Database Referencing Guide
This is the Citationsy guide to Database citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
The complete, comprehensive guide shows you how easy citing any source can be. Referencing books, youtube videos, websites, articles, journals, podcasts, images, videos, or music in Database.
How do you cite a book in the Database referencing style?
Here’s an example book citation in Database using placeholders:
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Last Name, F. N. Title; Editor Last Name, E. F. N., Ed.; Edition.; Publisher: City, 2000.
So if we want to cite, for example, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” by Joanne K. Rowling we’d do so like this:
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Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone; 1st ed.; Bloomsbury Publishing Inc: London, 1997.
And an in-text citation book citation in Database looks like this:
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How to reference a journal article in the Database citation style?
Here’s a Database journal citation example using placeholders:
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Author1 LastnameA. F. and Author3 LastnameA. F. (2000) Title, Container, Volume, pages Used.
So if we want to reference this scientific article: “Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?” by C. Petit and J.M. Sieffermann
in Database:
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Petit, C. and Sieffermann, J. (2007) Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?, 18, 161-172.
And an in-text citation would look like this:
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Citing a website in Database reference style
Here’s an Database example website reference:
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Author1 LastnameA. F. and Author2 LastnameA. F. Title https://www.example.com (accessed Jul.15, 2019).
To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
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Tran, M. Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 (accessed Jul.15, 2019).
And an in-text citation would look like this:
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How to cite a YouTube video Database
Here’s a Database citation YouTube video example:
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ChannelName Title https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (accessed Jul.15, 2019).
So how to cite a video Database?
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Pixar Pizza Clip — Inside Out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (accessed Jul.15, 2019).
And an in-text video citation would look like this:
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How to cite a podcast using Database referencing style
It is becoming more and more common to reference podcasts in essays or other school work.
Here’s how to reference a podcast it in Database.
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Lastname, F. Title 2000.
Podcast referencing example in Database using “This American Life” episode 640:
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This American Life 640: Five Women 2018.
And an in-text citation would look like this:
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How to cite a piece of music or a song using Database referencing style?
An example song citation in Database.
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Lastname, F. Song Title; 2000.
Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Database:
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The Beatles Here Comes the Sun; 1969.
And an in-text citation would look like this:
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