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Generated from within Academic Search Complete database in MLA format:

Generated from within Academic Search Complete database in MLA format:. How it looks in e-mail:

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Generated from within Academic Search Complete database in MLA format:

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  1. Generated from within Academic Search Completedatabase in MLA format: How it looks in e-mail: Kondo, Keiji. "Beer and health: Preventive effects of beer components on lifestyle-related diseases." Biofactors 22.1-4 (Dec. 2004): 303-310. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. [Library name], [City], [State abbreviation]. 5 Aug. 2009 <https://proxy.nlc.alamo.edu:4443/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=15508178&site=ehost-live&scope=site>. Final version in MLA ’09 format (with changes): Kondo, Keiji. "Beer and health: Preventive effects of beer components on lifestyle-related diseases." Biofactors 22.1-4 (Dec. 2004): 303-310. Academic Search Complete. Web. 5 Aug. 2009. < http://search.ebscohost.com>

  2. Changes needed to correct an MLA citation generated in Academic Search Complete 1. Journal name needs to be in italics and not underlined (Biofactorsto Biofactors) 2. Database name needs to be in italics and not underlined. (Academic Search Complete to Academic Search Complete) 3. Delete Publisher of database (EBSCO). 4. Delete Library name, city, state. 5. Add medium… Web. Print. Transcript., etc. 6. URL is optional, but recommend including at least the root <http://search.ebscohost.com >. Here it is: Kondo, Keiji. "Beer and health: Preventive effects of beer components on lifestyle-related diseases." Biofactors 22.1-4 (Dec. 2004): 303-310. Academic Search Complete. Web. 5 Aug. 2009. < http://search.ebscohost.com>

  3. Generated from the “Son of Citation Machine” website How it looks : "When Dogs Fly." New York Times 7/17/2009 22. Web.7 Aug 2009. <http://web.ebscohost.com>. It works! - Citation is correct as is. Recommendation - Do use the “Son of Citation Machine” for MLA, but…be sure to double check punctuation, etc. For example, you could add vol. to read 7/17/2009, vol. 22. Web. …

  4. Generated from the “KnightCite” website • How it looks: • Guðmundsdóttir, Aðlheiður1. "The Werewolf in Medieval Icelandic • Literature!" Journal of English & Germanic Philology 106.3 (2007): • 277-303. Academic Source Complete. EBSCO. Northeast Lakeview • College. 20 Aug. 2009. • <http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=5&hid=5&sid=8b43a02b- • 469b4352afcf5ad362785647%40sessionmgr11&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl#db=a9h&AN=25606693#db=a9h&AN=25606693 • How it should look: • Guðmundsdóttir, Aðlheiður1. "The Werewolf in Medieval Icelandic • Literature!" Journal of English & Germanic Philology 106.3 (2007): • 277-303. Academic Source Complete. Web. 20 Aug. 2009. • <http://web.ebscohost.com

  5. The “KnightCite” website in MLA format KnightCite has this message: Coming this Summer: Updates to MLA StyleIn April 2009, the Modern Language Association released its 7th edition of the MLA Handbook … With this edition comes a number of changes to MLA style. Look for updates in KnightCite this summer! Recommmendation – You would need to make the same changes as the citation generated in Academic Search Complete to comply with the correct MLA format. Do not use KnightCite for MLA until it has been updated!

  6. Bottom Line • Different databases behave differently. • Different citation generators behave differently. • Give as much information as needed for your readers to be able to locate your source. • Be consistent. • Use the style rules that the teacher wants.

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