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References: Books & E-books

Basic Book / Lab Manual

Format

Author’s Last Name, First Initial(s). (Year of Publication). Book title. Publisher Name.

Example

Erdrich, L. (2012). The round house (1st ed.). Harper.

In-Text Example

(Erdrich, 2012)


Book with a group as author

Format

Name of Group. (Year of Publication). Book title. Publisher Name.

Example

American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). American Psychological Association.

In-Text Example

  • First citation: (American Psychological Association [APA], 2020)
  • Subsequent citations: (APA, 2020)

Book with editors

Format

Editor’s Last Name, First Initial(s). (Ed.). (Year). Book title. Publisher Name.

Example

Eastman, S. T. (Ed.). (2000). Research in media promotion. Routledge.

In-Text Example

(Eastman, 2017)


Chapter in an edited book

Format

Author’s Last Name, First Initial(s). (Year of Publication). Chapter title. In Editor’s First Initial(s). Last Name(s) (Ed.), Book title (page numbers). Publisher Name.

Example

Nichols, P. M. (2017). What is organizational corruption? In M. S. Asslander & S. Hudson (Eds.), The handbook of business and corruption: Cross-sectoral experiences (pp. 3-23). Emerald Publishing Limited.

In-Text Example

(Nichols, 2017)


E-book

Format

Author’s Last Name, First Initial(s). (Year). Title. Publisher.

Example

Verhas, P. (2017). Java 9 programming by example. Packt Publishing.

In-Text Example

(Verhas, 2017)


Open Educational Resource (OER) E-book

Online Textbook

Format

Author’s Last Name, First Initial(s) or Group Name. (Date). Title of e-book. Name of Website. URL

Example

University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing. (2015). College success. Open Textbook Library. https://open.lib.umn.edu/collegesuccess/

In-Text Example

Parenthetical: (University of Minnesota, 2015)

Narrative: University of Minnesota (2015)


OER Material on a Webpage

Format

Author’s Last Name, First Initial(s) or Group Name. (Date). Title of e-book. Repository. Retrieval date, from URL

Example

Fagan, J. (2019, March 25). Nursing clinical brain. OER Commons. Retrieved January 7, 2020, from https://www.oercommons.org/authoring/53029-nursing-clinical-brain/view

In-Text Example

Parenthetical: (Fagan, 2019)

Narrative: Fagan (2019)


Online Dictionary, Thesaurus, or Encyclopedia

Format

Author. (Date). Title of entry. In Name of reference work. URL

Example

Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Cat. In Merriam-Webster.com dictionary. Retrieved March 31, 2020, from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cat

In-Text Example

(Merriam-Webster, n.d.)


Audiobook

Format

Author’s Last Name, First Initial. (Year). Title (First Initial. Last Name Narr.) [Audiobook]. Publisher

Example

Hannah, K. (2018). The great alone (J. Whelan Narr.) [Audiobook]. Macmillan Audio

In-Text Example

(Hannah, 2018)


Diagnostic manual

Format

Author. (Date). Title. Publisher. DOI or URL

Example

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596

In-Text Example

(American Psychiatric Association, 2013)


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