What Do I Need For My Citation?

All citations include certain common information:
Author(s), Title of whole (such as book or periodical), Date of publication

Some citations require additional information, such as:
Information: Needed for:
Edition information Books
Place of publication Books
Publisher Books
Title of article, chapter or other section Articles and maybe books
Volume number Articles and serial books
Issue number or name Articles and sometimes books
Page numbers Articles, book chapters & in text quotes
Format Videos, cassettes, CD-ROMs, etc.
URL Online material
Date of access  Online material
Name of electronic database Online material from a database
Name of database system Online material from a database
Name of library providing the database access Online material from a database

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