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Skip to Main ContentUse the examples below to format a reference from a book.
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Author's Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial. (Publication Year). Title of book: Use capital letter for the first word for subtitle. Location: Publisher. |
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A print book with one author |
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Author's Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial. (Publication Year). Title of book: Use capital letter for the first word for subtitle. Location: Publisher. |
Example |
Johnson, P. (2003). Art: A new history. New York, NY: HarperCollins. |
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A print book with more than one author |
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Author's Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial., & Author's Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial. (Publication Year). Title of book: Use capital letter for the first word for subtitle. Location: Publisher. |
Example |
Kamruzzaman, J., Begg, R., & Sarker, R. A. (2006). Artificial neural networks in finance and manufacturing. Hershey, PA: Idea Group Pub. |
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Electronic Book | Format |
Author's Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial. (Publication Year). Title of book. Retrieved from URL |
Example |
Lenarz, T., & Wriggers, P. (2014). Biomedical Technology. Retrieved from http://www.eblib.com |
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Volume book | Format |
Author's Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial. (Publication Year). Title of book (Volume Number). Location: Publisher. |
Example |
De Certeau, M., Giard, L., Mayol, P., & Tomasik, T. J. (1998). The practice of everyday life: Living and cooking (Vol. 2). Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. |
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Book chapter from an edited book | Format |
Author's Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial. (Publication Year). Title of chapter. In Author's First Initial. Middle initial. Last Name (Eds.), Title of book (page number/s). Location: Publisher. |
Example |
Elkana, Y. (1975). The problem of knowledge. In Weiss, P. A. (Eds.), Knowledge in search of understanding: The Frensham papers (pp.91-104). NY: Futura Publishing Company, Inc.. |
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Dictionary entry or encyclopedia article | Format |
Author's Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial. (Publication Year). Title of entry. In Editor First Initial. Second Initial. Last Name (Ed.), Title of reference work (Vol. #, pp. #). Location: Publisher. |
Example |
Musket. (2003). In The new encyclopedia britannica (Vol. 8, pp. 449). Chicago: Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.. |
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Entire edited book | Format |
Editor's Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial (Ed.). (Publication Year). Title of book. Location: Publication. |
Example |
Oates, J. C. (Ed.). (1992). The Oxford book of American short stories. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. |
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Translated book | Format |
Author Last Name, First Initial. (Publication Year). Title of the book. (First Initial, Last name of the translator, Trans.). Location: Publisher. (Provide original work published year if it is available in the parentheses) |
Example |
Zarraluki, P. (2014). The history of silence. (N. Caistor & L.García, Trans.). Madrid, Spain: Hispabooks. |