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      Citing Full Text Found on WilsonDisc (CD-ROM) Databases    
 

There are two kinds of Full Text in Wilson databases:

  1. Full text of a periodical article

  2. Full Text of an entry or biographical profile from a reference publication


1. Citing a Full Text Periodical Article Found on WilsonDisc (CD-ROM) Databases

Applies to Full Text of articles found in the following databases: Applied Science & Technology Abstracts FT; Art Abstracts FT; Wilson Business Abstracts FT; Education Abstracts FT; General Science Abstracts FT; Humanities Abstracts FT; Library Literature FT; OmniFile FT Select; Readers’ Guide Abstracts FT; Readers’ Guide for Young People; Social Sciences Abstracts FT.

The following example is from Readers’ Guide Abstracts FT:

TITLE

Get off my turf

PERSONAL AUTHOR

Willwerth,-James

SOURCE

Time. v. 152 no8 Aug. 24 '98 p. 68-9.

 

MLA style for periodical full text on WilsonDisc (CD-ROM)

Author’s Last Name, First Name. "Article Title." Journal / Magazine Title date of

     publication: page(s). Database Name. CD-ROM. H.W. Wilson. Electronic

     publication date.

Example:

Willwerth, James. "Get off my turf." Time 24 Aug. 1998: 68-69. Readers’ Guide

     Abstracts Full Text. CD-ROM. H.W. Wilson.

     Sept. 1998.

 

APA style for periodical full text on Wilson CD-ROM

Author’s last name, initial(s). (date of publication). Article title. Original Journal/ Magazine Title, volume number, pages(s). Retrieved from H.W. Wilson database ([name of database], CD-ROM, [release date])

Example:

Willwerth, J. (1998, August 24). Get off my turf. Time, 152, 68-69. Retrieved from H.W. Wilson database (Readers’ Guide Abstracts Full Text, CD-ROM, Sept. 1998 release)

 


2. Citing Full Text of an Entry or Biographical Profile from WilsonDisc (CD-ROM) Databases

Applies to full text from Wilson Biographies; Current Biography; World Authors; Famous First Facts.

The following example is from Wilson Biographies Plus:

Article Heading

Masters, Edgar Lee

Aug. 23, 1868-Mar. 5, 1950

Publication Statement

1996 Profile from World Authors 1900-1950

Descriptor

Novelists; Poets, Biographers; Nonfiction Writers; Writers; Fiction

Writers; Masters-Edgar-Lee.

 

MLA style for full text profile on Wilson CD-ROM

"Article / Profile title." Original Print Publication (when there is one). Date of print

publication (when there is one). Title of the Database. CD-ROM. H.W. Wilson,

electronic publication date.

Example:

"Masters, Edgar Lee." World Authors 1900-1950. 1996. Wilson Biographies. CD-ROM. H.W. Wilson Co., 1999.

 

APA style for full text profile on Wilson CD-ROM

Profile Title. (year of publication). In Original print publication (when there is one). Retrieved from H.W. Wilson database ([name of database], CD-ROM, [release date]

Example

Edgar Lee Masters. (1996). In World authors 1900-1950. Retrieved from H.W. Wilson database (Wilson Biographies, CD-ROM, 1999 release)

 

 

 

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