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Examples for Electronic Resources: (FACTS.com)

Because FACTS.com primarily creates and publishes their own original content in databases that “feel like single, unified publications,” according to MLA standards it is classified as a web site rather than a library subscription database for purposes of citations only.

Reuters News: Basic Format

Author Last Name, Author First Name. "The Title of the Article." Reuters
with the issue date. World News Digest. Date of electronic publication (if there is any). Facts On File News Services. Date site was accessed <http://www/2facts.com/>.
For example:
Colitt, Raymond. "World Must Fix Climate in Less Than 10 Years: U.N."
Reuters 27 Nov. 2007. World News Digest. Facts On File News Services. 26 Nov. 2007 <http://www/2facts.com/>.

World News Digest: Basic Format

"The Title of the Article." The Print Publication with the issue date.
World News Digest. Date of electronic publication (if there is any). Facts On File News Services. Date site was accessed <http://www/2facts.com/>.
For example:
"Legislation: House Approves Bill on Energy Policy." Facts On File World
News Digest 9 Aug. 2007. World News Digest. Facts On File News Services. 26 Nov. 2007 <http://www/2facts.com/>.

Other Sources (Today's Science, Issues & Controversies, World Almanac, World Almanac Encyclopedia): Basic Format

"The Title of the Article." The Print Publication with the issue date (if
there is any). Name of Database. Date of electronic publication (if there is any). Facts On File News Services. Date site was accessed <http://www/2facts.com/>.
For example:
"Children's Health Insurance." Issues & Controversies On File 16 Nov. 2007.
Issues & Controversies. Facts On File News Services. 26 Nov. 2007 <http://www/2facts.com/>.
For example:
Yu Bai, Nina. "The Climate-Carbon Crisis: Emission Economics." Today's
Science Nov. 2007. Facts On File News Services. 26 Nov. 2007 <http://www/2facts.com/>.
For example:
"Weight Guidelines for Adults." The World Almanac and Book of Facts. 2007.
The World Almanac Reference Database. Facts On File News Services. 26 Nov. 2007 <http://www/2facts.com/>.
For example:
"Special Report: World's Top Ten Polluted Places." The World Almanac
Encyclopedia. Sept. 2007. Facts On File News Services. 26 Nov. 2007 <http://www/2facts.com/>.

Special Features (Country Profiles, Historic Event Overviews, Issues in the News, Newsmaker Profiles, Background Articles): Basic Format

"The Title of the Article." World News Digest.
Date of electronic publication (if there is any). Facts On File News Services. Date site was accessed <http://www/2facts.com/>.
For example:
"Country Profile: Afghanistan." World News Digest. Facts On File News
Services. 26 Nov. 2007 <http://www/2facts.com/>.
For example:
"Key Issue: Alternative Energy." World News Digest. Facts On File News
Services. 26 Nov. 2007 <http://www/2facts.com/>.

Newspaper Editorials : Basic Format

"Title of Editorial." Editorial. Newspaper of original publication issue date
given in Day Month Year. World News Digest. Date of electronic publication in Day Month Year (if there is any). Facts On File News Services. Date site was accessed <http://www/2facts.com/>.
For example:
"Supreme Court Sides with States on Greenhouse Gas Emissions." Editorial.
Las Vegas Review-Journal 3 Apr. 2007 World News Digest. Facts On File News Services. 26 Nov. 2007 <http://www/2facts.com/>.

Editorial Cartoons : Basic Format

"Title of Editorial Cartoon." Cartoon. World News Digest.
Date of electronic publication in Day Month Year (if there is any). Facts On File News Services. Date site was accessed <http://www/2facts.com/>.
For example:
"Cheney Hunting Incident: The Press." Cartoon. World News Digest.
Facts On File News Services. 26 Nov. 2007 <http://www/2facts.com/>.

 

 


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