Book Citations should include:
1. Author
2. Title of Book (italicized)
3. City of publication
4. Publisher
5. Date of Publication
Book by Single or Multiple Authors:
Single Author
Example:
Single Editor
If you are citing an entire edited book, place the editor's name in the author position followed by "ed."
Example:
Two authors
List the authors in the order they appear on the title page. List the first author with the last name first; additional authors' names are listed with the first name followed by the last name.
Example:
Entry or Article in a Reference Book:
Signed Entry
Begin the citation with the author of the article, not the author or editor of the book. Page numbers are not necessary if the entries are arranged alphabetically.
Example:
Unsigned Entry
If no author is attached to an entry, begin with the title of the entry. Page numbers are not necessary if the entries are arranged alphabetically.
Example:
"Giuseppe Verdi." The New Penguin Opera Guide. Ed. Amanda Holden. New York: Penguin, 2001. Print.
Multivolume Work:
Include the volume number after the editor's name. (If there is no editor, the volume number will appear after the title.)
Example:
Example of the electronic version of Short Story Criticism:
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"Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864)." Short Story Criticism. Ed. Sheila Fitzgerald. Vol. 3. |
E-Books:
Cite the work as you would a print book, followed by:
Example:
All examples courtesy Pellissippi State Community College Library Subject Guides.
