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Recommend an item 		This is a guide for formatting citations found in ProQuest Direct. Before choosing a citation style, you should check with your instructor.

MLA Style of Citation
 
Source: 

808.02 GIBALDI 1999
Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA handbook for writers of research papers, 5th ed. New York : Modern Language Association of America, 1999.

Format:

Author(s).  "Article Title."  Journal Title.  Volume.Issue (Year): paging or indicator 
of length.   Database Name.   Information supplier.   Library subscriber and location. Access date. URL of supplier's homepage.
Example:
Truesdell, Delores and Amy V Sani. "Nutrition Education And Food For The Homeless--
University Outreach." Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences. 
93.1 (2001): 34 pars. General Research Databases. ProQuest. Skagit Valley Coll. Lib., Mount Vernon. 17 May 2001 <http://www.proquest.umi.com>. 
Referencing citations in text:

(Truesdell and Sani, par. 12)

Additional sources:

808.027 GIBALDI
Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA style manual and guide to scholarly publishing. New York : Modern Language Association of America, 1998.
808.027 WALKER
Walker, Janice R. The Columbia guide to online style. New York : Columbia University Press, c1998.
MLA-style Electronic Citations

 

APA Style Of Citation
  
Source:

808.006615 PUBLICA 2001
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th ed. Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, c2001.

Format:

Author, I. (Year).  Title of article.  Journal Title. volume (issue), paging or indicator of length. 
Retrieved date  from source name and/or address.
Example:
Cohen, L. (2001). 10 tips for teaching how to search the web. American Libraries. 32(10), 44-46.
Retrieved February 14, 2002 from ProQuest/General Research database.
Referencing citations in the text:

If neither paragraph nor page numbers are visible, cite the heading and the number of the paragraph following it to direct the reader to the location of the material.

(Myers, 2000, para. 5)
(Beultler, 2000, Conclusion section, para. 1)

Additional sources:

808.0661AMATO
Amato, Carol J. The world's easiest guide to using the APA : a user-friendly manual for formatting research papers according to the American Psychological Association style guide. Westminster, Calif. : Stargazer Pub. Co., c1998.
APA-style Electronic Reference Formats
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