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Database |
Example |
|---|---|
| Academic OneFile | Use Gale Databases |
| Academic OneFile Select | Use Gale Databases |
| Academic Search Complete | Use EBSCOhost |
| ACS Publications | Use Journal of Chemical Education |
| African American Experience | Use ABC-CLIO Databases |
| Agriculture | Use Gale Databases |
| America's News | Use NewsBank |
| American Government | Use ABC-CLIO Databases |
| American History | Use ABC-CLIO Databases |
| American Indian Experience | Use ABC-CLIO Databases |
| Ancient & Medieval History | Use Infobase Databases |
| APA PsycArticles | Use EBSCOhost |
| Applied Science and Technology Source | Use EBSCOhost |
| Art & Architecture Source | Use EBSCOhost |
| Biography in Context | Use Gale Databases |
| Bloom's Literature | Use Infobase Databases |
| Books and Authors | Use Gale Databases |
| Business | Use Gale Databases |
| Business and Management Video Collection | Use Video in a Library Database |
| Business Cases | Use Sage Databases |
| Business Insights: Essentials | Use Gale Databases |
| Business Plans Handbook Series | Use Gale Databases |
| Business Source Complete | Use EBSCOhost |
| CINAHL Complete | Use EBSCOhost |
| Cochrane Library | Use Wiley Databases |
| Communications and Mass Media | Use Gale Databases |
| Computer Science | Use Gale Databases |
| Consumer Reports | Use EBSCOhost |
| CQ Researcher | Use CQ Researcher |
| Criminal Justice | Use Gale Databases |
| Criminal Justice | Use ProQuest Databases |
| Culinary Arts | Use Gale Databases |
| Daily Life Through History | Use ABC-CLIO Databases |
| Data Planet (Sage) | Use Sage Databases |
| Demographics Now | Use Gale Databases |
| Dictionary of Literary Biography | Use Gale Databases |
| Diversity Studies | Use Gale Databases |
| DSM-5 | Use DSM-5 |
| Ebook Central | Use Ebook in a Library Database |
| eBook Collection (ABC-CLIO) | Use Ebook in a Library Database |
| eBook Collection (EBSCO) | Use Ebook in a Library Database |
| eBook Collection (Gale) | Use Ebook in a Library Database |
| eBook Collection (OVID) | Use Ebook in a Library Database |
| eBook Collection (Salem Press) | Use Ebook in a Library Database |
| eBook Collection (Taylor & Francis) | Use Ebook in a Library Database |
| Economics and Theory | Use Gale Databases |
| Education Source | Use EBSCOhost |
| Educator's Reference Complete | Use Gale Databases |
| Elementary Edition | Use Gale Databases |
| Entrepreneurship | Use Gale Databases |
| Environmental Studies and Policy | Use Gale Databases |
| ERIC | Use EBSCOhost |
| European Views of the Americas: 1493-1750 | Use EBSCOhost |
| Ferguson's Career Guidance Center | Use Infobase Databases |
| Film & Television Literature Index | Use EBSCOhost |
| Film Streaming Library | Use Video in a Library Database |
| Films on Demand | Use Video in a Library Database |
| Fine Arts | Use Gale Databases |
| Florida News Sources | Use NewsBank |
| Florida Newspaper Database | Use Gale Databases |
| Gardening and Horticulture | Use Gale Databases |
| Gender Studies | Use Gale Databases |
| General OneFile | Use Gale Databases |
| Global Issues | Use Gale Databases |
| Global Road Warrior | Use Global Road Warrior |
| GreenFILE | Use EBSCOhost |
| Health and Medicine | Use Gale Databases |
| Health and Wellness | Use Gale Databases |
| Health Source: Consumer Edition | Use EBSCOhost |
| High School Edition | Use Gale Databases |
| History in Dispute | Use Gale Databases |
| History Reference Center | Use EBSCOhost |
| Home Improvement | Use Gale Databases |
| Hospitality and Tourism | Use Gale Databases |
| Humanities Source | Use EBSCOhost |
| Information Science | Use Gale Databases |
| Informe Academico | Use Gale Databases |
| Insurance and Liability | Use Gale Databases |
| Issues and Controversies | Use Infobase Databases |
| Issues and Controversies in American History | Use Infobase Databases |
| Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society | Use ABC-CLIO Databases |
| JSTOR | Use JSTOR |
| Kanopy Streaming Video | Use Video in a Library Database |
| Latino American Experience | Use ABC-CLIO Databases |
| Library Literature & Information Science Full Text | Use EBSCOhost |
| Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts with Full Text | Use EBSCOhost |
| Literary Reference Center Plus | Use EBSCOhost |
| Literature | Use Gale Databases |
| Literature Criticism | Use Gale Databases |
| LitFinder | Use Gale Databases |
| MAS Ultra - School Edition | Use EBSCOhost |
| MasterFILE Premier | Use EBSCOhost |
| MEDLINE with Full Text | Use EBSCOhost |
| Middle School Edition | Use Gale Databases |
| Military & Government Collection | Use EBSCOhost |
| Military and Intelligence | Use Gale Databases |
| New York Times -- Current | Use Gale Databases |
| New York Times -- Historical | Use ProQuest Databases |
| Nursing and Allied Health Collection | Use Gale Databases |
| Opposing Viewpoints | Use Gale Databases |
| Orlando Sentinel | Use NewsBank |
| Peterson's Test Prep | Use Gale Databases |
| Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine | Use Gale Databases |
| Poetry & Short Story Reference Center | Use EBSCOhost |
| Points of View Reference Center | Use EBSCOhost |
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Pop Culture Studies |
Use Gale Databases |
| Pop Culture Universe | Use ABC-CLIO Databases |
| Popular Magazines | Use Gale Databases |
| Primary Search | Use EBSCOhost |
| Psychology | Use Gale Databases |
| R2 Digital Library | Use Ebook in a Library Database |
| Regional Business News | Use EBSCOhost |
| Religion and Philosophy | Use Gale Databases |
| Sage Journals | Use Sage Databases |
| Science | Use Gale Databases |
| ScienceDirect | Use ScienceDirect |
| Sources in U.S. History Online: Civil War | Use Gale Databases |
| Springer eJournal Collection | Use Springer eJournal Collection |
| Teacher Reference Center | Use EBSCOhost |
| U.S. History | Use Gale Databases |
| Vocations and Careers | Use Gale Databases |
| War and Terrorism | Use Gale Databases |
| Wiley Online Library | Use Wiley Databases |
| World at War | Use ABC-CLIO Databases |
| World Folklore and Folklife | Use ABC-CLIO Databases |
| World Geography | Use ABC-CLIO Databases |
| World History | Use Gale Databases |
| World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras | Use ABC-CLIO Databases |
| World History: the Modern Era | Use ABC-CLIO Databases |
| World Religions | Use ABC-CLIO Databases |
| Writer's Reference Center | Use Infobase Databases |
Parenthetical Documentation or Citing Sources in the Text: Use the following examples as a guide for referencing sources in the body of your paper.
Site with one author:
"LifeMap is a guide to help you figure out your career and educational goals" (Jones).Site with two or three authors:
The LRC has many electronic resources (Smith, Adams, and Williams).Site with more than three authors:
"Online courses provide a way for students to use their time wisely" (Kilby et al.).Site with no author; use first two words of title:
Valencia has a vital workforce development program ("More Companies").Site with a corporate author:
"Valencia is a better place to start" (Valencia College).Site which numbers paragraphs:
Academic Search Premier is an extremely versatile database (Byrnes, pars. 5-6).Site for an article in pdf format which includes accurate page numbers:
"An understanding of international politics is essential in today's world" (Crawford 55).