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Parts of a Citation by Resource

Parts of a citation for a book:


author(s) or editor(s)
book title

edition
place of publication
publisher name
date of publication
Parts of a citation for a journal or newspaper article:

 

author(s)
title of the article
title of the journal or newspaper
volume and issue number of journal or newspaper
page numbers
date of journal/newspaper issue
Parts of a citation for a web site:

 

author(s)
title of the web page
date of publication or date viewed
the word "Retrieved" (APA) or "Date accessed "(MLA) followed by the month date, year and the web address (including http://)
Parts of a citation for an article found in a library database:

author(s)
title of the article
title of the journal or newspaper
volume and issue number of journal (if any)
page numbers or length of article
the words "Retrieved" (APA) or "Date accessed " (MLA) followed by the month day, year and the name of the library database

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