Core Elements
The core elements are as follows:
- Author.
- Title of source
- Title of container,
- Other contributors,
- Version,
- Number,
- Publisher,
- Publication date,
- Location.
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Examples
General format for any citation
Author. Title. Title of container (self contained if book), Other contributors (translators or editors), Version (edition), Number (vol. and/or no.), Publisher, Publication Date, Location (pages, paragraphs, URL, or DOI). 2nd container’s title, Other contributors, Version, Number, Publisher, Publication date, Location, Date of Access (if applicable).
Examples for specific sources
| Book, one or two authors |
Rowling, J.K.. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Arthur A Levine Books, 2007. |
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Book, two authors (First author is last name, first name; second author appears in first name last name format) |
Gillespie, Paula, and Neal Lerner. The Allyn and Bacon Guide to Peer Tutoring. Allyn and Bacon, 2000. |
| Book, three or more authors | Robbins, Chandler S., et al. Birds of North America: A Guide to Field Identification. Golden, 1966. |
| Book, with Translator or other contributors | Homer. The Odyssey. Translated by Stanley Lombardo, Hackett Publishing Company, 2000. |
| A work (e.g essay, short story) in an anthology or compilation | Seale, Maura. "Information Literacy Standards and the Politics of Knowledge Production." Critical Library Instruction: Theories and Methods, edited by Emily Drabinski, Alana Kumbier, and Maria Accardi, Library Juice Press, 2010, pp.221-235. |
| Article in an online database | Miller, Matthew J., et al. "College Students' Social Justice Interest and Commitment: A Social-Cognitive Perspective." Journal of Counseling Psychology, vol. 56, no. 4, 2009., pp. 495-507, doi:10.1037/a0017220. |
| Article in a print journal | Hannah, Daniel K. "The Private Life, the Public Stage: Henry James in Recent Fiction." Journal of Modern Literature, vol.30, no.3, 2007, pp. 70-94. |
| Article (web page) on a website |
Farkas, Meredith. "Tips for Being a Great Blogger (and a Good Person)." Information Wants to Be Free, 19 July 2011, meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2011/07/19/tips-for-being-a-great-blogger-and-good-person/. Note: When including a URL, omit the http:// and https:// |
| Webpage (whole site) | Farkas, Meredith. Information Wants to Be Free. Jun. 2015, meredith.wolfwater.com. |
Formatting Hanging Indents
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