*Book Titles (as well as journal, magazine, newspaper, encyclopedia, and database titles) should be italicized and capitalized.
*Article titles should be in “quotation marks.”
General format for books Author(s). Title of the Book: Subtitle of the Book. Edition, Publisher, Year of publication. |
Examples
Items in green indicate variations in the citation based on the format.
Book with One Author
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Scholastic, 2002.
Book with Two Authors
Book with Three or More Authors
Giddens, Anthony, et al. Introduction to Sociology. W.W. Norton & Co., 2012.
Electronic Book (E-Book)
Reis, Christina. Careers and Talent Management: A Critical Perspective. Routledge, 2016. Routledge Focus.
EBSCO eBooks, 0-search.ebscohost.com.library2.pima.edu/login.aspx?
direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=1124413&site=ehost-live&scope=site.
Book Published in 2nd or Subsequent Edition
Tortora, Gerard J., et al. Microbiology: An Introduction. 8th ed., Benjamin / Pearson, 2004.
Book with Editors instead of Authors, and with Edition
Kennedy, X. J., et al., editors. The Brief Bedford Reader. 9th ed., Bedford / St. Martin’s, 2006.
Translated Book
Cervantes, Miguel de. Don Quixote. Translated by Edith Grossman, Ecco, 2003.
No Publisher; no Date
McBride, Sara. Is Fluoridated Water Actually Harmful?
ARTICLES OR CHAPTERS WITHIN A BOOK
Work in an Anthology or Edited Book
Staples, Brent. “Black Men and Public Space.” The Brief Bedford Reader, edited by X. J. Kennedy, et al.,
9th ed., Bedford / St. Martin’s, 2006, pp. 181-83.
Work in a Volume
Proust, Marcel. Swann's Way. Rememberance of Things Past, translated by C. K. Scott-Moncrieff, vol. 1, Modern
Library, 1956.
General Formats for Encyclopedias and Dictionaries ARTICLE IN A WIDELY-USED, PRINTED REFERENCE BOOK: Author(s). “Title of the Article.” Encyclopedia/Dictionary Title, Edition, Publisher, Year, Page range. ARTICLE IN A SPECIALIZED, PRINTED REFERENCE BOOK: Author(s). “Title of the Article.” Encyclopedia/Dictionary Title, edited by Editor Name(s), Edition, Publisher, Year, Page range. ARTICLE IN AN ELECTRONIC REFERENCE BOOKS (found in library databases): Author(s). “Title of the Article.” Encyclopedia/Dictionary Title, edited by Editor Name(s), Edition, Publisher, Year. Title of database, url or doi. |
Items in green indicate variations in the citation based on the format.
Article in a Widely Used Encyclopedia or Dictionary
Doyle, Jeffrey Scott. “Handgun.” World Book Encyclopedia, World Book, 2007.
Article in a Specialized Reference Work or Anthology
Staples, Brent. “Black Men and Public Space.” The Brief Bedford Reader, edited by X. J. Kennedy, et al.,
9th ed., Bedford / St. Martin’s, 2006, pp. 181-83.
Electronic Encyclopedia or Dictionary Article from a Library Database (with author)
Porter, Benjamin W. "Ur." Encyclopedia of Anthropology, edited by H. James Birx,vol. 5, Sage Reference, 2006,
pp. 2251-53. Gale Virtual Reference Library, go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%
7CCX3452101058&v=2.1&u=pima_main&it=r&p=GVRL&sw=w&asid=3c5a6b1290dedaa2b01bec2aac9bfff3.
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