Some clues to look for when Database has several different types of sources
Is there a pre-formatted citation at the bottom of the entry with one or more of the following characteristics?
Reference Source (originally in print)Racenis, Patricia V. "Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)." The Gale Encyclopedia of Science.Ed. K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner. 5th ed. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale,2014. Science in Context. Web. 1 Sept. 2014.
The Ed. in this citation stands for editor. The 5th ed. means that is the fifth edition of a book. Farmington Hills, MI is the city where thepublisher is located. Gale is the publisher. Editors, numbered editions, a city and a publisher name, especially in this order, means that you have a reference source that was originally in printed form. Green, Alice S., et al. "Cats are Able to Adapt Protein Oxidation to Protein Intake Provided their Requirement for Dietary Protein is Met1,2." The Journal of nutrition 138.6 (2008): 1053-60. ProQuest. Web. 1 Sep. 2014. The 138.6 (2008) means that this is volume 138 and issues 6 of the journal. The issue was published in year 2008. This date format is unique to journal citations. Cite it as a Reference Source (originally in print). MagazineSowell, Thomas. "Gun-Control Crowd Misuses Fear Factor to Distort the Truth." Insight on the News Nov 2002: 50-1. ProQuest. Web. 1 Sep. 2014 .
The Nov 2002 indicates that this article from the November 2002 issue of the Insight on the News magazine. Magazines are typically published on a weekly or monthly basis. Cite it as a Magazine. NewspaperPegoraro, Rob. "Apple Gets It Right with Sleek, Smart IPod Music Player." Washington Post 2 Nov. 2001, Final ed., sec. E: 1. ProQuest Research Library. Web. 2 Sept. 2014. <http://search.proquest.com/docview/
409199377/>. The 2 Nov 2001 means that this is the issue of the paper published on November 2, 2001. Newspapers are generally printed daily (sometimes weekly). Unique to newspaper citations are the inclusion of an edition of the paper and a section letter or number. The Final ed. means that this is probably one of several editions of the same paper printed that day. The sec. E: 1 means that this article is from section E, page 1 of the paper. Cite it as a Newspaper. JournalGreen, Alice S., et al. "Cats are Able to Adapt Protein Oxidation to Protein Intake Provided their Requirement for Dietary Protein is Met1,2." The Journal of nutrition 138.6 (2008): 1053-60. ProQuest. Web. 1 Sep. 2014.
The 138.6 (2008) means that this is volume 138 and issues 6 of the journal. The issue was published in year 2008. This date format is unique to journal citations. Cite it as a Journal. Anthology / CollectionWolitzer, Hilma. "Richard Russo's Tale of a Reckless Father and a Sensitive Son." Chicago Tribune Books (30 Oct. 1988): 1. Rpt. in Contemporary Literary Criticism. Ed. Janet Witalec. Vol. 181. Detroit: Gale, 2004. Literature Resource Center. Web. 1 Sept. 2014.
Notice that this citation combines a newspaper and a book citation. The Chicago Tribune and the date format should be familiar as a newspaper citation. The Ed. for editor, the Detroit: Gale is the city of publication of the book and the publisher name. The designation Rpt. means reprint. The newspaper article was reprinted in volume 181 (Vol. 181) of the book series Contemporary Literary Criticism. Cite an Anthology / Collection. |
Is there an icon or tab in the search results or information in the article that indicates the source type?
Example from SIRS Issues Researcher1. The search results in this database have icons next to each article that indicated the source type.
2. On the left side of the search results is a legend which explains the meaning of each icon. Example from Biography in Context3. The page of search results in Biography in Context are broken into well defined sections according to the type of resources. An icon like this is at the top of each set of results
Example from ProQuest Research Library4. Some databases like ProQuest Research Library have information about the article at the bottom of the article itself. In this example, the Source Type is listed in the long list of information at the bottom of the article.
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