10.3 Review: How to Cite Books, Articles, Web Pages

Print Book

Let’s start with a print book’s core elements and construct the citation. The image below is a screenshot of the book’s library catalog record. You can also find the core elements from the title page of the book itself.

MLA Core elements are found in the brief book record, and you can click on "Citation" to get the publisher.

  • AUTHOR. Agronin, Marc E.
  • TITLE OF SOURCE. Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias: A Practical Guide.
  • VERSION, 3rd ed.,
  • PUBLISHER, Routledge,
  • PUBLICATION DATE. 2014.

Agronin, Marc E. Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias: A Practical Guide. 3rd ed., Routledge, 2014.

eBook

The image below is a screenshot of an eBook record from the library database, eBook Collection. You can also obtain the core elements from the eBook title page.

Core elements can be gathered from the eBook record in the database. Look for author, title, publisher, publication date, container, and location (permalink)

  • AUTHOR. Montanari, Massimo, and Beth Archer Brombert.
  • TITLE OF SOURCE. Medieval Tastes: Food, Cooking, and the Table.
  • PUBLISHER, Columbia UP,
  • PUBLICATION DATE. 2015.
  • TITLE OF CONTAINER, eBook Collection,
  • LOCATION. 0-search.ebscohost.com.library.cabrillo.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=cookie,ip,url&db=nlebk&AN=982222&site=ehost-live&scope=site.

Montanari, Massimo, and Beth Archer Brombert. Medieval Tastes: Food, Cooking, and the Table. Columbia UP, 2015. eBook Collection, 0-search.ebscohost.com.library.cabrillo.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&Auth
Type=cookie,ip,url&db=nlebk&AN=982222&site=ehost-live&scope=site.

Journal Article 

Once again we are using the article record from a library database (Academic Search Complete), however you can also find the core elements on the first page of the text.

Core elements can be gathered from the journal article record in the database. Look for author, title of source, title of journal, volume and issue number, publication date, page numbers, title of database, and doi or permalink.

  • AUTHOR. Hansen, James T.
  • TITLE OF SOURCE. “The Relevance of Postmodernism to Counselors and Counseling Practice.”
  • TITLE OF CONTAINER, Journal of Mental Health Counseling,
  • NUMBER, vol. 37, no. 4,
  • PUBLICATION DATE, 2015,
  • LOCATION. pp. 355-63.
  • TITLE OF CONTAINER, Academic Search Complete,
  • LOCATION. doi:10.17744/mehc.37.4.06.

Hansen, James T. "The Relevance of Postmodernism to Counselors and Counseling Practice." Journal of Mental Health Counseling, vol. 37, no. 4, 2015, pp. 355-63. Academic Search Complete, doi:10.17744/mehc.37.4.06.

Web Page

Core elements can be gathered from a web page. Look for authors (if present), title of page, title of overall website, date of publication, and URL.

  • AUTHOR. Goldberg, Rafi.
  • TITLE OF SOURCE. “Lack of Trust in Internet Privacy and Security May Deter Economic and Other Online Activities.”
  • TITLE OF CONTAINER, National Telecommunications & Information Administration,
  • PUBLISHER, United States Department of Commerce,
  • PUBLICATION DATE, 13 May 2016,
  • LOCATION. www.ntia.doc.gov/blog/2016/lack-trust-internet-privacy-and-security-may-deter-economic-and-other-online-activities.

Goldberg, Rafi. “Lack of Trust in Internet Privacy and Security May Deter Economic and Other Online Activities.” National Telecommunication & Information Administration, United States Department of Commerce, 13 May 2016, www.ntia.doc.gov/blog/2016/lack-trust-internet-privacy-and-security-may-deter-economic-and-other-online-activities Links to an external site..