CitationDBs_Web


 * Online Subscription Databases and the World Wide Web**


 * Citing an article or essay from a __library online subscription database__**: cite all of the information about the article, followed by the database information, stating the name of the database, italicized, the name of the service (if known), **the type of resource ("Web"--this is part of the new 7th edition of MLA!)**, the date of access and the URL, giving only the web address of the database homepage or enough of the address to identify the database.


 * Citing an article from the __Web__ ** : A website will not always include all of the elements that are included for a book, a magazine, or an online database. Include the information that is given on the webpage used and the information about the website it comes from (if appropriate). See the examples for more details.


 * __A Note About the **URL**__* The latest edition of the MLA Handbook suggests that a URL should be included in a citation for a work on the Web //only if// (a) your reader will not be able to locate the source without it (via a Web search) or (b) your instructor or publisher requires it (see section 5.6.1 in the Handbook for details). //However, the safest practice is to **include** a URL unless you are specifically not required by your instructor.

__Examples__: //