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Type
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Format
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Example
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BOOKS BY SINGLE AUTHOR
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Author. (Year). Title of book.
City,
State: Publisher.
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Valenti,
F.M. (2000). More
than a movie.
Boulder, CO:
Westview Press.
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BOOKS BY TWO AUTHORS
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Author,
& Author. (Year). Title of
book. City, State: Publisher.
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Krisberg, B., & Austin, J.F. (2001).
Reinventing juvenile justice.
Newbury Park, CA:
Sage.
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BOOKS BY THREE OR MORE
AUTHORS
Note: list all authors up to
six then for subsequent authors abbreviate as et. al.
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Author, Author, & Author. (Year).
Title of book. City, State:
Publisher.
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Vaughn, S.E., Jones, G., & Day, D.
(2000). Half empty half full.
Orlando, FL:
Harcourt.
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BOOKS WITH NO AUTHOR GIVEN
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Title of book. (Year).
City, State:
Publisher.
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World almanac and book of
facts.
(2000). New York: Funk.
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BOOKS WITH AN EDITOR
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Name of editor. (Ed.). (Year). Title
of book.
(Edition of book). City,
State:
Publisher.
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Montney,
C.B. (Ed.). (1994). Asian
American information directory.
(5th ed.). Detroit, MI: Gale.
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References
Krisberg, B., & Austin J.F.
(2001). Reinventing juvenile justice.
Newbury
Park, CA: Sage.
Montney, C.B. (Ed.). (1994). Asian American information directory.
(5th ed.).
Detroit: Gale.
Valenti, F.M. (2000). More than a movie. Boulder, CO:
Westview Press.
Vaughn, S.E., Jones G., &
Day, D. (2000). Half empty half full.
Orlando, FL:
Harcourt.
World almanac and book of facts. (2000). New York: Funk.
General Information:
- Alphabetize your reference
list by the first word of the citation (usually the author's last
name).
- Double space all of the
citations on your reference page.
- Indent the second &
following lines of the citation 5-7 spaces.
- For 2-6 authors: Wingert, P., Smith, J.,
& Brown, P.
- For 6 or more authors: Provide only the first
author followed by a comma and et al. For example: Wingert, P., et al.
- Only capitalize the first
word of the document title. If there is a colon in the title,
capitalize the first word after the colon.
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