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APA Cowell, A. (2001, September 3). Britain faces flurry of illegal migrants using
     channel tunnel. New York Times. Retrieved October 19, 2001, from Expanded
     Academic ASAP database.
Chicago Cowell, Alan. "Britain Faces Flurry of Illegal Migrants Using Channel Tunnel."
   New York Times. September 3, 2001. In Expanded Academic ASAP
   [database online]. Cited 19 October 2001. Available from Duke University Libraries.

Note: Adapted from examples on page 634 of Chicago Manual of Style 14th edition.
MLA Cowell, Alan. "Britain Faces Flurry of Illegal Migrants Using Channel Tunnel."
      New York Times 3 Sept. 2001, late ed. Expanded Academic ASAP. Duke U
      Lib., Durham. 19 Oct. 2001 <http://infotrac.galegroup.com/menu>.
Turabian Cowell, Alan. "Britain Faces Flurry of Illegal Migrants Using Channel Tunnel."
     New York Times, 3 September 2001. Database on-line. Available from
     Expanded Academic ASAP Accessed 19 October 2001.

Note: "News items from daily papers are rarely listed separately in a bibliography or reference list" (p. 204, 11.44). If you choose to list in a bibliography, the above example is an adaptation from the example for journal article online (p.159, 8.141).
CSE Recommends National Library of Medicine Format:
Cowell A. Britain faces flurry of illegal migrants. NY Times 2001 Sep 3;Sect A:7. In: Expanded Academic ASAP [database on the Internet]. Farmington Hill (MI): Thomas Gale; c2001 [cited 2001 Oct 19]. [about 15 paragraphs]. Available from: http://web2.infotrac.galegroup.com/itw/infomark/143/529/52582111
w2/purl=rc1_EAIM_0_A77813961&dyn=12!xrn_66_0_A77813961?sw_aep=nclivedu.
Important Elements:
  • Newspaper title
  • Article title
  • Author (if given)
  • Date of publication
  • Page or section numbers (if given)
  • Address of the site
  • Date of access
  • Database where article was accessed
  • Library through which article was accessed

Note: Spacing is important. Some citations appear identical but differ in slight ways, like indentation. For example, compare Chicago, MLA, and Turabian. Consult individual guides for exact spacing.