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Finding Citation Information in Databases

Evaluating & citing an information source using Academic Search Premier

Click here to access an online video tutorial, specific to the database Academic Search Premier (an EBSCO database), that will teach you how to locate information needed to quickly evaluate an information source and document it for retrieval, a.k.a. write an APA citation. Highlights include:

  • Identifying peer reviewed articles in EBSCO databases
  • Location citation information
  • Locating DOI numbers
  • Formatting APA citations using Microsoft Word 2007

 

Evaluating & citing an information source using ProQuest databases

Click here to access an online video tutorial that will teach you how to locate information needed to quickly evaluate an information source and document it for retrieval, a.k.a. write an APA citation. This tutorial is specific to all ProQuest databases. Highlights include:

  • Identifying peer reviewed articles in ProQuest
  • Location citation information
  • Locating DOI numbers
  • Formatting APA citations using Microsoft Word 2007

Last revised: October 14, 2009

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