Reprinted Article in an Online Reference Source
Reference Source: Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
What is it?
An article from a reference book that was originally published in a journal.
Where did you get it?
From an online reference source. It is not
uncommon that material in an online reference source taken from a book was
originally published in a magazine or journal. Sometimes the original article
had a different title, as in this example. You need to indicate all of these
layers in your citation.
Citation:
- Fennelly, Carol. "The Death Penalty Is Only About Revenge." The Death Penalty. Ed. Hayley R.
- Mitchell. Greenhaven, 2001. Rpt. of "To Die For: The Death Penalty
Is Nothing More
than Revenge." Sojourners. 27 (1998). Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. 2003.
Gale Group. 8 Dec. 2003 <http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/ORVC>.
Fennelly, Carol -through- Greenhaven, 2001. -- Information for the
print version. Place not given
Rpt. of -through- Sojourners. 27 (1998). -- Publication information for original print version (journal article
with a different title).
No pages numbers given.
Rpt of means Reprint of
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. -- Title of the reference source
2003. -- Publication date or date update for electronic version
Gale Group. -- Name of the reference source provider
8 Dec. 2003 -- Date page was accessed
<http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/ORVC>. -- MLA allows
use of URL for the search page if the URL for the article is too complex.
| Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center provides what they call the "source citation.": |
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| However, while it does provide the information you
need to cite the material, it is NOT in correct MLA format. Some of the information given is not required for the citation: |
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