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Database |
Example |
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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 |
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).