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Name ____________________ Date _________________
Teacher/Per. ________________________

FIND a BOOK on your topic using the Library Online Catalog

Examine the record for the article you select; then, complete the following:

Author’s Last Name, First Name ________________________ (period).
Title of the Book  _________________________________ (period)
Place of Publication _______________(colon):
Publisher_______________ (comma),
Publication Date______________________ (period).
Page(s) ______________________ (period).
CALL NUMBER ________________­­­­___________

Using the information from the book you found in the catalog, write a bibliography entry on the line below.

Example:

Nash, Ogden. Food.  New York: Lighthouse Press,  2006. pp. 95 – 98. 

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FIND an ARTICLE FROM a PERIODICAL using a LIBRARY DATABASE

1. Use a Digital Library online database (e.g. EBSCO, Facts.com, or Thomson Gale) to find a MAGAZINE or JOURNAL ARTICLE on your topic.

2. Examine the record for the article you select; then, complete the following:

Author’s Last Name, First Name______________________ (period)
“Title of the Article” _______________________________ (period).
Title of the Journal   _____________________ (period).
Date of the Periodical______________ (colon):
Page Numbers for the Article_________ (period).
Name of Database ___________________ (period).
Database Publisher _____________ (period).
Name of Library Used _______________ (comma),
City of Library _____________________________ (period).
Date you found the article_____________________  (day, Month, year)
<Web Address of the database> http://_______________________(period)

Example:

Michaels, Joyce. “Poetry as Therapy.” Newsweek. 22 Jun. 2007: 40-44. Opposing Viewpoints Resource.
 Thomson Gale. University High Lib., Los Angeles. 24 Sept. 2006 <http://find.galegroup.com>.

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Adapted from Santa Monica College Library                                                                                                                                  09/2007

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