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How to Cite(APA and MLA Styles)BOOKS

APA (American Psychological Association) Style(see other side for MLA)

To see a more complete explanation and additional examples of APA (American Psychological Association) citations, ask at

the Reference Desk for Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.

EXAMPLESare single-spaced, double-spacecitations in your reference list. Titles are italicized.

TYPE FORMAT

*Indent lines following the first line of the

citation 5 to 7 spaces

EXAMPLE

BOOKS BY SINGLE

AUTHOR

Author. (Year). Title of book.City, State: Publisher.

.

Valenti, F.M. (2000).More than amovie. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.

BOOK BY TWO

AUTHORSAuthor, & Author. (Year). Title of

book. City, State: Publisher.Krisberg, B., & Austin, J.F. (2001).

Reinventing juvenile justice. Newbury

Park, CA: Sage.

BOOKS BY THREE

OR MORE

AUTHORSNote: list all authors up to six

then for subsequent authors

abbreviate as et. al. .

Author, Author, & Author. (Year).

Title of book. City, State:Publisher.

Vaughn, S.E., Jones, G., & Day, D. (2000).

Half empty half full. Orlando, FL:Harcourt.

BOOK WITH NO

AUTHOR GIVEN

BOOK WITH AN

EDITOR

AN ARTICLE FROM

AN ENCYCLOPEDIA

MULTIVOLUME

WORK

Title of book. (Year). City, State:

Publisher.

Name of editor. (Ed.). (Year). Title of

book. (Edition of book). City,State: Publisher.

Author. (Year). Title of article. Intitle of encyclopedia(Vol., Pages).

City, State: Publisher.

Name of editor.(Ed.). (Year). Title ofbook. (Vols.). City, State:

Publisher.

The world almanac and book of facts.

(2000). New York: Funk.

Montney, C.B. (Ed.). (1994). Asian

american information directory. (5

th

ed.). Detroit, MI: Gale.

Bergman, P.G. (2000). Relativity. The newencyclopedia britannica(Vols. 26, pp.

501-508). Chicago: EncyclopediaBritannica.

Blanco, R.L. (Ed.). (1999). The Americanrevolution. (Vols. 1-2). New York:

McGraw-Hill.

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MLA (Modern Language Association) Style(see other side for APA)

To see a more complete explanation and additional examples of MLA (Modern Language Association) citations, ask at theReference Desk for MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers.

Examplesare single-spaced; double-spacecitations in your research papers.

TYPE FORMAT

*Indent lines following the first line of

the citation 5 spaces

EXAMPLE

BOOK BY SINGLE

AUTHOR

BOOK BY TWO

AUTHORS

Author. Title of book. City, State:

Publisher, Year.

Author, and Author. Title of book.City, State: Publisher, Year.

Valenti, F. Miguel. More Than a Movie.

Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2000.

Krisberg, Barry, and James F. Austin.Reinventing Juvenile Justice. Newbury

Park, CA: Sage, 1993.

BOOK BY THREE OR

MORE AUTHORS

Name of first author, et. al. Title ofbook. City, State: Publisher, Year.

Vaughn, Steve, et. al. Half Empty HalfFull. Orlando, FL: Harcourt, 2000.

BOOK WITH NO

AUTHOR GIVEN

BOOK WITH AN

EDITOR

AN ARTICLE FROM

AN ENCYCLOPEDIA

MULTIVOLUME

WORK

Title of book. City, State: Publisher,Year.

.Name of editor, ed. Title of book.

Edition. City, State: Publisher,

Year.

Author. "Title of article." Title ofEncyclopedia. Edition. Year.

Editor. Title of book. No. of

volumes. City, State: Publisher,Year.

The World Almanac and Book of Facts.New York: Funk, 2000.

Montney, Charles, ed. Asian AmericanInformation Directory. 5th ed. Detroit:

Gale, 1994.

Gelemter, David and Keith Ferrell."Computer." The World BookEncyclopedia. 2000.

Blance, Richard L., ed. The American

Revolution. 2 vols. Hamden: Garland,1999.

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