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PRINT SOURCESArticle from a Weekly Magazine and Weekly News Service [MLA 5.7.6](Note: This includes CQ Researcher or Issues and Controversies on File.)Kluger, Jeffrey. “Why We Love.” Time 28 Jan. 2008: 55-60.Two or Three Authors [MLA 5.6.4]Brown, Nathan, and Sheryle A. Proper. The Everything Paying for College Book. Avon, MA: Adams, 2005.More than Three Authors [MLA 5.6.4]Gilman, Sandra, et al. Hysteria Beyond Freud. Berkeley: U of California P, 1993.Newspaper Article [MLA 5.7.5]Feder, Barnaby J. “For Job Seekers, a Toll-Free Gift of Expert Advice.” New York Times 22 Mar. 1994, late ed.: A1 .No Author [MLA 5.6.11 and 5.7.9] (Note: Begin with the title if a source has no author.)Texas Almanac: 2008-2009. Dallas, TX: Dallas Morning News, 2008.Article in a Scholarly Journal with Continuous Pagination [MLA 5.7.1]Warner, Megan B., et al. “The Longitudinal Relationship of Personality Traits and Disorders.” Journal of AbnormalPsychology 113 (2004): 217-27.An Editor [MLA 5.6.2]Lopate, Philip, ed. The Art of the Personal Essay: An Anthology from the Classical Era to the Present. New York:Doubleday, 1994.Article in a Scholarly Journal that Pages Each Issue Separately [MLA 5.7.2]Garrett, Laurie. “The Next Pandemic?” Foreign Affairs 84.4 (2005): 3-23.Corporate Author [MLA 5.6.6]American Heart Asso. Low-Salt Cookbook. New York: Clarkson Potter, 2006.An Editor in Addition to an Author [MLA 5.6.12]Chaucer, Geoffrey. The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer. Ed. F. W. Robinson. Boston: Houghton, 1957.Essay Written by One Person in a Book Edited by Another [MLA 5.6.7]Ferguson, Roger W., Jr. “The Importance of Education.” Representative American Speeches. Ed. Jennifer Curry, etal. New York: Wilson, 2007. 10-16.A Translation [MLA 5.6.13]Esquivel, Laura. Like Water for Chocolate: A Novel in Monthly Installments, with Recipes, Romances and HomeRemedies. Trans. Carol Christensen and Thomas Christensen. New York: Doubleday, 1992.Lone Star College-Kingwood LibraryArticle from a Monthly Magazine [MLA 5.7.6]Hitchens, Christopher. “A Breath of Dust.” Atlantic Monthly July-Aug. 2005: 142-46.A Book Published in a Second or Subsequent Edition [MLA 5.6.14]Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 6th ed. New York: MLA, 2003.An Article in a Reference Book [MLA 5.6.8]Coulter, Ellis Merton. “John Adair.” Dictionary of American Biography. Ed. Allen Johnson. Vol. 1. New York:Scribner’s, 1964.Encyclopedia Article, Signed [MLA 5.6.8]Epps, Helen H. “Textiles.” World Book Encyclopedia. 2003 ed.Personal Interview [MLA 5.8.7]Stegall, Linda. Personal Interview. 11 Aug. 2007.Online Video [MLA 5.8.3 and 5.9.1]Bradley, Becky. “The Sun Also Rises: Hemingway in Spain.” Video. The Sun Also Rises. April 2007. Lone Star Coll.Lib., Kingwood, TX. 17 Jan. 2008 http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/sunalsorises.htm .Film or Video Recording [MLA 5.8.3]Patton. Dir. Franklin J. Schaffner. Perf. George C. Scott. 1970. DVD. 20th Century Fox, 2006.Example with appropriate spacingAuthor. “Article Title.” Publication information for a print source. Site Name. Site Editor.Electronic Publication Date. Subscription information for databases. Pages only ifnumbered. Sponsoring Inst., City, ST or Country. Date site accessed url .WEB SITES [MLA 5.9.1–5.9.4]Dictionary or Encyclopedia Article, Unsigned [MLA 5.6.8]“Onomatopoeia.” Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary. 11th ed. 2003.Previously Published Scholarly Article Reprinted in a Collection of Essays [MLA 5.6.7](Note: List first the information about where the essay was originally published. When reprinted multiple times, useonly the original source and the source where you found the material.)Frye, Northrop. “Literary and Linguistic Scholarship in a Postliterate Age.” PMLA 99 (1984): 990-95. Rpt. in Mythand Metaphor: Selected Essays, 1974-88. Ed. Robert D. Denham. Charlottesville: UP of Virginia, 1990.18-27.Excerpted Sources from Multivolume Critical Anthologies [MLA 5.6.7](Note: This includes Contemporary Literary Criticism, Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism, etc. )Benesch, Klaus. “Oral Narrative and Literary Text: Afro-American Folklore in ‘Their Eyes Were Watching God’.”Callaloo 11 (1988): 627-35. Rpt. in Contemporary Literary Criticism. Ed. Roger Matuz. Vol. 61. Detroit:Gale, 1990. 270-74.Book in a Series [MLA 5.6.16](Note: This includes Information Plus, Opposing Viewpoints, and Contemporary World Issues. Include the seriestitle and number, if given.)Evans, Kim Masters. The American Economy. Information Plus Reference Series. Detroit: Gale, 2007.Careers in the Music Business. Careers Research Reports. Monograph Ser. 357. Chicago: Inst. for Research, 2007.Government Publication [MLA 5.6.21]“Deaths by Major Causes: 1960 to 2002.” U. S. Census Bureau. Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2004-2005. 124th ed. Washington: GPO, 2004.P ho ne: 281 .3 1 2 .1 6 9 3MEDIA and INTERVIEWSwe b sit e : k clib ra ry.lone st ar. eduBasic EntrySutton, Bettye, et al. “1800-1810.” 19th Century Cultural History. Ed. Peggy Whitley. 2003. Lone Star Coll.-Kingwood Lib., Kingwood, TX. 28 July 2007 http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/19thcentury1800.htm .Author, no publication date [MLA 5.9.1]Mazer, Cary M. Bernard Shaw: A Brief Biography. U. of Penn. 16 Sept. 2007 http://www.english.upenn.edu/ cmazer/mis1.html .Online Periodical [MLA 5.9.4]Sarnoff, Nancy. “Web’s Role in House Hunt Grows.” Houston Chronicle 1 Dec. 2007. 18 Feb. 2008 ff/5343966.html .Online Government Publication [MLA 5.9.3c](Note: This includes Occupational Outlook.)United States. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Ctr. for Disease Control and Prevention. Coordinating Ctr. forHealth Promotion. Targeting Tobacco Use. Apr. 2007. 20 Jan. 2008 http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco .Blog or other Online Posting [MLA 5.9.9]Van Dyke, Amy. “Custom House.” Online posting. 20 Feb. 2008. Scarlet Letter blog. 21 Feb. 2008 ndex.cfm/2007/11 .ONLINE DATABASES [MLA 5.9.7]E-Books [MLA 5.7.3 and 5.9.7]Bloom, Harold. Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Bloom’s Notes. Broomall, PA: Chelsea House, 1996.NetLibrary. Lone Star Coll.-Kingwood Lib. 14 Sept. 2007 http://www.netlibrary.com .Pho ne: 281. 312. 1693webs ite: k cl i b rary.l o n estar.ed uLone Star College-Kingwood LibraryBook with One Author [MLA 5.6.1]Allison, Peter. Whatever You Do, Don’t Run. Guilford, CT: Lyons, 2008.

DIFFERENT SOURCES FOR DIFFERENT TOPICSINFORMATION LITERACY is the set of skills needed to find, retrieve, analyze, and use information. Living in the Information Age, we are inundated with information overload – too much information.Training and practice are needed to hone skills in finding, analyzing and using information. One of thebest sources for this training is the library. The support you receive there will give you confidence in using information to make a decision or create a product. Using a variety of sources makes research morecredible and helps researchers improve their skills.GETTING STARTEDSources of information include books, newspapers, journals and magazines, fact sheets, white papers,diaries, interviews, and more. Each has value. As you begin your research, it is important to think aboutwhere the best information can be found for your topic. Is the topic new? If so, perhaps newspapers,television, and Internet news sources are best. Is it a topic that has been around for a while – longenough to have many articles or books written about it? If so, perhaps the library catalog and full-textarticle databases are best. Is your topic historic or a study? Is it a literary criticism? If so, books andpeer-reviewed articles are best. Of course, the Internet can be carefully used for every topic. Preparefor your research by selecting sources and search terms.THINK ABOUT ITDo you need background on your topic or do you already know about it and only need specificinformation to fill in the gaps?Examples of background are:1. The history of a subject, such as abortion}2. A chronology of a scientific development, such as cloning3. Historic information about a company or industry»»»»»»Finding background about your topic adds toyour understanding of a topic, helps you findinformation about a novel, a health field, ora marketing strategy. Background helps putyour subject into proper perspective in today’sworld. It will help you with the next step ofyour research.Do you need hard facts, such as statistics, definitions, formulas?Does your topic emphasize historical information or more recent events?Does you topic relate to: Science and technology Sociology or psychologyHistory Literature Careers Health and Wellness Other ?Answer these questions before you begin. Then you will be more likely to choose a variety ofappropriate resources in the best possible formats.ACCESSING ONLINE RESOURCES FROM OFF-CAMPUSThe Library web page is located at http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu. Begin your research here. You willneed a library card. You can get one on campus. Your barcode will be put on the back of your picture IDcard. If you aren’t on campus, apply online. The library staff will mail your card.The Library catalog is available on our web page to search for books, electronic books, videos andother resources the library has for your research. You will find books in Lone Star College-KingwoodLibrary or one of the four other campus libraries. Books can be borrowed electronically from the othercampuses [request first available copy button]. It takes about 2 days for the book to be transferred toLone Star College-Kingwood Library. You will be called when the book is ready for pick up.P ho ne: 281 .3 1 2 .1 6 9 3we b sit e : k clib ra ry.lone st ar. eduLone Star College-Kingwood Library»»

Library Web Page Assignments & Guideshas assignment guides for most research projects.These can be found on the assignment web page. Your instructor will let you know if your class hasone. Background, themes, helpful hints, resources, and links to databases are listed. You can alsoemail or chat to the librarian from these assignment guides.Subject Guide to Databases lists databases appropriate for research in specific subject areas.To find articles from journals, magazines and newspapers you will use a database to locate electronicversions of those resources. Think about the best keywords to describe your topic.USING A VARIETY OF RESOURCESUsing a variety of types of resources usually results in a better, more credible paper. Use this evaluationgrid to help you decide. Research is all about EVALUATION. Everyone knows there is plenty of information.The question is, are you finding the BEST information for your refined topic?RESOURCESREFERENCE MATERIALDictionaries, almanacsencyclopedias, hand-books.Located in reference area.Some are available onlineADVANTAGES»» Good place to start»» Brief background»» Facts and statistics»» Focused summaries»» Objective information»» Sources available whenLIMITATIONS»» Print references are notpublished as quickly»» Can be difficult to locate aspecific topic in a large sourceHINTS FOR USING»» Ask a librarian; they willknow the best referencesfor your topic.»» Begin at the Assignmentguide to see which sourcesare suggestedLone Star College-Kingwood LibraryneededBOOKSCan be found in print andelectronic format (eBooks)»» Thorough exploration»» Authors are generally»» May be moreinformation than youexperts in the fielneed for your topic»» Can be checked out»» Books may be already»» eBooks are ready forchecked outcut and pasteContain full-text (complete)copies of articles frommagazines, journals, andnewspapers in electronicformat. Use the subjectguide to find the bestdatabases for your topic.INTERNETThe internet is readilyavailable from onlinecomputers. Informationworld-wide. Open to all– which means everyonecan ‘post’ to the Internet.»» Good place to start»» Brief background»» Facts and statistics»» Focused summaries»» Objective information»» Sources available whenfrom other libraries»» eBooks can be searched usingkeyworkds»» Use the index and contents touse on your computer-DATABASES»» Use the catalog to find books»» Request books electronicallyfind information»» Articles may be brief andspecific, but not on your topic»» Use databases linked throughthe library homepage»» Many ‘hits’, must use keywords »» Look for Full Text articles – forwisely.»» Opinions may be emphasizedover factsthe whole article.»» Use “peer-reviewed” to assureyou have scholarly information»» You can email articles, print, orneededsave articles.»» Huge variety of information »» Information can be unreliable »» Several search engineson almost any topic»» Huge number of searchare linked to the libraryhomepage.»» Allows access to resourcesresults means best resourceshardtolocateall over the world»» Recommended websites inked to the assignmentcovered»» Governmental andorganizational sites haveincomplete or you must payfor it»» Organizations have goodguides.»» Training may be needed touse effectively and efficiently»» Ask the librarian toexcellent statistics andinformation, but it may befacts.difficult to find unless yourecommend good sites forknow what you are lookingyour topic, ones you may notfor.find through a Google search.»» Find previously inaccessibleinformation at largelibraries.Lone Star College-Kingwood, an EEO/AA Educational Institutionbb, pw rev. 02/08

PRINT SOURCESArticle from a Weekly Magazine and Weekly News Service [MLA 5.7.6](Note: This includes CQ Researcher or Issues and Controversies on File.)Kluger, Jeffrey. “Why We Love.” Time 28 Jan. 2008: 55-60.Two or Three Authors [MLA 5.6.4]Brown, Nathan, and Sheryle A. Proper. The Everything Paying for College Book. Avon, MA: Adams, 2005.More than Three Authors [MLA 5.6.4]Gilman, Sandra, et al. Hysteria Beyond Freud. Berkeley: U of California P, 1993.Newspaper Article [MLA 5.7.5]Feder, Barnaby J. “For Job Seekers, a Toll-Free Gift of Expert Advice.” New York Times 22 Mar. 1994, late ed.: A1 .No Author [MLA 5.6.11 and 5.7.9] (Note: Begin with the title if a source has no author.)Texas Almanac: 2008-2009. Dallas, TX: Dallas Morning News, 2008.Article in a Scholarly Journal with Continuous Pagination [MLA 5.7.1]Warner, Megan B., et al. “The Longitudinal Relationship of Personality Traits and Disorders.” Journal of AbnormalPsychology 113 (2004): 217-27.An Editor [MLA 5.6.2]Lopate, Philip, ed. The Art of the Personal Essay: An Anthology from the Classical Era to the Present. New York:Doubleday, 1994.Article in a Scholarly Journal that Pages Each Issue Separately [MLA 5.7.2]Garrett, Laurie. “The Next Pandemic?” Foreign Affairs 84.4 (2005): 3-23.Corporate Author [MLA 5.6.6]American Heart Asso. Low-Salt Cookbook. New York: Clarkson Potter, 2006.An Editor in Addition to an Author [MLA 5.6.12]Chaucer, Geoffrey. The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer. Ed. F. W. Robinson. Boston: Houghton, 1957.Essay Written by One Person in a Book Edited by Another [MLA 5.6.7]Ferguson, Roger W., Jr. “The Importance of Education.” Representative American Speeches. Ed. Jennifer Curry, etal. New York: Wilson, 2007. 10-16.A Translation [MLA 5.6.13]Esquivel, Laura. Like Water for Chocolate: A Novel in Monthly Installments, with Recipes, Romances and HomeRemedies. Trans. Carol Christensen and Thomas Christensen. New York: Doubleday, 1992.Lone Star College-Kingwood LibraryArticle from a Monthly Magazine [MLA 5.7.6]Hitchens, Christopher. “A Breath of Dust.” Atlantic Monthly July-Aug. 2005: 142-46.A Book Published in a Second or Subsequent Edition [MLA 5.6.14]Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 6th ed. New York: MLA, 2003.An Article in a Reference Book [MLA 5.6.8]Coulter, Ellis Merton. “John Adair.” Dictionary of American Biography. Ed. Allen Johnson. Vol. 1. New York:Scribner’s, 1964.Encyclopedia Article, Signed [MLA 5.6.8]Epps, Helen H. “Textiles.” World Book Encyclopedia. 2003 ed.Personal Interview [MLA 5.8.7]Stegall, Linda. Personal Interview. 11 Aug. 2007.Online Video [MLA 5.8.3 and 5.9.1]Bradley, Becky. “The Sun Also Rises: Hemingway in Spain.” Video. The Sun Also Rises. April 2007. Lone Star Coll.Lib., Kingwood, TX. 17 Jan. 2008 http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/sunalsorises.htm .Film or Video Recording [MLA 5.8.3]Patton. Dir. Franklin J. Schaffner. Perf. George C. Scott. 1970. DVD. 20th Century Fox, 2006.Example with appropriate spacingAuthor. “Article Title.” Publication information for a print source. Site Name. Site Editor.Electronic Publication Date. Subscription information for databases. Pages only ifnumbered. Sponsoring Inst., City, ST or Country. Date site accessed url .WEB SITES [MLA 5.9.1–5.9.4]Dictionary or Encyclopedia Article, Unsigned [MLA 5.6.8]“Onomatopoeia.” Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary. 11th ed. 2003.Previously Published Scholarly Article Reprinted in a Collection of Essays [MLA 5.6.7](Note: List first the information about where the essay was originally published. When reprinted multiple times, useonly the original source and the source where you found the material.)Frye, Northrop. “Literary and Linguistic Scholarship in a Postliterate Age.” PMLA 99 (1984): 990-95. Rpt. in Mythand Metaphor: Selected Essays, 1974-88. Ed. Robert D. Denham. Charlottesville: UP of Virginia, 1990.18-27.Excerpted Sources from Multivolume Critical Anthologies [MLA 5.6.7](Note: This includes Contemporary Literary Criticism, Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism, etc. )Benesch, Klaus. “Oral Narrative and Literary Text: Afro-American Folklore in ‘Their Eyes Were Watching God’.”Callaloo 11 (1988): 627-35. Rpt. in Contemporary Literary Criticism. Ed. Roger Matuz. Vol. 61. Detroit:Gale, 1990. 270-74.Book in a Series [MLA 5.6.16](Note: This includes Information Plus, Opposing Viewpoints, and Contemporary World Issues. Include the seriestitle and number, if given.)Evans, Kim Masters. The American Economy. Information Plus Reference Series. Detroit: Gale, 2007.Careers in the Music Business. Careers Research Reports. Monograph Ser. 357. Chicago: Inst. for Research, 2007.Government Publication [MLA 5.6.21]“Deaths by Major Causes: 1960 to 2002.” U. S. Census Bureau. Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2004-2005. 124th ed. Washington: GPO, 2004.P ho ne: 281 .3 1 2 .1 6 9 3MEDIA and INTERVIEWSwe b sit e : k clib ra ry.lone st ar. eduBasic EntrySutton, Bettye, et al. “1800-1810.” 19th Century Cultural History. Ed. Peggy Whitley. 2003. Lone Star Coll.-Kingwood Lib., Kingwood, TX. 28 July 2007 http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/19thcentury1800.htm .Author, no publication date [MLA 5.9.1]Mazer, Cary M. Bernard Shaw: A Brief Biography. U. of Penn. 16 Sept. 2007 http://www.english.upenn.edu/ cmazer/mis1.html .Online Periodical [MLA 5.9.4]Sarnoff, Nancy. “Web’s Role in House Hunt Grows.” Houston Chronicle 1 Dec. 2007. 18 Feb. 2008 ff/5343966.html .Online Government Publication [MLA 5.9.3c](Note: This includes Occupational Outlook.)United States. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Ctr. for Disease Control and Prevention. Coordinating Ctr. forHealth Promotion. Targeting Tobacco Use. Apr. 2007. 20 Jan. 2008 http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco .Blog or other Online Posting [MLA 5.9.9]Van Dyke, Amy. “Custom House.” Online posting. 20 Feb. 2008. Scarlet Letter blog. 21 Feb. 2008 ndex.cfm/2007/11 .ONLINE DATABASES [MLA 5.9.7]E-Books [MLA 5.7.3 and 5.9.7]Bloom, Harold. Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Bloom’s Notes. Broomall, PA: Chelsea House, 1996.NetLibrary. Lone Star Coll.-Kingwood Lib. 14 Sept. 2007 http://www.netlibrary.com .Pho ne: 281. 312. 1693webs ite: k cl i b rary.l o n estar.ed uLone Star College-Kingwood LibraryBook with One Author [MLA 5.6.1]Allison, Peter. Whatever You Do, Don’t Run. Guilford, CT: Lyons, 2008.

MLA Works CitedDocumentation GuideScholarly Journal that Pages Each Issue Separately in a Subscription Database [MLA 5.7.2 and 5.9.7]Haydock, John. “Melville and Balzac: The Man in Cream Colors.” College Literature 35.1 (2008): 58-81. AcademicSearch Complete. EBSCO. Lone Star Coll.-Kingwood Lib. 20 Feb. 2008 http://www2.ebsco.com .Based on the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th ed.REF LB 2369.G53 2003Online Periodical in a Subscription Database [MLA 5.7.6 and 5.9.7]Clemmitt, Marcia. “Student Aid.” CQ Researcher 25 Jan. 2008: 73-96. Congressional Quarterly. Lone Star Coll.-Kingwood Lib. 2 Feb. 2008 http://library.cqpress.com .Journal Article Reprinted in a Reference Book then Reproduced in a Subscription Database [MLA 5.7.5 and5.9.7] (Note: Use the original source, the final source, and the database. Ignore intermediate sources)Kiskis, Michael J. “Mark Twain and Collaborative Authority.” Studies in the Literary Imagination 29.2 (1993): 29-44. Rpt. in Nonfiction Classics for Students. Vol. 4. Literature Resource Center. Thomson Gale.Lone Star Coll.-Kingwood Lib., 3 Aug. 2005 http://infotrac.galegroup.com .Abstract in a Non-Subscription Database [MLA 5.7.8 and 5.9.7]Neumann, P. J., et al. “Can We Better Prioritize Resources for Cost-Utility Research?” Medical Decision Making 25.4(2005): 429-36. Abstract. PubMed. 28 July 2005 http://www.ncbi.nlm.ov/entrez/query.fgci?db PubMed .DATABASE PUBLICATION INFORMATION [MLA 5.9.1, 5.9.4 and 5.9.7](Note: Computer Source, Health Source: Consumer Edition, Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition, and HistoryReference Center use the same citation details as Academic Search Complete after database name.)Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Lone Star Coll.-Kingwood Lib. Access date http://www2.ebsco.com .General rules:»»for preference. Enclose title of articles, essays, poems, and short stories in quotation marks.»»When certain information, such as an author, is missing, skip it and go on to the next part.»»Pay careful attention to punctuation, and type exactly as each example indicates.»»Use a shortened form of the publisher’s name: “New York: Morrow, 2004” rather than WilliamMorrow & Company.»»»»For pages that are not consecutive, such as newspapers, use a plus sign: “192 .” If youhave only the starting page number of an article’s original print publication, give the numberfollowed by a hyphen, a space, and a period: “192- .”Business & Company Resource Center. Gale Cengage. Lone Star Coll.-Kingwood Lib. Access date http://infotrac.galegroup.com .Lone Star College-Kingwood LibraryIndent five spaces or one-half inch after the first line of each entry. Use double line spacingthroughout.Biography Reference Bank. Wilson. Lone Star Coll.-Kingwood Lib. Access date http://hwwilsonweb.com .Business Source Premier. EBSCO. Lone Star Coll.-Kingwood Lib. Access date http://www2.ebsco.com .Underline or italicize titles of

Lone Star College-Kingwood Library Lone Star College-Kingwood Library MLA Works Cited Documentation Guide General rules: » Underline or italicize titles of books, magazines, and scholarly journals. Consult your professor for preference. Enclose title of articles, essays, poems, and short stories in quotation marks.