Online Library Research

Online resources in the EPCC Libraries for English 1301/1302

Module1: Finding your way
Module2: Books and more
Module 3: E-Books
Module4: Article Databases
Module 5: Web Savvy
Module 6: Citing Sources
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How to Cite Sources

Where to get help

Research handbooks typically have sample papers with Works Cited pages on which you can model your research papers. Here are examples of both the MLA and APA styles.

For an online presentation by an EPCC instructor of the MLA Works Cited system, consult: http://www.epcc.edu/Faculty/joeo/classrooms/research_slides.html

A citation for an online source contains all the information that a regular citation has but also includes the date an item is accessed and the URL in angle brackets.

Here is an example of a citation using MLA style:

Uríbarri, Fátima. "Harry Potter Engancha a 35 Millones de
          Lectores: Hechizados por la Lectura."  Epoca
         10 Dec. 2000: 70. Informe.  Gale Group. E.P.C.C. Libraries,
         El Paso, TX. 11 Apr. 2001
         <http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb?db=IFME>.

For examples on how to cite from the online databases using MLA style, go to the Northwest Library page Citing Online Sources MLA Style. For citing print sources, go to the Northwest Library page Citing Print Sources MLA Style. For more information,
consult James D. Lester's "Citing Cyberspace": http://www.apsu.edu/~lesterj/CYBER3.HTM. The Modern Language Association's website is http://www.mla.org

Here is an example of a citation of a journal article using APA style:

Mills, N. (2001). Re-inventing life: xenotransplantation.
        Journal of the American Medical Association, 42,
        993-99.  Retrieved June 20, 2001, from FirstSearch database
        (Health Source) on the World Wide Web:
         http://firstsearch.oclc.org/next=%first

For more information, see the EPCC Library's page Citing Online Sources APA Style.  The American Psychiatric Association's website for help with their style is:  http://www.apastyle.org/

An easy way to create citations is using Citationmachine.com (http://citationmachine.net/)

Tutorial created by Monica Wong, Head Librarian, Northwest Campus Library
915/831-8840 | monicaw@epcc.edu

Technical Consultant: Joe Old , El Paso Community College

This site was created as part of the Integrating Technical Contexts into Academic Programs (ITAC) Project.
Funds for the program were provided by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under the auspices
of the federal Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998.

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