Newspaper Articles: Examples for Works Cited Lists

Full-text Newspaper Article from an Online Database

APA Cowell, A. (2001, September 3). Britain faces flurry of illegal migrants 
         using channel tunnel. New York Times. Retrieved October 19,  
         2001, from LexisNexis Academic Universe database.		 Important Elements:
  • Newspaper title
  • Article title
  • Author (if given)
  • Date of publication
  • Page or section numbers (if given)
  • Address of the site
  • Date of access
  • Database where article was accessed
  • Library through which article was accessed

Note: Spacing is important. For example, compare Chicago, MLA, and Turabian. Consult individual guides for exact spacing.

 
Chicago Cowell, Alan.  "Britain Faces Flurry of Illegal Migrants Using
     Channel Tunnel."  New York Times.  September 3, 2001.  In 
     LexisNexis Academic Universe [database online].  Accessed 19
     October, 2001.   Available: Truman State University Library.
     (Documentation One)
 

Cowell, Alan.  Septermber 3, 20001. Britain Faces Flurry of Illegal
      Migrants Using  Channel Tunnel.  New York Times.  In 
     LexisNexis Academic Universe [database online].  Accessed 19
     October, 2001.   Available: Truman State University Library.
     (Documentation Two)

The latest edition of  The Chicago Manual of Style provides few examples of how to cite electronic databases.   The citations above were adapted from those examples.

MLA Cowell, Alan. "Britain Faces Flurry of Illegal Migrants 
           Using Channel Tunnel." New York Times 3 Sept. 2001, late
           ed.  LexisNexis Academic.  LexisNexis. Truman   State
            University Library. 19 Oct. 2001.
            <http://www.lexisnexis.com>
Turabian Cowell, Alan.  "Britain Faces Flurry of Illegal Migrants Using
      Channel Tunnel."  New York Times, 3 September 2001. 
      Database on-line.  Available from LexisNexis  Academic
     Universe. Accessed 19 October 2001.

Note: "News items from daily papers are rarely listed separately in a bibliography or reference list" (p. 204, 11.44).  If you choose to list in a bibliography, the above example is an adaptation from the example for journal article online (p.159, 8.141).

This page is adapted  from Lawton, Kelley A. and Laura Cousineau. "Assembling a List of Works Cited in your Paper." 3 Nov. 2003. Duke University. 22 April, 2004. <http://www.lib.duke.edu/libguide/citing.htm>.

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