Citing NCLive Resources

MLA Citations for NCLive (as determined by CCC&TI English Department)

NCLive Magazines, Journals, Pamphlets

Begin with the standard MLA citation, then add at the end:  the database, the vendor, the host of the electronic subscription service (Broyhill Learning Resource Center for CCC&TI students), the host’s address, the date the resource was accessed, and the website of the vendor.

A scholarly journal:

Dickstein, Morris.  "Hope Against Hope:  Orwell's Posthumous Novel."  American Scholar 73.2 (Spring      2004):  101-113.  InfoTrac One File.  Gale.  Broyhill Learning Resource Center, Hudson, NC.  4      Oct. 2004 <http://www.infotrac.galegroup.com>.

A popular magazine:

Huber, Peter.  "The KGB on CD-ROM."  Forbes 22 Nov. 1993:  176-177.  InfoTrac OneFile. Gale.       Broyhill Learning Resource Center, Hudson, NC. 4 Oct. 2004 <http://www.infotrac.galegroup.com>.

A newspaper:

Marks, Peter.  "Catalyst's 1984:  A Still-Fresh Chill."  Washington Post 7 Feb. 2004: C1. Newspaper      Source.  EBSCO.  Broyhill Learning Resource Center, Hudson, NC. 4 Oct. 2004      <http://weblinks2.epnet.com>.

 NOTE :  Parenthetical references are the author, followed by the page of the printout.

 (Dickstein 101)

This type reference allows your reader to find the information from both the print and electronic resource.

NCLive Books

Use the appropriate MLA citation for the book, adding at the end: 

The host of the electronic resource (Broyhill Learning Resource Center), the address of the host, the date accessed, the web site of the electronic resource (netLibrary).

Example of a book:**

Dickens, Charles.  A Christmas Carol.  New York:  Putnam, 1998.  Broyhill Learning Resource Center,      Hudson, NC. 31 Aug. 2004  <http://netLibrary.com>.

 **These are suggested formats, approved by the CCC&TI English Department, November, 2004.  Consult your instructor about any variations, as he or she is your final authority! ~CCC&TI LRC 11/04~

Guide to NCLive Vendors and Databases

Provided below is a listing of several of the more prominent academic NCLIVE databases, organized under the supporting vendor.  (Remember:  This listing is just an initial overview.  Consult the website for additional databases).

Vendors The companies that sponsor the databases.
Databases The individual programs that combine, index and present the information sources.

EBSCOHOST

  
  • American Humanities Index
  • Academic Search Elite
  • MasterFile Premier
  • Business Source Elite
  • Medline Plus
  • Newspaper Source
  • CINAHL
  • PUBMED
  • ERIC
  • NoveList
  • HealthSource
  • Funk and Wagnalls
  • New World Encyclopedia

GALE GROUP

 
  • InfoTrac OneFile
  • InfoTrac Custom Newspapers
  • Schribner Writers Series
  • LegalTrac

GREENWOOD

  
  • American Slavery: A Composite Autobiography
  • Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Writers
  • Daily Life Through History
  • Historic Events of the 20th Century
  • Literature in Context

NETLIBRARY

 
  • The database is also NetLibrary
 

PROQUEST

 
  • ABI-INFORM Complete
  • ProQuest Newspapers