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• How NCLIVE Article Citations are Unique


• APA Style Format for NCLIVE Articles


• MLA Style Format for NCLIVE Articles


• NCLIVE Database Names and Vendors


• Online Help

How NCLIVE Article Citations are Unique

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Most articles accessed through NCLIVE are electronic copies of paper articles retrieved from what are called "aggregated databases." The URLs or electronic addresses for NCLIVE articles are very long and contain question marks or other non-alphabetical characters. If correctly copied or pasted, URLs for some NCLIVE databases will link directly to the article. For other NCLIVE databases, however, the URL will only link to the original search screen from which the article was retrieved, but not to the article itself. The article must then be found through the search screen using the key words of the article title and the title of the magazine or journal. Most NCLIVE articles do not reveal page numbering.

Examples of the format of a citation for an NCLIVE magazine article according to two style manuals adopted at Barton College are listed below:

• In the List of References, the citation for an NCLIVE magazine or journal article should include:
Author last name, First initial. Middle initial. (Year of Magazine).
Title of Article. Magazine Name,
Volume Number, pages.
Retrieved Month day, Year, from Name of database.

Example:
Mellers, B. A. (2000). Choice and the relative pleasure of consequences.
Psychological Bulletin, 126, 910-924. Retrieved December 15, 2003, from
PsycARTICLES database.

The citation in the text for a specific part of the same article should include:

(Last name of Author, Year of Publication, ¶ #)

Explanation: ¶ is the symbol for "paragraph," followed by the number (#) of the paragraph cited from within the electronic NCLIVE article. If neither paragraph nor page numbers are visible in the electronic text, cite the section heading and paragraph number.

Example:
(Beutler, 2000, Conclusion section, ¶ 1)

• The Works Cited entry for an NCLIVE magazine or journal article should include:
Author's last name, first name. "Title of Article."
Magazine/Journal Title Volume.Issue (Year):pages. Name of Database.
Name of Database Vendor. Day Month Year of Access <NCLIVE home page
address>.

Explanation: The volume and issue number in academic journals that do not use continuous pagination (in other words, they begin every issue with page one) are reflected in citations as a decimal (therefore, volume 35 issue number 2 is cited as 35.2 in the example below).
Example:

Bradley, Keith. "Romanitas and the Roman Family: The Evidence of Apuleius's
Apology." Canadian Journal of History 35.2 (2000):215-239.

Academic Search Premier. EBSCOhost. 12 Feb. 2004 <www.nclive.org>.

The citation in the text for a specific part of an NCLIVE article should include:

(Author's Last Name page #)

Explanation: "page #" above refers to page number of the printout of the article. (For example, if what you're citing occurs on page 13 of your printout, regardless of the original article page number, you would use "13" in your citation within the text of your paper for the page number.) Note: There is only a space, no punctuation, between the author's last name and the page number, as shown below:

Example:

(Bradley 13)

NCLIVE Database Names and Vendors

Sometimes identifying the name of an NCLIVE database and locating the name of its vendor can be a challenge. For help with identifying both of these, see our Identifying NCLIVE Database Names and Vendors page.

Online Help

For more detailed information on variations according to types of publications, number of authors, etc., see both manuals, which can be checked out on reserve at the Circulation Desk, or visit the following web sites:

• Frequently Asked Questions About MLA Style by the Modern Language Association of America.
• Electronic References by the American Psychological Association.
• Citing Sources Within Your Paper by Duke University Libraries.

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