Citing an Article from eLibrary
ELibrary has a CITATION GENERATOR. However, it uses an out of date MLA format. Directions
for using it and editing it are below the manual formatting directions.
* It may be easier to use EasyBib to create an
eLibrary citation than to use the Citation Generator *
Manually Formatting an MLA citation for a ELibrary Article:
Note: The format for magazine, newspaper and reference articles are slightly different. See examples
below for details.
Format for Magazine and Newspaper Articles:
Author. “Title of Article.” Original Source of Article. Date of Original Source: page numbers.
eLibrary. Web. Date of Access.
Examples - Magazine Articles:
Note: Use n. pag. if no page numbers are given
Holder, Jack. “Rushing to Judgment.” Wilson Quarterly. 1 Apr. 2003: 64. eLibrary. Web. 18 Aug. 2014.
Holleman, Marybeth. "The Lingering Lessons of Exxon Valdez." Ecologist. 1 May 2004: n. pag.
eLibrary. Web. 21 June 2014.
Tankersley, Jim. “Climate Plan Takes Heat Over Costs ; Cap-And-Trade Could Further Slow Sluggish
Economy, Critics Say.” Chicago Tribune. 26 Jan. 2012: 8. eLibrary. Web. 18 Aug. 2014.
Format for Articles from Reference Books
Author. “Title of Article.” Original Source of Article Publisher of Original Source, Date of
Original Source: page numbers. eLibrary. Web. Date of Access.
Note: You do not need to include publishing information for well know sources
(Britannica, World Book, etc.) but should include it if given for less well known
sources (see example below).
Examples – Reference Article:
Note: Use n. pag. if no page numbers are given
Carlson, W. Bernard, Ed. “60: Global Problems: The Environment.” Technology in World History Oxford
University Press, 2005: n. pag. eLibrary. Web. 18 Jan. 2014.
General Guidelines: These include common editing that is needed in the Citation Generator
Author’s name is Last Name, First Name
Capitalize all important words in the title, even if not capitalized in original
Titles of articles/entries are in “quotation marks”
Titles of original sources and the database (eLibrary) are in italics
Periods are used to separate major sections in each entry
(Author. “Article.” Original source. Publication info. Database. Web. Date of
access.)
All punctuation should be followed by one space
Date format: Day Month (abbrev.) Year
(ex: 9 Jan. 2016)
Abbreviate the names of all months except May, June and July
Check full text screen to confirm that the date of the original publication is
complete and follows the original source in the suggested citation
Use n. pag. if original page number(s) are not supplied
Double space and alphabetize citations
Using the Citation Generator
Click on the “Citation View link on the left of the article screen (or scroll to end of article.)
Click on “Edit” this citation.
Fill in any missing information from the following list:
Author.
Title of Article
Title of Original Source (Magazine or Newspaper or Book)
Date of Original Source
Page numbers (use n. pag. if no page numbers are given)
For articles from reference books, you will also need to include:
Publisher (if given)
City of Publisher (if given)
Click “Update Citation”
Highlight the MLA citation and copy and paste to your Works Cited list or to EasyBib. You will
need to change the font and add a hanging indent.
Edit the citation to be sure it conforms to the MLA format.