Citing Select Business Sources Using MLA Style

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Citing Select Business Sources Using MLA Style

Annual Reports:

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. 2003 Annual Report. 19 May 2004
     <http://www.williams-sonomainc.com/inv/anr/ws_03AR.pdf>.

Yankee Candle Company, Inc. Form 10-K(Annual Report). 15 March 2005. EDGAR Database.
     24 January 2006
      <http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1084242/000095013505001440/b53306yce10vk.htm>.

Articles Available on the Internet:

"Consumer Spending: Tabletop Market's Growth Slows." About.com. 5 May 2004
     <http://retailindustry.about.com/library/bl/02q4/bl_um101002.htm>.

Mullins, Robert. "Williams-Sonoma May Grow its Concept Beyond Kitchens."
      Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal. 9 April 2004. 25 May 2004
     <http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2004/04/12/story6.html>.

American Institute of Baking. "Cookie and Cracker Statistics." April 20 2004. June 9 2004
     <http://www.aibonline.org/resources/statistics/cookie.html>.

An Association Website:

Textile Rental Services Association. "Industry Statistics: Introduction to the Textile Rental Industry."
TSRA Online. 30 July 2003 <http://www.trsa.org/industry/industrystats/>.

Page Accessed Through a Company Website:

"Investor Relations: Management and Directors." Hilton.com. 2003. Hilton Hospitality Inc. 30 July 2003
<http://www.hilton.com>.

A Report Available on a Company's Intranet:

(See the MLA Handbook, section 5.9.8, on electronic sources of indeterminate nature)

"Product Alignment." 7 July 2003. Electronic. Microstrategy Web, Circuit City Stores, Inc. 25 May 2004.

Datamonitor Reports from Business Source Premier:

Datamonitor. "Blockbuster, Inc. Company Profile". Jan. 2005. Business Source Premier. EBSCOhost.
Kimbel Library, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC. 1 Apr. 2005 <http://search.epnet.com>.

A Chart from Dun & Bradstreet Industry Handbook:

"SIC 3575 Computer Terminals: General Statistics." Dun & Bradstreet/Gale Group Industry
Handbook. Ed. Jennifer Zielinski. Detriot: Gale, 2000. 34.

Standard & Poor's Stock Reports:
"Bed Bath & Beyond." Standard and Poor's Stock Reports. 31 May 2003. New York:
Standard & Poor's, 2003.

Standard & Poor's Standard Corporation Descriptions:

"Borders Group, Inc." Standard & Poor's Standard Corporation Descriptions. 5.6 (2003): 87-88.

Mergent's Handbook of Common Stock:

"Knight Ridder." Mergent's Handbook of Common Stock: Winter 2002-2003. New York:
Mergent Inc., 2002.

Company Profile from General Business File:

"General Electric Co." 26 April 2004. General Business File ASAP Company Profiles Database.
InfoTrac. Kimbel Library, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC. 25 May 2004
<http://infotrac.galegroup.com/>.

Hoover's Online:

"Ford Motor Company: Annual Financicals." Hoovers Online. 29 July 2003
<http://www.hoovers.com/free/co/fin/annual.xhtml?ID=10597>.

Investext:

Linde, S.M. "Walt Disney Co." Lehman Brothers, Inc. May 13 2004. General Business File ASAP
Investext Database. InfoTrac. Kimbel Library, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC.
25 May 2004 <http://infotrac.galegroup.com/>.

Market Share Reporter:

"Largest Off-Price Apparel Chains 1998." Discount Store News. 9 August 1999. 45. Rpt. in
Market Share Reporter 2001. Ed. Robert S. Lazich. Detroit: Gale, 2000. 320.

Mergent Online:

"Amazon.com, Inc: History." Mergent Online. Kimbel Library, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC.
29 July 2003 <http://www.mergentonline.com>.

A Generated Report from Mergent Online:

"Ford Motor: Comparison Report." Mergent Online. Kimbel Library, Coastal Carolina University,
Conway, SC. 30 July 2003 <http://www.mergentonline.com>.

New York Stock Exchange Online:

"Circuit City: Quick Quotes." New York Stock Exchange. 13 August 2003 <http://www.nyse.com>.

Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys:

"Retailing: Specialty." Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys. Ed. Eileen M. Bosssong-Martines.
16 October 2003. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2003.

A Chart From the Statistical Abstract of the United States:

"Telecommunications Industry - Carriers and Revenue: 1995-1999. No. 1148." Statistical Abstract
of the United States: 2001 (121st Edition). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Census Bureau, 2001.

An Article from the U.S. Industry and Trade Outlook:

Wells, Kim. "Aerospace: Launch Vehicles." U.S. Industry and Trade Outlook. New York:
McGraw-Hill, 1999. 21-14-21-16.

An Authored Entry From Value Line:

Debbas, Paul E. "Wisconsin Energy." Value Line Investment Survey. 4 July 2003. 719.

An Unauthored Entry From Value Line:

"Wisconsin Energy." Value Line Investment Survey. 4 July 2003. 719.

Yahoo Finance:

"Verizon South Inc (VZC)." Yahoo Finance. 7 June 2004. <http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=VZC&d=t>.

Zachs Investment Research:

"AVX Corp.: Full Company Report." Zachs Investment Research. 7 June 2004.
<http://http://www.zacks.com/research/report.php?type=report&t=AVX>.

Additional information on MLA style is found in the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th edition, Library Reserve: LB 2369 G53 2003. In particular, look at section 5.9.7, or at the official MLA site. Citing electronic sources in the text of your paper is addressed at the official MLA site.

Also try Kimbel Library's MLA Style for Citing From Online Periodical Indexes.

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