Info Skills Citing References: Newspaper Article located in a database

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Info SkillsCiting References Newspaper Article
located in a database
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Citing ReferencesgtNewspaper Article located in a
database
To the right is a newspaper article, as published
in electronic format, in what is typically
described as a newspaper database. Most of the
information needed to build a citation can
usually be found on this first page.
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Citing ReferencesgtNewspaper Article located in a
database
To the right is a newspaper article, as published
in electronic format, in what is typically
described as a newspaper database. Most of the
information needed to build a citation can
usually be found on this first page.
To begin with we need to identify an author (or
authors) of the article or, if none is obvious,
the name of the newspaper. In this case, there is
a personal author his name is David Hands.
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Citing ReferencesgtNewspaper Article located in a
database
To the right is a newspaper article, as published
in electronic format, in what is typically
described as a newspaper database. Most of the
information needed to build a citation can
usually be found on this first page.
To begin with we need to identify an author (or
authors) of the article or, if none is obvious,
the name of the newspaper. In this case, there is
a personal author his name is David Hands. So,
in our Harvard reference list, the author is
given as
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Citing ReferencesgtNewspaper Article located in a
database
To the right is a newspaper article, as published
in electronic format, in what is typically
described as a newspaper database. Most of the
information needed to build a citation can
usually be found on this first page.
To begin with we need to identify an author (or
authors) of the article or, if none is obvious,
the name of the newspaper. In this case, there is
a personal author his name is David Hands. So,
in our Harvard reference list, the author is
given as Hands, D.
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Citing ReferencesgtNewspaper Article located in a
database
Next, the citation will need to give the year in
which the newspaper article was published. In
newspaper databases, this information is usually
also given at the top of the page where the
article appears.
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Citing ReferencesgtNewspaper Article located in a
database
Next, the citation will need to give the year in
which the newspaper article was published. In
newspaper databases, this information is usually
also given at the top of the page where the
article appears.
In this instance, the exact date is given at the
top of the page. However, at this point, we only
need the year, 2002.
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Citing ReferencesgtNewspaper Article located in a
database
Next, the citation will need to give the year in
which the newspaper article was published. In
newspaper databases, this information is usually
also given at the top of the page where the
article appears.
In this instance, the exact date is given at the
top of the page. However, at this point, we only
need the year, 2002. So, our reference now
reads Hands, D. 2002.
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Citing ReferencesgtNewspaper Article located in a
database
Next follows the title and (if there is one) the
sub-title of the article. This information is
always on the first page of the article.
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Citing ReferencesgtNewspaper Article located in a
database
Next follows the title and (if there is one) the
sub-title of the article. This information is
always on the first page of the article.
In this instance, the full title of the article
is Leicester raise the roof with win to
savour. The article has no sub-title. .
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Citing ReferencesgtNewspaper Article located in a
database
Next follows the title and (if there is one) the
sub-title of the article. This information is
always on the first page of the article.
In this instance, the full title of the article
is Leicester raise the roof with win to
savour. The article has no sub-title. So, our
reference now reads Hands, D., 2002. Leicester
raise roof with win to savour. .
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Citing ReferencesgtNewspaper Article located in a
database
Next follows the title and (if there is one) the
sub-title of the article. This information is
always on the first page of the article.
In this instance, the full title of the article
is Leicester raise the roof with win to
savour. The article has no sub-title. So, our
reference now reads Hands, D., 2002. Leicester
raise roof with win to savour. NB As with
journal article references, the titles of
newspaper articles are given in Normal typeface.
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Citing ReferencesgtNewspaper Article located in a
database
Next follows the title and (if there is one) the
sub-title of the newspaper in which the article
was published. This is always included, after the
article title, even if it has also been given as
the author.
In this instance, the title of the newspaper is
The Times. There is no sub-title.
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Citing ReferencesgtNewspaper Article located in a
database
Next follows the title and (if there is one) the
sub-title of the newspaper in which the article
was published. This is always included, after the
article title, even if it has also been given as
the author.
In this instance, the title of the newspaper is
The Times. There is no sub-title. So, our
reference now reads Hands, D., 2002. Leicester
raise roof with win to savour. The Times
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Citing ReferencesgtNewspaper Article located in a
database
Next follows the title and (if there is one) the
sub-title of the newspaper in which the article
was published. This is always included, after the
article title, even if it has also been given as
the author.
In this instance, the title of the newspaper is
The Times. There is no sub-title. So, our
reference now reads Hands, D., 2002. Leicester
raise roof with win to savour. The Times NB When
referencing, a newspaper title is always given in
italics.
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Citing ReferencesgtNewspaper Article located in a
database
Next follows the day and month of issue. Although
newspapers are generally published daily, the
reference will not include the day of the week.
In this instance, the day and month of issue are
27th May.
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Citing ReferencesgtNewspaper Article located in a
database
Next follows the day and month of issue. Although
newspapers are generally published daily, the
reference will not include the day of the week.
In this instance, the day and month of issue are
27th May. So our reference now reads Hands, D.,
2002. Leicester raise roof with win to savour.
The Times, 27th May
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Citing ReferencesgtNewspaper Article located in a
database
Next follows the day and month of issue. Although
newspapers are generally published daily, the
reference will not include the day of the week.
In this instance, the day and month of issue are
27th May. So our reference now reads Hands, D.,
2002. Leicester raise roof with win to savour.
The Times, 27th May NB Date is always given as
day month.
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Citing ReferencesgtNewspaper Article located in a
database
Next, the reference will need to give the page
numbers where you could find the article within
the specified issue of the original paper format
newspaper. Since newspapers, especially
broadsheets, have several columns, the page
number may also include a letter denoting the
column number (a1st, b2nd and so on) in which
the item starts.
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Citing ReferencesgtNewspaper Article located in a
database
Next, the reference will need to give the page
numbers where you could find the article within
the specified issue of the original paper format
newspaper. Since newspapers, especially
broadsheets, have several columns, the page
number may also include a letter denoting the
column number (a1st, b2nd and so on) in which
the item starts.
In this instance, the page number is p26. As no
column number given, the page number alone is
sufficient.
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Citing ReferencesgtNewspaper Article located in a
database
Next, the reference will need to give the page
numbers where you could find the article within
the specified issue of the original paper format
newspaper. Since newspapers, especially
broadsheets, have several columns, the page
number may also include a letter denoting the
column number (a1st, b2nd and so on) in which
the item starts.
In this instance, the page number is p26. As no
column number given, the page number alone is
sufficient. So our reference now reads Hands,
D., 2002. Leicester raise roof with win to
savour. The Times, 27th May, 26.
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Citing ReferencesgtNewspaper Article located in a
database
Lastly, the reference will need to give the
core URL of source database where you found the
article, and the date it as located or accessed.
The latter information is given in day month
year format.
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Citing ReferencesgtNewspaper Article located in a
database
Lastly, the reference will need to give the URL
of the source database where you found the
article, and the date it as located or accessed.
The latter information is given in day month
year format. So our complete reference
is Hands, D., 2002. Leicester raise roof with
win to savour. The Times, 27th May, 26. Available
from http//www.newsuk.co.uk . Accessed 11
December 2006