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NoodleHelp for Databases

 

When you are citing an item you found in one of the Electronic Databases to which the library subscribes, NoodleBib asks a series of questions you may find difficult to answer.

 

Your first challenge is choosing a citation type from the <Select a citation type> drop-down. Databases most often contain journal, magazine and newspaper articles, and sometimes contain books and websites. The chart below shows which citation types are found in each database.

 

Another challenge may arise when you get to the section titled Information about online retrieval of this source. The answers are: 

 

Information about online retrieval of this source

Is specific publication information (page numbers, date of publication, etc.) about an original printed version provided?

No, this is either an e-publication or specific information about a printed version is not given

Yes, information about a print publication is provided

Except when your source is a website, print publication information is usually provided.

 
Free or subscription content?

 Free

Subscription database
Library or individual subscription to a database
(e.g., Opposing Viewpoints, CountryWatch, Encyclopaedia Britannica)

Periodical subscription
Subscription to an individual periodical (e.g.,
Time Online Edition, New York Times on the Web)
 

How can your reader find this source again?

Unique URL:
I have a URL that is a simple and persistent link to the content.
 

Search Page:
No unique URL. Material can be found using the Web site's own search page (not an external search engine like Google).
 

Path:
No unique URL. Material can be found by following a series of links (a path) starting from a unique URL (like the site's home page).
 
When you answer Subscription database above, this question will be grayed out -- you'll deal with the URL question later.

 

The Subscription Database Wizard asks you to name the database you used. Check the URL at the bottom of your printouts -- it may include the name of the database. Or use the chart below to help you remember -- it lists all the library subscription databases. If you enter a partial name in the Wizard, you'll be offered a list of database names to choose from.

 

The next challenge – What URL? In most cases, the Wizard's instructions will guide you. For those databases not found by the Wizard, choose Next. Choose Library Subscription Database and use the chart below to help with the URL.

 

Finally you’ll come to the screen where you can enter the standard information about the item you are citing – author, title, publication date, etc. Read the NoodleBib help on capitalization, names and numbers.

 

 

Name of Database

Citation
Type(s)

Subscription service

URL?

Academic Search Premier

Journal,

Magazine,

Newspaper or newswire.

EBSCO
(EBSCOhost)

Select the article title from your search results list, copy URL from the article citation section, labeled “Persistent link to this record”

American National Biography

Reference Source

Oxford UP

With your document open, scroll down to the bottom of the article, copy URL from area labeled “Citation”

 

Associations Unlimited

Reference Source

Thomson Gale

Accept the URL generated by the Library Subscription Database Wizard, http://infotrac.galegroup.com

Business Source Premier

Journal,

Magazine,

Newspaper or newswire,

Reference Source.

EBSCO
(EBSCOhost)

Select the article title from your search results list, copy URL from the article citation section, labeled “Persistent link to this record”

Clinical Pharmacology

Reference Source

EBSCO
(EBSCOhost)

Select the article title from your search results list, copy URL from the article citation section, labeled “Persistent link to this record”

Corbis Images for Education

Painting, sculpture or photograph

Thomson Gale

Accept the URL generated by the Library Subscription Database Wizard, http://infotrac.galegroup.com

Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Authors

Book

Greenwood Publishing Group

With your document open, copy URL from the address bar. Or, copy URL from the bottom of your printout.

Encyclopedia Britannica

Reference Source

Encyclopedia Britannica

With your document open, copy URL from the address bar. Or, copy URL from the bottom of your printout.

Encyclopedia of Life Sciences

Reference Source

Wiley

Use www.els.net.

ERIC

Journal,

Reference Source.

EBSCO
(EBSCOhost)

Select the article title from your search results list, copy URL  from the article citation section, labeled “Persistent link to this record”

Gale Virtual Reference Library

Reference Source

Thomson Gale

Accept the URL generated by the Library Subscription Database Wizard, http://infotrac.galegroup.com

Government Information on the Internet

Web Site

Bernan Press

With your document open, copy URL from the address bar. Or, copy URL from the bottom of your printout. If the URL is too long and complex, copy the URL from the address bar of the website’s homepage.

Health Source – Consumer Edition

Magazine,

Journal,

Reference Source,

Pamphlet.

EBSCO
(EBSCOhost)

Select the article title from your search results list, copy URL from the article citation section, labeled “Persistent link to this record”

Health Source – Nursing/Academic Edition

Journal,

Reference Source.

EBSCO
(EBSCOhost)

Select the article title from your search results list, copy URL from the article citation section, labeled “Persistent link to this record”

LION Literature Online

Journal,

Reference Source,

Book,

Web Site.

ProQuest Information & Learning

With your document open, choose the link labeled “Durable URL for this text” (in the top 1/3 of screen), and copy the URL which opens in a new window.

 

Literature Resource Center

Reference Source,

Journal,

Web Site.

Thomson Gale

Accept the URL generated by the Library Subscription Database Wizard, http://infotrac.galegroup.com

Magill on Literature Plus

Reference Source

EBSCO
(EBSCOhost)

Select the article title from your search results list, copy URL from the article citation section, labeled “Persistent link to this record”

NetLibrary

Book

OCLC (First Search)

Accept the URL generated by the Library Subscription Database Wizard, http://www.netlibrary.com

Opposing Viewpoints

Book,

Reference Source,

Magazine,

Newspaper or newswire,

Painting, sculpture or photograph,

Web Site.

Thomson Gale

Accept the URL generated by the Library Subscription Database Wizard, http://infotrac.galegroup.com

Oxford English Dictionary

Reference Source

Oxford UP

Accept the URL generated by the Library Subscription Database Wizard, http://www.oed.com
ProQuest Historical Newspapers, New York Times 1851-2001 Newspaper or Newswire ProQuest Information & Learning Use http://proquest.umi.com/login

ProQuest Research Library

Journal,

Magazine,

Newspaper or newswire.

ProQuest Information & Learning

Accept the URL generated by the Library Subscription Database Wizard, http://proquest.umi.com/login

ProQuest Criminal Justice Periodicals

Journal

 

ProQuest Information & Learning

Accept the URL generated by the Library Subscription Database Wizard, http://proquest.umi.com/login

ProQuest Education Journals

Journal

 

ProQuest Information & Learning

Accept the URL generated by the Library Subscription Database Wizard, http://proquest.umi.com/login

ProQuest Nursing Journals

Journal

ProQuest Information & Learning

Accept the URL generated by the Library Subscription Database Wizard, http://proquest.umi.com/login

PsychARTICLES

Journal

EBSCO
(EBSCOhost)

Select the article title from your search results list, copy URL  from the article citation section, labeled “Persistent link to this record”

PsychINFO

Journal,

Book,

Doctoral dissertation or Master’s thesis.

EBSCO
(EBSCOhost)

Select the article title from your search results list, copy URL  from the article citation section, labeled “Persistent link to this record”

Regional Business News

Journal,

Newspaper or newswire.

EBSCO
(EBSCOhost)

Select the article title from your search results list, copy URL  from the article citation section, labeled “Persistent link to this record”

Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Reference Source

Taylor & Francis Group

With your document open, copy URL from the address bar. Or, copy URL from the bottom of your printout

Testing and Education Reference Center

Reference Source

Thomson Gale

Accept the URL generated by the Library Subscription Database Wizard, http://infotrac.galegroup.com

Westlaw

Reference Source

Thomson West

Use http://campus.westlaw.com

 

Need more help? Telephone a Reference Librarian at 410-827-5860 or email us at LRCdesk@chesapeake.edu.