How to Cite
(This information comes from the SIRS database)

 Full-Text Articles

MLA Works Cited Format

Author. "Article title." Original Source of Article Date of Original Source: page numbers. Name of the Database Used. Name of the Service. Library where database was accessed, Location of library. Date of Access <URL of service's homepage>.

Frick, Robert. "Investing in Medical Miracles." Kiplinger's Personal Finance Feb. 1999: 80-87. SIRS Researcher. SIRS Knowledge Source. St. Petersburg Community College Library, St. Petersburg, FL. 10 Feb. 2000 <http://www.sirs.com>.

APA References Format

Author, Initial. (date of original source). Article title. Original source of article, page numbers. Retrieved [month day, year] from [source] database ([name of database])

Frick, R. (1999, February). Investing in medical miracles. Kiplinger's Personal Finance, pp. 80-87. Retrieved January 10, 2000 from SIRS Knowledge Source database (SIRS Researcher).

Note Format

Instead of footnote or endnote, the author's last name and the publication year/date of access are placed in parentheses within the body of the text. If the author's name is not available, cite the first two or three words of the article's title in quotes:

(Frick, 1999/Jan. 10, 2000)
("Investing in," 1999/Jan. 10, 2000)

 Graphics & Media

MLA Graphic Citation

"Title of graphic." Graphic Type. Copyright Holder. Name of site providing graphic. Date of Access DMY.<url of service's homepage>

"Afghanistan." Map. Magellan Geographix. SIRS Knowledge Source. 25 Oct. 2001 <http://www.sirs.com>

"Chart C: Unemployment Rides the Up Escalator" Chart. Jewel Becker Simmons. SIRS Knowledge Source. 25 Oct. 2001 <http://www.sirs.com>

APA Graphic/Media Citation

Artist or Copyright Holder. (year, month day of first publication). Title. [[Media type.]] Original Publication. Retrieved [month day, year], from [service] database ([database]).

Lon Tweeten. (2001, Oct.22). The Next Wave: Ground War in Afghanistan. [graphic]. Time Magazine. Retrieved November 28, 2001, from SIRS Knowledge Source database (SIRS Researcher).

 Internet Sites

MLA Works Cited Format

Title of Scholarly Project. Name of the editor, compiler, or translator (if available). Date of most recent electronic publication (if known). Sponsoring organization or institution. Date of access <Electronic address or URL>.

The Victorian Web: An Overview. Ed. George Landow. June 2000 Brown University. 11 July 2000 <http://landow.stg.brown.edu/victorian/victov.html>.

APA References Format

Name of Specific Document. (Date of Online publication, Year, Month Day). Location of Sponsoring Organization: Name of Sponsoring Organization. Retrieved (Date of Retrieval, Month Day, Year) from World Wide Web: URL of page beginning with http:// [note: do not add closing punctuation as this may affect retrieval]

NMHA News Release. (2000, June 15). Alexandria, VA: National Mental Health Association. Retrieved July 7, 2000 from World Wide Web: http://www.nmha.org/newsroom/system/ news.vw.cfm?do=vw&rid=212

Note Format

To cite an entire Web site (but not a specific document on the site), it's sufficient to give the address of the site in the text. No reference entry is needed. For example:

Mental Health InfoSource provides quality mental health information for the professional as well as the layperson (http://www.mhsource.com/).

Please note that the guidelines for citing electronic sources are not yet completely standardized.
Detailed guidelines on documenting online sources are explained in the fifth edition of the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (1999) and the fifth edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (2001).