To cite articles taken from physical publications that you’ve found on the library shelves (less common), simply use the library database citation template provided below but omit the database name and URL. For example, if you went to the library and found the magazine Consumer Reports on the shelf and wanted to cite an article, you would cite it:
Jensen, Cheryl. "The Three Seconds that Save Lives." Consumer Reports, Aug. 2016, pp. 61-66.
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TEMPLATE Last name, First name. “Article Title.” Magazine Title, Mon. Year, pp. #-#. Database Name, ww.resourceURL.com. |
TEMPLATE Last name, First name. “Article Title.” Magazine Title, Mon. Year, www.resourceURL.com. |
EXAMPLE Jensen, Cheryl. "The Three Seconds that Save Lives." Consumer Reports, Aug. 2016, pp. 61-66. Academic Search Complete. www.search. ebsco.com.aspxdirect= true&AuthType=ip,cpid. |
EXAMPLE Jensen, Cheryl. "Fastening Seat Belts: The 3 Seconds that Save Lives." Consumer Reports, Aug. 2016, www.consumerreports.org/car-safety/fastening-seat-belts-3-seconds-that-save-lives/. |
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TEMPLATE Last name, First name. “Article Title.” Newspaper Title, Day Mon. Year, pp. #-#. Database Name, www.resourceURL.com |
TEMPLATE Last name, First name. “Article Title.” Newspaper Title, Day Mon. Year, www.resourceURL.com. |
EXAMPLE Powell, Michael. “Billions to Fight Foreclosure, But New Loans for Just a Few.” New York Times, 29 Dec. 2009, p. A1. ProQuest, www.search.proquest.com/docview/434243221/fulltext. |
EXAMPLE Powell, Michael. “Billions to Fight Foreclosure, but Few New Loans.” New York Times, 29 Dec. 2009, www.nytimes.com/2009/12/30/nyregion/foreclose.html. |
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TEMPLATE Last name, First name. “Article Title.” Journal Title, vol. #, no. #, Mon Year, pp. #-#. Database Name, DOI. |
TEMPLATE Last name, First name. “Article Title.” Journal Title, vol. #, no. #, Mon. Year, www.resourceURL.com. |
EXAMPLE Magalas, Laura, and Thomas G. Ryan. “A New Rendition of an Old Classic: The Young Writers Program as a Writing Workshop.” International Journal of Progressive Education, vol. 12, no. 2, June 2016, pp. 7-22. Education Research Complete, doi: 10.1002/tox.20154. |
EXAMPLE Magalas, Laura, and Thomas G. Ryan. “A New Rendition of an Old Classic: The Young Writers Program as a Writing Workshop.” International Journal of Progressive Education, vol. 12, no. 2, June 2016, www.inased.org/v12n2/ijpev12n2.pdf. |