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models for citing primary source in a database

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Footnote

     1  Firstname Lastname, "Name of item" (type of document, City, State, Date of Item), Name of Database, accessed Date and Year,

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Bibliography

Lastname, Firstname. "Name of item." Type of Document. City, State, Date of Item. Name of Database. Accessed Date and Year.

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Note

Some databases publish primary sources. If your primary source is in an ebook or an article in a database, please go to those sections of this Style Guide. If the database published the primary source separately, please follow the examples below.

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examples for a primary source in a database

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Footnote

    1 John F. Kennedy, "Message on the Peace Corps" (speech, Washington DC, March 1, 1961), Infobase American History, accessed January 29, 2021. online.infobase.com/Auth/Index?aid=155483&itemid=WE52&primarySourceId=3768.

    2 Kennedy, "Message on the Peace Corps."

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Bibliography

Kennedy, John F. "Message on the Peace Corps." Speech, Washington DC, March 1, 1961. Infobase American History. Accessed January 29, 2021.     

     online.infobase.com/Auth/Index?aid=155483&itemid=WE52&primarySourceId=3768.

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