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Citing Sources Practice – Electronic Sources

Select the correct answer for each question below.

1. Priscilla Long's article "Genome Tome" was published in the journal The American Scholar in 2005, volume 74, issue 3, on pp. 28-42. You accessed the article through a popular database, ProQuest (); no DOI was provided. Select the entry that correctly cites this source.

Example 1

Long, P. (2005). Genome tome. The American Scholar, 74(3), 28-42.

Example 2

Long, P. (2005). Genome tome. The American Scholar, 74(3), 28-42. Retrieved from ProQuest database.

Example 3

Long, P. (2005). Genome tome. The American Scholar, 74(3), 28-42. Retrieved from ProQuest database at .

Example 4

Long, P. (2005). Genome tome. (2005). The American Scholar, 74(3), 28-42. Retrieved from .

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2. Seven scientists -- Amanda M. Schrand, Houjin Huang, Cataleya Carlson, John J. Schlager, Eiji Osawa, Saber M. Hussain, and Liming Dai -- authored the article "Are Diamond Nanoparticles Cytotoxic?" The article was published in 2007 on pages 2 through 7 of the Journal of Physical Chemistry B in volume 111, issue 1. You accessed the article from a library subscription database, EBSCOhost (). The article's DOI is 10.1021/jp066387v. Select the entry that correctly cites the source.

Example 1

Schrand, A. M., Huang, H., Carlson, C., Schlager, J. J., Osawa, E., Jussain, S. M., & Dai, L. (2007). Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Are diamond nanoparticles cytotoxic? 111(1), 2-7. Retrieved from , doi: 10.1021/jp066387v

Example 2

Schrand, A. M., Huang, H., Carlson, C., Schlager, J. J., Osawa, E., Jussain, S. M., & Dai, L. (2007). Are diamond nanoparticles cytotoxic? Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 111(1), 2-7. doi: 10.1021/jp066387v

Example 3

Schrand, A. M., Huang, H., Carlson, C., Schlager, J. J., Osawa, E., Jussain, S. M., & Dai, L. (2007). Are diamond nanoparticles cytotoxic? Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 111(1), 2-7. Retrieved from EBSCOhost database.

Example 4

Schrand, A. M., et al. (2007). Are diamond nanoparticles cytotoxic? Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 111(1), 2-7. doi: 10.1021/jp066387v

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3. John Dvorak's article "San Francisco Then and Now" was published in the journal American Heritage in 2006. It appeared in volume 57, issue 2, on pages 54 to 59. You accessed the article from the popular library subscription database InfoTrac OneFile () on September 17, 2006. No DOI is provided. Select the entry that correctly cites the source.

Example 1

Dvorak, J. (2006). American Heritage, San Francisco then and now. 57(2), 54-59. Retrieved September 17, 2006, from Info Trac OneFile database.

Example 2

Dvorak, J. (2006). San Francisco then and now. American Heritage, 57(2), 54-59. Retrieved September 17, 2006.

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Dvorak, J. (2006). San Francisco then and now. American Heritage, 57(2), 54-59. Retrieved September 17, 2006, from

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Dvorak, J. (2006). San Francisco then and now. American Heritage, 57(2), 54-59.

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4. Polly Shulman's article "Great Expectations" was published in the bimonthly magazine Psychology Today in 2004. It appeared in the March issue, volume 37, issue 2, on pages 32 to 41. You accessed the article from the popular library subscription database LexisNexis () on October 11, 2006. Select the entry that correctly cites the source.

Example 1

Shulman, P. (2004, March). Great expectations. Psychology Today, 37(2), 32-41. Retrieved from LexisNexis database.

Example 2

Shulman, P. (2004, March). Great expectations. Psychology Today, 32-41. Retrieved October 11, 2006, from LexisNexis database.

Example 3

Shulman, P. (2004, March). Great expectations. Psychology Today, 37(2), 32-41.

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Shulman, P. (2004, March). Great expectations. Psychology Today, 37(2), 32-41. Retrieved October 11, 2006, from

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5. Sandi Doughton's article "Old Bones are Telling New Tales" was published in the April 28, 2006, issue of The Seattle Times. You accessed the article from the online version of the newspaper on June 1, 2006, at the following URL: . The home page of The Seattle Times is . Select the entry that correctly cites the source.

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Doughton, S. (2006, April 28). The Seattle Times. Old bones are telling new tales. Retrieved June 1, 2006, from

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Doughton, S. (2006, April 28). Old bones are telling new tales, The Seattle Times. Retrieved June 1, 2006.

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Doughton, S. (2006, April 28). Old bones are telling new tales, The Seattle Times. Retrieved from

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Doughton, S. (2006, April 28). Old bones are telling new tales, The Seattle Times. Retrieved from

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6. Katharine Houreld's article "Darfur Refugees Forced to Join the Fight" was published in the April 28, 2006, issue of The Christian Science Monitor. You accessed the article from the online version of the newspaper on August 5, 2006, at the following URL: . The home page of The Christian Science Monitor is . Select the entry that correctly cites the source.

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Houreld, K. (2006, April 28). Darfur refugees forced to join the fight. The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved from

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Houreld, K. (2006, April 28). Darfur refugees forced to join the fight. The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved August 5, 2006.

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Houreld, K. (2006, April 28). Darfur refugees forced to join the fight. The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved from

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Houreld, K. (2006, April 28). The Christian Science Monitor. Darfur refugees forced to join the fight. Retrieved August 6, 2006, from

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7. William M. Welch's article "Schools Ask Parents to Pay Up Before Kids Log On" was published in the January 2, 2006, edition of the daily newspaper USA Today. You accessed the final version of the article online on March 11, 2006, at the following URL: . The home page of USA Today is . Select the entry that correctly cites the source.

Example 1

Welch, William M. (2006, March 11). Schools ask parents to pay up before kids log on. USA Today. Retrieved from

Example 2

Welch, W. M. (2006, March 11). Schools ask parents to pay up before kids log on. USA Today. Retrieved from

Example 3

Welch, W. M. (2006, March 11). Schools ask parents to pay up before kids log on. USA Today. Retrieved March 11, 2006.

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Welch, W. M. (2006, March 11). Schools ask parents to pay up before kids log on. USA Today. Retrieved from

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8. George A. Alvarez and Steven L. Franconeri's article "How Many Objects Can You Track? Evidence for a Resource-Limited Attentive Tracking Mechanism" was published in 2007, in volume 7, issue 13 of Journal of Vision. It appeared on pages 1 to 10. You accessed the article online on January 3, 2009, at the following URL: . The DOI for the article is 10.1167/7.13.14. Select the entry that correctly cites the source.

Example 1

Alvarez, G.A. & Franconeri, S.L. (2007). How many objects can you track? Evidence for a resources-limited attentive tracking mechanism. Journal of Vision, 7(13), 1-10. Retrieved from

Example 2

Alvarez, G.A. & Franconeri, S.L. (2007). How many objects can you track? Evidence for a resources-limited attentive tracking mechanism. Journal of Vision, 7(13), 1-10. doi: 10.1167/7.13.14

Example 3

Alvarez, G.A. (2007). How many objects can you track? Evidence for a resources-limited attentive tracking mechanism. Journal of Vision, 7(13), 1-10. doi: 10.1167/7.13.14

Example 4

Alvarez, G.A. & Franconeri, S.L. (2007). How many objects can you track? Evidence for a resources-limited attentive tracking mechanism. Journal of Vision, 7(13), 1-10.

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9. Scott Stossel's article "Knifed" was published in May of 2004 in volume 293, issue 4, of The Atlantic Monthly. You accessed the article online, where it appears, as in the print version, with page numbers. The article appears on pages 106 to 111. The home page of The Atlantic Monthly is . Select the entry that correctly cites the source.

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Stossels, S. (2004, May). Knifed. The Atlantic Montly, 293(4), Retrieved from

Example 2

Stossels, S. (2004, May). Knifed. The Atlantic Montly, 293, 106-111, Retrieved from

Example 3

Stossels, S. (2004, May). Knifed. The Atlantic Montly, 293(4), 106-111, Retrieved from

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Stossels, S. (2004, May). “Knifed.” The Atlantic Montly, 293(4), 106-111, Retrieved from

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10. Steven Ashley's article "Artificial Muscles" was published in the October 2003 -- volume 289, issue 4 -- issue of the magazine Scientific American (). You accessed the article online, where it appears, as in the print version, with page numbers. The article appears in its entirety on page 53. Select the entry that correctly cites the source.

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Ashley, S. (2003, October). Artificial muscles. Scientific American, 289(4), 53.

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Ashley, S. (2003, October). Artificial muscles. Scientific American, 289(4), 53. Retrieved from

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Ashley, S. (2003, October). Artificial muscles. Scientific American, 289, 53.

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Ashley, Steven. (2003, October). Artificial muscles. Scientific American, 289(4), 53. Retrieved from

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11. William Saletan's article "Gizzards in Your Gas Tank" was published in the online magazine Slate. It was posted on December 2, 2005, at the following URL: . Slate's home page URL is . You accessed the article on June 11, 2008. Select the entry that correctly cites the source.

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Saletan, W. (2005, December 2). Gizzards in your gas tank. Slate. Retrieved June 11, 2008, from

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Saletan, W. (2005, December 2). Gizzards in your gas tank. Slate. Retrieved June 11, 2008.

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Saletan, W. (2005, December 2). Gizzards in your gas tank. Slate. Retrieved from

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Saletan, W. (2005, December 2). Slate. Gizzards in your gas tank. Retrieved from

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12. Bruce Schneier's article "Fatal Flaw Weakens RFID Passports" was published in the online edition of Wired magazine, but not in the print version. It was posted on November, 3, 2005, at the following URL: 0,69453-0.html. Wired's home page URL is . You accessed the article on February 19, 2008. Select the entry that correctly cites the source.

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Schneier, B. (2005, November 3). Fatal flaw weakens RFID passports [Supplemental material]. Wired. Retrieved February 19, 2008, from

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Schneier, B. (2005, November 3). Fatal flaw weakens RFID passports [Supplemental material]. Wired. Retrieved from

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Schneier, Bruce. (2005, November 3). Fatal flaw weakens RFID passports. Wired. Retrieved from

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Schneier, B. (2005, November 3). Fatal flaw weakens RFID passports [Supplemental material]. Wired. Retrieved from

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13. You want to quote from a Web page titled "Greenhouse Gas Emissions" on the Climate Change website, which is sponsored and authored by the Environmental Protection Agency. The page was last updated on October 15th, 2009, and you accessed it on December 4, 2009. The home page's URL is , and the page's direct URL is . Select the entry that correctly cites the source.

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Environmental Protection Agency. (2009, Ocotber 15). Greenhouse gas emissions. Retrieved from

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Environmental Protection Agency. (2009, Ocotber 15). Greenhouse gas emissions. Retrieved December 4, 2009, from

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Environmental Protection Agency. (2009, Ocotber 15). Greenhouse gas emissions. Retrieved December 4, 2009, from

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Environmental Protection Agency. (2009, Ocotber 15). Greenhouse gas emissions. Retrieved December 4, 2009, from Climate Change:

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14. You want to quote from an online report called Ancient Architects of the Mississippi, sponsored and authored by the National Park Service's Archeology Program. The report was last updated on September 6, 2007. You accessed the site on October 10, 2007, at the following URL: . Select the entry that correctly cites the source.

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National Park Service, Archeology Program. (2007, September 6). Ancient architects of the Mississippi. Retrieved from

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National Park Service, Archeology Program. (2007, September 6). Ancient architects of the Mississippi. Retrieved October 10, 2007.

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National Park Service, Archeology Program. (2007, September 6). Ancient architects of the Mississippi. Retrieved October 10, 2007, from

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National Park Service, Archeology Program. Ancient architects of the Mississippi. Retrieved from

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15. You want to quote from a document called Could Reducing Global Dimming Mean a Hotter, Dryer World? that appears on a website sponsored by an institution, the Columbia University Earth Institute (no author is named). The document was published on April 14, 2006, and you accessed it on July 16, 2008, at the following URL: . Select the entry that correctly cites the source.

Example 1

Could reducing global dimming mean a hotter, dryer world? (2006, April 14). Retrieved from Columbia University, Earth Institute website:

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Columbia University, Earth Institute. (2006, April 14). Could reducing global dimming mean a hotter, dryer world? Retrieved from Columbia University, Earth Institute website:

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Could reducing global dimming mean a hotter, dryer world? (2006, April 14). Retrieved June 16, 2008, from

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Columbia University, Earth Institute. (2006, April 14). Could reducing global dimming mean a hotter, dryer world? Retrieved June 16, 2008, from

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16. You are quoting from an online report titled Racial Transformation and the Changing Nature of Segregation by Gary Orfield and Chungmei Lee. It is sponsored by the University of California-Los Angeles's Civil Rights Project. The publication date is January 12, 2006, and you accessed it on November 11, 2006, at . Select the entry that correctly cites the source.

Example 1

Orfield, G., & Lee C. (2006). Racial transformation and the changing nature of segregation. Retrieved November 11, 2006, from University of California- Los Angeles, The Civil Rights Project website.

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Orfield, G., & Lee C. (2006). Racial transformation and the changing nature of segregation. Retrieved November 11, 2006, from University of California- Los Angeles, The Civil Rights Project website: .

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Orfield, G., & Lee C. (2006). Racial transformation and the changing nature of segregation. Retrieved November 11, 2006, from

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Orfield, G., & Lee C. (2006). Racial transformation and the changing nature of segregation. Retrieved from University of California-Los Angeles, The Civil Rights Project website: .

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27. You are quoting from an online news article titled "Hubble Captures the Shattering of a Comet." It was posted on April 28, 2006 on the news publication CNN's website (CNN is the publication and the sponsor) at the URL . CNN's home page is . Select the entry that correctly cites the source.

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Hubble captures the shattering of a comet. (2006, April 28). Retrieved May 1, 2006, from CNN website: .

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Hubble captures the shattering of a comet. (2006, April 28). CNN. Retrieved from .

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Hubble captures the shattering of a comet. (2006, April 28). Retrieved May 1, 2006, from .

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Hubble captures the shattering of a comet. (2006, April 28). CNN. Retrieved May 1, 2006, from CNN website:

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18. You are quoting from a web page on the Human Society of the United States website called "Bringing Your New Dog Home" (no author is named). The page shows a copyright date of 2006, but it might not be a final version. You accessed the document on July 14, 2008, at . Select the entry that correctly cites the source.

Example 1

Bringing your new dog home. Retrieved July 4, 2008, from Humane Society of the United States website:

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Bringing your new dog home. (2006). Retrieved July 4, 2008, from Humane Society of the United States website.

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Bringing your new dog home. (2006). Retrieved July 4, 2008, from Humane Society of the United States website:

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Bringing your new dog home. (2006). Retrieved from

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19. You want to quote a Web log entry titled "Odds Without End," which was posted on April 12, 2006. The author is Alex Ross, and the blog appears on his site, which is titled The Rest is Noise. You accessed the site on May 17, 2008, at . Select the entry that correctly cites the source.

Example 1

Ross, A. (2006, April 12). Odds without end [Web log post].

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Ross, A. (2006, April 12). Odds without end [Web log post]. The Rest is Noise. Retrieved May 17, 2005.

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Ross, A. (2006, April 12). Odds without end [Web log post]. The Rest is Noise. Retrieved from

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Ross, A. (2006, April 12). Odds without end [Web log post]. Retrieved from

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20. You want to quote a Web log post titled "Freelance Writing Advice," by John Hewitt. It was posted on April 24, 2006, on a site called Second Fortune. You accessed the site on June 12, 2008, at the following URL: . Select the entry that correctly cites the source.

Example 1

Hewitt, J. Freelance writing advice [Web log post]. Retrieved June 12, 2008, from

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Hewitt, J. (2006, April 24). Freelance writing advice. Retrieved June 12, 2008, from

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Hewitt, J. (2006, April 24). Freelance writing advice [Web log post]. Second Fortune. Retrieved from

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Hewitt, J. (2006, April 24). Freelance writing advice [Web log post]. Retrieved from

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