A source's citation includes the information necessary to identify and retrieve that source, including but not limited to:
The type of source being cited (books, journals, interviews, blogs, videos, social media, etc.) and the citation style being used will determine what the citation looks like. Choose an appropriate style guide for your needs. Here is an example of an article citation using four different citation styles:
Author - Erik Stokstad
Article Title - Can a Dire Ecological Warning Lead to Action?
Source Title - Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science)
Volume and Issue - Vol. 364, No. 6440
Publication Date - 2019
Page Numbers - 517-518
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) or URL- 10.1126/science.364.6440.517
Modern Language Association (MLA) style:
Stokstad, Erik. "Can a Dire Ecological Warning Lead to Action?" Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), vol. 364, no. 6440, 2019, pp. 517-518.
American Psychological Association (APA) style:
Stokstad, E. (2019). Can a dire ecological warning lead to action? Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), 364(6440), 517-518. doi:10.1126/science.364.6440.517
Chicago/Turabian style:
Stokstad, Erik. 2019. "Can a Dire Ecological Warning Lead to Action?" Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 364 (6440): 517-518.
American Medical Association (AMA) style:
Stokstad E. Can a dire ecological warning lead to action? Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science). 2019;364:517-518.
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Select Catalog and search using the journal name. If the library owns the journal, click on the journal name and confirm that they have the proper issue/volume/date by examining the item record page. If they do, you can request a scan of the article by selecting Digital Delivery (under locations where the journal is held).
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