Article."  Name of Journal Volume #.Issue # (Year of Publication): page #s.
         Database Name.  Web.  Day Month Year of your visit. <www.sks.sirs.com>.
Example:
Gura, Trisha.  "Addicted to Starvation."  Scientific American Mind 19.3 (2008): 60-67.  SIRS Researcher.  Web.
       22 Jan. 2009. <www.sks.sirs.com>.

Newspaper:

Author Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Name of Newspaper [City] Day Month Year of Publication, Edition, Section:
           page #.  Database Name.  Web.  Day Month Year of your visit. <www.sks.sirs.com>.
Example:
Cernetig, Miro. "Northern Tragedy." Toronto Star [Toronto, Canada] 28 Feb. 2004: F1+.  SIRS Researcher.  Web. 7 Mar.
          2009.  <www.sks.sirs.com>.