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Part 1 Books/Resources with one author Author's last name, first initial middle initial. (Year of publication). Title of book. Place of publication: Publisher. Henly, P. (1999). The hummingbird house. Denver: MacMurray. Book with multiple authors When a source has up to (an including) 6 authors, cite all their names. If the source has more than 6 authors, list the 6 followed by "et al." Author's last name, first initial middle initial & 2nd Author's last name, first initial. (Year of publication). Title of book. Place of publication: Publisher. Gillespie, P. & Lerner, N. (2000). The guide to peer tutoring. Boston: Ally. Elliot, C., Harvey, K., Silverman, E., West, S.G., Sander, A. & Kate dunk, S., et al. (2000). Fighting winter blues. Philadelphia: Best Press. Book with corporate author Name of Organization. (Year of Publication). Title of Book. Place of publication: Publisher. American Allergy Association (1998). Allergies in children. New York: Random. |
Books with no author or editor named Title of book. (Year of publication). Place of publication: Publisher. Merriam-Webster's collegiate dictionary. (1993). Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster. Encyclopedia or Dictionary Author's last name, first initial/Lead editor, et al. (Date) Name of Encyclopedia (edition, volume numbers). Place of publication: Publisher. Kobasa, Paul, et al. (2006). The world book encyclopedia. (2006 ed., Vols. 1-22). Chicago: World Book, Inc. Entry in an encyclopedia Author's last name, first initial. (Year of publication). Title of Article. In Title of Encyclopedia (Volume, page number). Place of publication: Publisher. Bergmann, P.G. (1993). Physics. In The world book encyclopedia (Vol. 26, 501-508). Chicago: World Book. A brochure with corporate author Name of Organization. (Year of publication). Title of brochure. (ec. Number). [Brochure]. Place of publication: Author's name if any / Author if organization is the author. Child Care of Hawaii. (1005). Determining our childrens' future. {Brochure}. Honolulu: Author. |