A print book means it's printed on paper. If you checked the book out of a library or bought it from a bookstore, it's print.
An eBook is a book you can read entirely online.
Authors/Editors
An author can be a person but can also be an organization, or company. These are called group or corporate authors.
If you are citing a chapter from a book that has an editor, the author of the chapter is listed first, and is the name listed in the in-text citation.
Dates
The format of all dates for books is: (Year). E.g. 2020.
Publishers
Use the name of the publisher. You do not need to include the city in which the publisher is located. E.g. Routledge.
Titles
Capitalize the first word of the title and the subtitle. The only other words that should be capitalized are pronouns. Book titles are italicized. E.g. Gone with the wind.
If there is a colon (:) in the title, include what comes after the colon (also known as the subtitle).
Note: For your Reference list, all citations should be double spaced and have a hanging indent.
A "hanging indent" means that each subsequent line after the first line of your citation should be indented by 0.5 inches.
This will include all print books and most ebooks from library databases.
Author's Last Name, First Initial. (Year of publication). Title of book: Subtitle if any (Edition, if given and is not first edition). Publisher Name.
| Reference List Example |
Kirsh, S. J. (2006). Children, adolescents, and media violence: A critical look at the research. (2nd ed.). Sage. |
| In-Text Citation Example |
Parenthetical citation: (Author's Last Name, Year) Example: (Kirsh, 2006) Narrative citation: Author's Last Name (Year) Example: Kirsh (2006) |
Author's Last Name, First Initial., & Author's Last Name, First Initial. (Year of publication). Title of book: Subtitle if any (Edition, if given and is not first edition). Publisher Name.
| Reference List Example |
Wykes, M., & Gunter, B. (2005). The media and body image: If looks could kill. Sage. |
| In-Text Citation Example |
Parenthetical Citation: (Author's Last Name & Author's Last Name, Year) Example: (Wykes & Gunter, 2005) Narrative Citation: Author's Last Name and Author's Last Name (Year) Example: Wykes and Gunter (2005) |
Author's Last Name, First Initial., Author's Last Name, First Initial., & Author's Last Name, First Initial. (Year of publication). Title of book: Subtitle if any (Edition, if given and is not first edition). Publisher Name.
| Reference List Example | Greig, A., Taylor, J., & MacKay, T. (2013). Doing research with children: A practical guide. Sage.
|
| In-Text Citation Example |
Parenthetical Citation: (First Author's Last Name et al., Year) Example: (Greig et al., 2013) Narrative Citation: First Author's Last Name et al. (Year) Example: Greig et al. (2013) |
Author's Last Name, First Intial. (Year of publication). Title of book: Subtitle if any (Edition, if given and is not first edition). Publisher Name. URL.
| Reference List Example |
Henty, G. A. (1889). The cat of Bubastes: A tale of ancient Egypt. Blackie and Son. babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015073478847 |
| In-Text Citation Example |
(Author's Last Name, Year) Example: (Henty, 1889) |
If a book has a DOI, it will be an ebook. However, not all ebooks have DOIs.
Author's Last Name, Initial. (Year of publication). Title of book: Subtitle if any (Edition, if given and is not first edition). Publisher Name. DOI
Note: For books with more than one author AND a DOI, follow the citation for a book without a DOI and the correct number of authors, and include the DOI after the publisher.
| Reference List Example |
Brown, L. S. (2018). Feminist therapy (2nd ed.). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000092-00 |
| In-Text Citation Example |
Parenthetical Citation: (Author's Last Name, Year) Example: (Block, 2018) Narrative Citation: Author's Last Name (Year) Example: Block (2018) |
Editor's Last Name, First Name, (Ed.). (Year of publication). Title of book: Subtitle if any (Edition if given and is not first edition). Publisher Name.
| Reference List Example |
Kirsh, S. J., (Ed.). (2006). Children, adolescents, and media violence: A critical look at the research (2nd ed.). Sage. |
| In-Text Citation Example |
(Editor's Last Name, Year) Example: (Kirsh, 2006) |
Note: This citation format should only be used if you are citing the entire book. Typically, you will only use one or two chapters from an edited collection. In this case, you should cite the chapter used, as shown in the Chapter From a Book with Editors (Anthology or Collection) example.
Note: If the book includes a DOI, include the DOI after the publication name.
Author's Last Name, First Initial. (Year of publication). Title of short story, essay, or article. In Editor's First Initial Last Name (Ed.), Title of Book: Subtitle if Any (Edition if given and is not first, page range (pp.)). Publisher Name.
| Reference List Example |
Ross, C. (2006). The story of grey owl. In G. Engkent & L. Engkent (Eds.), Fiction/non-fiction: A reader and rhetoric (2nd ed., pp. 327-333). Thomson Nelson. Note: The first author's name listed is the author of the chapter/essay/short story. Note: If there is no editor given you may leave out that part of the citation. |
| In-Text Citation Example |
(Author's Last Name, Year) Example: (Ross, 2006) |
Name of Corporate Author. (Year of Publication). Title of book: Subtitle if any (Edition if given and is not first edition). Publisher Name.
Note: When a work is published by an organization that is also its author, begin the entry with the title, skipping the author element, and list the organization only as publisher.
| Reference List Example |
Calgary Educational Partnership Foundation. (1996). Employability skills: Creating my future. Nelson. |
| In-Text Citation Example |
(Name of Corporate Author Page Number) Example: (Calgary Educational Partnership Foundation, 1996) |