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Basic Formats:
Newspaper Article in Electronic Database

Format

    Author's Last Name, Author's First Name. "Title of the Article: Subtitle of the Article." Title of the Newspaper (Date), Edition: Section and Page Number. Database. Date of Access.

Example

    Sengupta, Somini. "A Tiny Enemy Causes Broad Havoc in African Farms." New York Times, 16. Ebsco Host Academic Search Premier. 5 Mar. 2005.



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