Examples of MLA citations

Book written by one author:

Sobel, Dava. Galileo's Daughter. New York: Penguin, 2000.

Book written by two authors:

Mallory, J.P. and Victor H. Mair. The Tarim Mummies. New York: Thames & Hudson,

         2000.

Book with two editors, but no author:

Labaton, Vivien, and Dawn Lundy Martin, ed. The Fire this Time: Young Activists and

         the New Feminism. New York: Anchor Books, 2004.

Magazine article:

Donnelly, Sally B. "My Life as an Air Cop." Time 28 June 2004: 42-43.

Magazine article from an online subscription database:

Donnelly, Sally B. "My life as an air cop." Time June 28 2004: 163. Academic Search

         Premier. EBSCO. 13 Jul 2004 <www.lincc.org>.

Journal article:

Nelson, David E., Timothy S. Naimi, Robert D. Brewer, Julie Bowne, Henry E. Wells.

         "Metropolitan-Area Estimates of Binge Drinking in the United States." American

         Journal of Public Health 94 (2004): 663-71.

Journal article from an online subscription database:

Nelson, David E., Timothy S. Naimi, Robert D. Brewer, Julie Bowen, Henry E. Wells.

         "Metropolitan-Area Estimates of Binge Drinking in the United States." American

         Journal of Public Health 94 (2004): 663-71. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO.

         13 Jul 2004 <www.lincc.org>.

Web site:

"Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles." 13 July 2004

          http://www.hsmv.state.fl.us

Examples of APA citations

Book written by one author:

Sobel, D. (2000). Galileo's daughter. New York: Penguin.

Book written by two authors:

Mallory, J., & Mair, V. (2000). The Tarim mummies. New York: Thames & Hudson.

Book with two editors, but no author:

Labaton, V., Martin, D. L . (Eds.). (2004). The fire this time: young activists and the

         new feminism. New York: Anchor Books.

Magazine article:

Donnelly, S. B (2004, June 28). My life as an air cop. Time, 163 (26), 42-43.

Magazine article from an online subscription database:

Donnelly, S. B (2004). My Life as an Air Cop. Time, 163 (26), 42-43. Retrieved July 13,

         2004, from Academic Search Premier database.

Journal article:

Nelson, D. E., Naimi, T. S., Brewer, R. D., Bowen, J., and Wells, H. E. (2004).

         Metropolitan-area binge drinking in the United States. American Journal of

         Public Health 94 (4), 663-671.

Journal article from an online subscription database:

Nelson, D. E., Naimi, T. S., Brewer, R. D., Bowen, J., and Wells, H. E. (2004).

         Metropolitan-area binge drinking in the United States. American Journal of

         Public Health 94 (4), 663-671. Retrieved July 13, 2004, from Academic Search

         Premier database.

Web page:

Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. Retrieved July 13, 2004,

         http://www.hsmv.state.fl.us

For more examples, please visit the West Campus Library Documentation page

http://valenciacollege.edu/Library/west/documentation.htm