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Citation -- the information that identifies an article, book, chapter, or other information resource. Think of a citation as simply telling your reader all the information they need to find each source you used in your research.

Citations to articles typically include:

author title of article title of journal volume number*	issue number page numbers date Name of database, if online article

MLA Style Citation Example for an online article found in the database, Academic Search Complete:

Roberts, Donald F., and Ulla G. Foehr. "Trends in Media Use." Future of Children. 18.1 (Spring 2008): 11-37. Academic Search Complete. Web. 4 Aug. 2009.

(this citation would have a hanging indent and would be double spaced in Works Cited list)