[CASL-L] How to Cite Newspaper Articles From a Database Using MLA 8

[Cheryl Robertson]

Hi Karen,
MLA 8th edition introduces a user-friendly container system.  I've created
a guide based on this edition, and I'm sharing it here.  Feel free to use
it.  I'm rolling it out to my school for the first time as I'm a new LMS,
and the kids have done so well with it.  It's so logical.  In your example,
the *Hartford Courant* would be the first container and *ProQuest* would be
the second.  The newest MLA edition also eliminates the place of
publication and makes the date of access optional.  You won't see either on
my guide.  I recommend purchasing the MLA 8th edition.  It's a terrific
read (okay...full disclosure...MLA devotee and former ELA teacher, but I
found it riveting!  🤗).
Best,
Cheryl

On Wed, Oct 31, 2018 at 3:25 PM Deloatch, Karen L <KDeloatch at ccc.commnet.edu>
wrote:

> Dear Colleagues,
>
>
>
> We have a faculty member who asked how her students should cite articles
> from the Hartford Courant, which is a ProQuest database. I used the cite
> button from the Hartford Courant database for 2 articles. One citation
> included both the name of Hartford Courant as the publication and ProQuest
> as the database. The other just listed ProQuest and the URL, without
> mentioning the name of the newspaper. I did a google search on how to cite
> newspaper articles in MLA 8 and received different results. Some libraries
> included the name of the newspaper and the name of the database, while
> others had only the name of database. I checked the paper version of MLA 8
> but could not find the answer. What do tell your students and faculty to
> include in the citation for a newspaper article from a databases?  Thank
> you.
>
>
>
> Karen
>
>
>
> Karen DeLoatch
>
> Head of Library Instruction
>
> Arthur C. Banks Library
>
> 950 Main Street
>
> Hartford, CT 06103
>
> Phone: (860) 906-5022
>
> E-Mail kdeloatch at ccc.commnet.edu
>
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