Tips For: Databases with Citation Aids
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EBSCOhost:
Description: The world's largest academic multi-disciplinary database, Academic Search Premier provides full text for nearly 4,000 scholarly publications, including full text for more than 3,100 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating as far back as 1975. This database is updated on a daily basis via EBSCO host. Number of simultaneous logons: Unlimited.
Tips for Citation Building from EBSCOhost
Example:
Search: Hurricane Katrina and Public Health
Result: 121 Different Articles, plus...
On the left hand column of this page See:
Narrow results by subject:
The following List will appear. You can choose to search from that list also.
More subject headings for further research. Examples:
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (U.S.)
Crisis Management
Disaster relief New Orleans (La.)
Disaster Victims
Emergency management
Epidemics United States
Hurricane Katrina 2005
Louisiana
Nautral Disasters
Public Health
From the Tool Bar at the top of the page, click on: Academic Journals.
The search is narrowed to 49 titles from which to choose.
From that list of 49 Journals, choose a title for downloading, for example:
Title: Hurricane Katrina: A Social and Public Health Disaster
Click on that article. (HTML Full Text)
The full text of this article will appear.
At the top of the article a citation appears, but not in any specific documentation style. It reads as follows.
Title: HURRICANE KATRINA: A SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTER, By: Quinn, Sandra Crouse, American Journal of Public Health, 00900036, Feb2006, Vol. 96, Issue 2
Database: Academic Search Premier Proquest:
There are many buttons on the EBSCOhost tool bar... but again, if you click on citation, you will retrieve all the citation information but not in any particular style. Therefore:
First: Click on Print
The Print Manager will appear.
Using Print Manager, you have the option to create citations in whatever style you desire.
Choose from among the following list:
AMA Style
APA Style
Chicago: Author-Date Style
Chicago: Humanities Style
MLA Style
Vancouver/ICMJE Style
Under: Print Manager
Click on: Industry Citation Format
Unclick: HTML Full Text or any other option on that page
Click on: the pull down screen directly below and choose a documentation style:
Click on: MLA
Click on: Print.
The Citation for the article in MLA style will appear at the top of the article, but with a Note:
Read the note: Information in the box below.
List of Citations:
The same article is used to demonstrate the differences in the citation styles.
Observe well the differences between the citations styles.
Represented are: MLA, APA, Turarian/Chicago Humanities, Turabian Author/Date, AMA, ICMJE
MLA
Quinn, Sandra Crouse. "HURRICANE KATRINA: A SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTER."
American Journal of Public Health 96.2 (2006): 204-204. Academic Search Premier. 2 7 April 2006.
http://search.epnet.com.
APA
Quinn, S. (2006). HURRICANE KATRINA: A SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTER. American Journal of Public Health, 96(2), 204-204. Retrieved Thursday, April 27, 2006 from the Academic Search Premier database.
Turabian / Chicago Humanities
Quinn, Sandra Crouse. "HURRICANE KATRINA: A SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTER." American Journal of Public Health 96, no. 2 (2006): 204-204. Academic Search Premier, EBSCOhost (accessed April 27, 2006).
Turabian Author /Date
Quinn, Sandra Crouse. 2006. "HURRICANE KATRINA: A SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTER." American Journal of Public Health 96, no. 2: 204-204. Academic Search Premier, EBSCOhost (accessed April 27, 2006).
AMA
Quinn, Sandra Crouse. 2006. "HURRICANE KATRINA: A SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTER." American Journal of Public Health 96, no. 2: 204-204. Academic Search Premier, EBSCOhost (accessed April 27, 2006).
ICMJE
Quinn S. HURRICANE KATRINA: A SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTER. American Journal of Public Health [serial on the Internet]. 2006 [cited 2006 Apr. 27]; 96(2): 204. Available from: Academic Search Premier.
EBSCOhost Continued:
To Create a Bibliography using EBSCOhost
Go back to the Results page by clicking on the Back button.
From the Results page you can choose from these three options:
(1) Academic Journals, (2) Magazines, (3) Newspapers.
Click on: Academic Journals.
Select the first 10 articles by clicking on the Add button at the right hand column of the page.
click on the Yellow folder on the top right hand corner of the page.
A Results list with the 10 selected documents will appear.
At the top of the Results List Items there are three options.
Print, Email, Save to Disk.
click on: Save to Disk
"Save Manager" will appear.
Click on: Industry Citation Format
Unclick: HTML Full Text( when available)
Unclick: HTML Link(s) to article(s)
Unclick: "Remove these items from folder after saving"
Under Industry Citations Format: Pull down the Citations menu.
Click on: MLA (Modern Language Association)
Click on: "Save"
Your Bibliography in MLA format will appear
click on: "Save to a Disk"
See Below:
| McNeill, K. M., et al. "Surveillance for Illness and Injury After Hurricane Katrina--Three Counties, Mississippi, September 5- October11, 2005." JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association 295.17 (2006): 1994-1994. Academic Search Premier. 23 May 2006. http://search.epnet.com.
Johnston, Carden, and Irwin Redlener. "Pediatricians Providing Sophisticated Care Under Extreme Conditions." Pediatrics 117 (2006): S355-S356. Academic Search Premier. 23 May 2006. http://search.epnet.com.
McAndrews, Lawrence A. "Children's Hospitals Meeting the Challenge Together." Pediatrics 117 (2006): S357-S358. Academic Search Premier. 23 May 2006. http://search.epnet.com.
Shapiro, Alan, et al. "Providing Primary Care to Underserved Children After a Disaster: A National Organization Response." Pediatrics 117 (2006): S412-S415. Academic Search Premier. 23 May 2006. http://search.epnet.com.
Madrid, Paula A., et al. "Short-term Impact of a Major Disaster on Children's Mental Health: Building Resiliency in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina." Pediatrics 117 (2006): S448-S453. Academic Search Premier. 23 May 2006. http://search.epnet.com.
Madrid, Paula A., and Stephanie J. Schacher. "Pediatrician Self-care After Disasters." Pediatrics 117 (2006): S454-S457. Academic Search Premier. 23 May 2006. http://search.epnet.com.
Berggren, Ruth E., and Tyler J. Curiel. "After the Storm -- Health Care Infrastructure in Post-Katrina New Orleans." New England Journal of Medicine 13 Apr. 2006: 1549+. Academic Search Premier. 23 May 2006. http://search.epnet.com.
Voelker, Rebecca. "Mobile Hospital Raises Questions About Hospital Surge Capacity." JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association 295.13 (2006): 1499-1503. Academic Search Premier. 23 May 2006. http://search.epnet.com.
L. C. B. "ADHA Institute for Oral Health Offers Disaster Relief." Access 20.4 (2006): 11-12. Academic Search Premier. 23 May 2006. http://search.epnet.com.
Staif-Bourgeois, S., et al. "Two Cases of Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1 Infection After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita--Louisiana, October 2005." JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association 295.10 (2006): 1118-1120. Academic Search Premier. 23 May 2006. http://search.epnet.com.
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EBSCOhost Continued:
To create a Bibliography for:
APA, AMA, CBE, or Turabian
Click on: the back button:
Go to: Results page
Repeat the same procedure as you did for the MLA bibliography /
For further information on EBSCOhost citation, click on: Online Citation Help
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Table of Special Features in Each Database
| Data Bases |
Featured Documentation Styles |
Special Features |
EBSCOhost
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American Medical Assn./ AMA
American Psyc. Assn./ APA
Chicago/Turabian: Author/Date
Chicago/ Turabian : Humanities
Modern Languages Assn./ MLA
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1. Generates completed citations in all of these documentation styles.
2. Generates bibliographies in any format owned by EBSCOhost.
3. Will also generate abstracts.
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PsycINFO
EBSCOhost Platform |
Same as for EBSCOhost |
Same as for EBSCOhost |
ABI Inform Global
ProQuest Platform |
American Medical Assn. / AMA
American Psychological Assn. APA
Chicago/Turabian: Humanities
Chicago/Turabian:Harvard: Author/Date
Modern Languages Assn. MLA
ProQuest Style
Vancouver |
1. Generates completed citations in all of these documentation styles.
2. Generates bibliographies in all of the format owned by ProQuest
3. Will generate abstracts.
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Dissertations and Theses
ProQuest Platform |
Same as for ABI
ProQuest platform |
Same as for any other database on the ProQuest platform. |
Ethnic Newswatch
ProQuest Platform |
Same as for ABI Inform |
Same as for any other database on the ProQuest platform. |
| Lexis Nexis |
Lexis Nexis uses News Format only. |
See Citation Builders at the top of this page. Example: Noodle Tools or NCSU |
| Sterling Catalog |
Does not feature documentation styles |
See Citation Builders at the top of this page
Example: Noodle Tools or NCSU |
Ethnic News Watch
Proquest
Business, Finance, Economics: journals, company profiles, Wall Street Journal
An interdisciplinary, bilingual (English and Spanish) and comprehensive full text database of newspapers, magazines and journals from ethnic, minority and native presses. This current database begins its coverage in 1990.
Coverage: 1861 - Current
Go to the ProQuest Page
Click on: Ethnic News Watch
In Basic Search box, Type: Hurricane Katrina and Artists
Click on: Search
Results: 69 documents
Select the first 10 articles
click on: cite
Page: Create your Bibliography will appear. See Below
Under Format:
Click on: Citations only
Under Citation Style:
Click on: MLA
To retrieve, there are 3 options:
Download, Email, Print.
Select: Download
The List of Citations will appear in MLA Format
To Download:
Click on: Save As on the browser's File menu
Save as a Text File
Example: Desktop
You will notice: written in Red ***INSERT Library name or system, City, State***
Once you have saved your Bibliography, insert the pertinent information. examples will proceed your downloaded bibliography.
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ABI Inform Global
Business, Finance, Economics: journals, company profiles, Wall Street Journal
Most scholarly and comprehensive way to explore and understand business research topics. Search nearly 1800 worldwide business periodicals for in-depth coverage of business and economic conditions, management techniques, theory, and practice of business, advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, and more. Expanded international coverage. Fast access to information on 60,000 + companies with business and executive profiles. Now includes The Wall Street Journal. more info...
Coverage: 1971 - current
Example:
Search: Hurricane Katrina and Economic Conditions
Result: 64 Articles
There is a list of more subject headings for further research. Examples:
Economic conditions
Economic conditions AND Economic indicators
Economic conditions AND News analysis
Economic conditions AND Statistical data
Also
A list that reads: Browse Selected Publication. Examples:
EIU Views Wire; New York
The Economist; London
Business Week; New York
Far Eastern Economic Review; Hong Kong
From the Tool Bar in the middle of the page, click on: Trade Publications
The search is now narrowed to 36 titles from which to choose.
Select: the first ten articles
Click on: Cite
A Page: Create Your Bibliography will appear
See Below:
Under: Format
Select: Citations only
Under Citation Style:
Select: MLA
At the bottom of this page are 3 options
Email: Print: Download
Click on: Download
The List of Citations will appear in MLA Format
To Retrieve:
Click on: Save As , on the browser's File menu
Save as a Text File.
Using the back button
Return to the Create Your Bibliography Page
Repeat the same procedure for Email and Print
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To Continue in ProQuest
Tips for: ProQuest Dissertations and Theses - A&I
Click on: Dissertations and Theses - A&l
In the Basic Search Box
Type: Hurricanes and Natural disasters
Click on: search
Results: 52 documents
Select: the first ten items
At the top of the page a folder will appear saying "10 marked items"
Click on: "10 marked items"
Page: "My Research " will appear
Four options appear at the top of the page. They read:
1. Create your bibliography
2. Email marked documents
3. Export citations
4. Create a web page
Click on: Create your bibliography
Page: "Create Your Bibliography" will appear
Under Format:
Click on: Citations only
Under Citation Style:
Click on: Chicago/Turabian: Humanities
Click on Download
A Reference List will appear in Chicago/Turabian Style.
To Retrieve:
Click on: Save As. From the drop down File menu
You can save on Desk Top or any other Text File
Follow the same procedure for APA, MLA, AMA, Vancouver, Chicago/Turabian/Harvard: Author-Date
To Continue:
You can export your bibliography if you have Endnote, Procite, Refworks or Reference Manager
You can email your document by filling in the email info.
A receipt page will let you know that your email was successful.
Check your email.
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