What is the order for entries on the Works Cited page?
100
Should I italicize or use quotation marks for the title of an eBook?
An eBook is a book so the title is italicized.
100
What's the difference between a subscription database and the "open" or "free" web?
Subscription databases are comprised of materials that have been edited and organizes. In many cases, the information has been peer-reviewed by an expert in the subject.
100
Should web sites be used in serious research?
Absolutely, but only if you are certain that the web site is accurate, reliable and that the contributors are experts in the subject.
100
List the chunks of information required for a book citation.
author. title, publishing information. format
200
What is the correct spacing for citations
double space within each citation and between citations.
200
What do I write down for the format of an eBook?
An eBook is available to you via the Internet so list Web as the format.
200
The password for Gale and Proquest databases is
Dragons
200
What should I do if there is no author of the web site page I used for my research?
if there is no listed author, begin the citation with the web page's title.
200
If there are two or more authors who contributed equally to a source, how do you format their names.
First author listed is last name, first name. The following authors are listed first name, last name.
300
If there is no author listed for a particular citation, how do I know where to list the citation on my Works Cited page?
Use the first word (not a, an, the) in the article's or web page's title.
300
What do I do with the title of the database that contains the eBook I used in my research?
Italicize the name of the database.
300
How do a I format an article from a journal in our database?
Use quotation marks for the title of articles in magazines, scholarly journals, newspaper
300
In a citation for a web site, what is italicized?
The name of the web site is in italics
300
What does the publishing information for a book contain?
city: publisher name, copyright
400
Where does the Works Cited Page go in a paper?
Works Cited page is the page immediately following the last page of your research paper.
400
Where can I find the necessary information to make the proper citation for an O'Dowd eBook?
Use the "cite this" function. The databases will create a basic citation for you. All you will need to do is make sure the formatting is correct.
400
What is the proper formatting in the citation for the name of the subscription database I used in my research.
Italicize the name of the database
400
Is it possible that the web site name and the sponsoring organization is the same?
You will have to do some digging to find out who sponsors/publishes the web site, but it does happend that the web site name and the sponsoring organization are one and the same.
400
In MLA how do you designate that a book was in print not in electronic format?
The last word in the citation is Print.
500
Why do we have a Works Cited page? Aren't in-text citations enough?
The Works Cited page give full bibliographic information on each source. It tells author, title, publishing information and format.
500
Which two dates do I need to have in my eBook citation?
Date of publication and date of access
500
List the order of "information chunks" in the citation for a subscription database.
author. title. publishing information. database name. format. date of access.
500
What does this Google command mean:
euthanasia site:edu
Google will resturn only results from college/university web sites that have the term "euthanasia."