Science

MLA Citation: Science

This information will help you create citations for the district's general databases listed under Science.

Instructions: Click on the link for the database you used to see specific citation guidelines and examples. Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior Encyclopedia of Food and Culture Endangered Species of North America Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia Science in Context Teen Health and Wellness

 

Drugs, Alcohol and Addictive Behavior

What to include:	Author Last Name, First (if available). "Article Title." Title of Reference Book. Editor.      City: Publisher, Copyright date. Name of Database. Web. Date of access.
Sample citation:	Brower, Kirk. "Anabolic Steroids." Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive      Behavior. Ed. Rosalyn Carson-DeWitt, M.D. 2nd ed. New York: Macmillan      Reference USA, 2001. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 17 Nov. 2010.

Encyclopedia of Food and Culture

What to include:	Author Last Name, First (if available). "Article Title." Title of Reference Book. Editor.      City: Publisher, Copyright date. Name of Database. Web. Date of access.
Sample citation:	Santino, Jack. "Halloween." Encyclopedia of Food and Culture. Ed. Solomon H. Katz.      New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2003. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 17      Nov. 2010.

Endangered Species of North America

What to include:	Author Last Name, First (if available). "Article Title." Title of Reference Book. Editor.      City: Publisher, Copyright date. Name of Database. Web. Date of access.
Sample citation:	"Endangered Species Act."  Endangered Species. Eds. Sonia Benson and Rob Nagel.      Detroit: U*X*L*, 2004. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 17 Nov. 2010.

Science in Context

Reference Book from Science in Context
What to include:	Author Last Name, First (if available). "Article title." Title of Original Source. Editor. City:      Publisher, Date published. Name of Database. Web. Date of access.
Sample citation:	Hendrick, Robert. "The Origin of Human Flight." Science and Its Times. Ed. Neil      Schlager and Josh Lauer. Vol. 4. Gale, 2001. Gale Science in Context.      Web. 18 Nov. 2010.

Magazine Article from Science in Context   What to include: Author Last Name, First (if available). "Article title." Title of Original Source Copyright      date: pages. Name of Database. Web. Date of access.    Sample citation: Gorman, Jessica. "Faster, Better, Cleaner?" Science News 8 Sept. 2001: 156.      Gale Science in Context. Web. 18 Nov. 2010.

Newspaper Article from Science in Context
What to include:	Author Last Name, First (if available). "Article title." Title of Newspaper [City, if needed]      Copyright/Publishing date, edition (if given, abbreviate ed.), sec. letter or number:      page (if more than one page, add plus(+) sign. Name of Database. Web. Date of      access.
Sample citation:	Nossiter, Adam. "New Orleans Population is Reduced Nearly 60%." New York Times 7      Oct 2006, sec. A: 9. Gale Science in Context. Web. 18 Nov. 2010.

 

Teen Health and Wellness

 

What to include:	Author Last Name, First (if available). "Article Title." Title of Reference Book. Editor.      City: Publisher, Copyright date. Name of Database. Web. Date of access.
Sample citation:	Davis, Leighton. "Friendship for Girls." Teen Health and Wellness: Real Life, Real      Answers. 2008. Teen Health & Wellness. Web. 18 Nov. 2010.