The citations for research papers for this class are required to be in MLA style format.
Note: CQ Researcher is an online magazine; the only way to find the pages for articles is by clicking the CiteNow! link at the top of the article.
Jost, Kenneth. “Gun Rights Debates.” CQ Researcher 31 Oct. 2008: 889-912. Web. 12 Nov. 2010. <http://www.library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/cqresrre2008103100>.
NOTES on using this database:
After doing a search for materials on "gun control" Points of View Reference Center database, the result list appears under the tab "Points of View" by default.
Other tabs can be selected to choose specific document types such as periodical and newspaper articles, books, etc.
Select an item from the result list by clicking the desired title; all of the citation information is listed before the full article:
1. author(s)
2. source, publication date, and page number [if page number is not listed, leave blank in Noodlebib form]
3. document type
4. if ISBN is listed, then this item is from a book (ISBN stands for International Standard Book Number that is a unique number assigned to it).
5. if ISSN is listed, then this item is a journal or magazine (ISSN stands for International Standard Book Number that is unique for this item).
Sample Citation from the labeled tabs:
Points of View (article from book):
Lee, M., and Alexander Stingl. Points of View: Gun Control. Points of View Reference Center. Ebscohost, 2009. Web. 12 Nov. 2010. <http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=pwh&AN=23253707&site=pov-live>.
Newspapers:
Carter, Angela. “Gun Control Advocates Cite Support from Lawmakers.” New Haven Register 4 Nov. 2010: n. pag. Points of View Reference Center. Web. 12 Nov. 2010. <http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=pwh&AN=2W62791225894&site=pov-live>.
[an editorial with no page or author listed in citation]:
“Leadership Means Standing up for What’s Right.” Editorial. Knoxville News-Sentinel, The (TN) 29 Oct. 2010: n. pag. Points of View Reference Center. Web. 12 Nov. 2010. <http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=pwh&AN=2W672274230&site=pov-live>.
Periodicals (article from magazine):
Schwartz, Emma. “In Congress, the Uphill Battle for Gun Control.” U.S. News & World Report 17 Mar. 2008: 41-43. Point of View Reference Center. Web. 12 Nov. 2010. <http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=pwh&AN=31229197&site=pov-live>.
Books:
Lunger, Norman L. Big Bang: The Loud Debate over Gun Control. Minneapolis: Lerner Publishing Group, 2002. Points of View Reference Center. Web. 12 Nov. 2010. <http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=pwh&AN=9159247&site=pov-live>.
Emma Schwartz's article can be found in another database, based on a search in "Journal Holdings"
Schwartz, Emma. “In Congress, the Uphill Battle for Gun Control.” U.S. News & World Report 17 Mar. 2008: 41-43. Wilson OmniFile Full Text Mega Edition. Web. 15 Nov. 2010. <http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com/hww/jumpstart.jhtml?recid=0bc05f7a67b1790e097d797f8c69b86b668274eb1867385ff6ba45ee4c1f088602ec2360920985bd&fmt=H Schwartz, E. In Congress, the Uphill Battle for Gun Control. U.S. News & World Report v. 144 no. 8 (March 17 2008>.
From the U.S. News & World Report website [no page listed, leave blank in Noodlebib form]:
Schwartz, Emma. “Behind the Supreme Court’s Gun Decision.” U.S. News & World Report 26 June 2008: n. pag. Web. 15 Nov. 2010. <http://politics.usnews.com/news/national/articles/2008/06/26/behind-the-supreme-courts-gun-decision.html>.
Result of a Google search:
Coony, Patrick, ed. “Gun Control Policy Issues.” News Batch: Your Internet Guide to an Understanding of Policy Issues. N.p., Oct. 2009. Web. 15 Nov. 2010. <http://www.newsbatch.com/guncontrol.htm>.
