Template
Author, A. A. (Year). Title of book. Publisher.
Example
George, M. W. (2008). The elements of library research: What every student needs to know. Princeton University Press.
(George, 2008)
Template
Author, A. A. (Year). Title of Book. Publisher. https://doi.org/XXXXXXXXXXX
Example 1: Book from a Library Database, no DOI
Smith, M. (2000). Ballet and opera in the age of Giselle. Princeton University Press.
(Smith, 2000)
Example 2: eBook with a DOI
Samanez-Larkin, G. R. (Ed.). (2019). The aging brain: Functional adaptation across adulthood. American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000143-000
(Samanez-Larkin, 2019)
Example 3: Kindle Book
Gladwell, M. (2008). Outliers: The story of success. Hachette Book Group. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001ANYDAO/
(Gladwell, 2008)
Example 4: Project Gutenberg Book
Kleiser, G. (2008). Fifteen thousand useful phrases. Funk & Wagnalls; Project Gutenberg. http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/18362 (Original work published 1917)
(Kleiser, 1917/2008)
Note: When citing in-text, it can be difficult if your eBook does not have a page number (most PDF books do). In this case, try to get as specific as possible by mentioning chapter, section, and paragraph numbers.
One of the author's main points is that "people don't rise from nothing" (Gladwell, 2008, Chapter 1, Section 2, para. 5).
Template
Editor, A. A. (Ed.). (Year). Title of book. Publisher.
Example
Johnson, C. L., & Tuite, C. (Eds.). (2009). A companion to Jane Austen. Wiley-Blackwell.
(Johnson & Tuite, 2009)
Template
Author, A. A. (Date). Title of book (xth ed.). Publisher.
Example
Rottenberg, A. T. (2003). Elements of argument: A text and reader (7th ed.). Bedford/St. Martin's.
(Rottenberg, 2003)
Template
Author of Chapter, A. A. & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of chapter or entry. In A. Editor, B. Editor, & C. Editor (Eds.), Title of book (pp. xxx–xxx). Publisher.
Example
Shephered, S. (1988). Shakespeare's private drawer: Shakespeare and homosexuality. In G. Holderness (Ed.), The Shakespeare myth (pp. 96–110). Manchester University Press.
(Shephered, 1988).
Whole Anthology Template
Editor, A. A. (Ed.). (Year). Title of book. Publisher.
Example
Grene, D. & Lattimore, R. (Eds.). (1959). The complete Greek tragedies. University of Chicago Press.
(Grene & Lattimore, 1959)
Work in an Anthology Template
Author, A. A. (Year). Title of work. In A. A. Editor (Ed.), Title of book (pp. XX–XX). Publisher. (Original work published Year)
Example
Ibsen, Henrik. (2002). A doll's house. In R. S. Gwynn (Ed.), Drama: A pocket anthology (2nd ed., pp. 209–277). Longman. (Original work published 1879)
(Ibsen, 1879/2002)
Always look carefully for a byline/author; this is usually at either the beginning or the end of an entry.
With Entry Author
Template
Author, A. A. (Year). Title of entry. In A. Editor (Ed.), Title of reference work (xth ed., Vol. xx, pp. xxx–xxx). Publisher.
Example
Hodges, W. (2006). First-order logic. In D. M. Borchert (Ed.), The encyclopedia of philosophy (2nd ed., Vol. 3, pp. 639–659). Thomson Gale.
(Hodges, 2006)
No Entry Author
Template
Title of entry. (Year). In A. Editor (Ed.), Title of reference work (xth ed., Vol. xx, pp. xxx–xxx). Publisher.
Example
Southeast Asia. (2003). In The new encyclopaedia Britannica: Macropedia (15th ed., Vol. 27, pp. 711–794). Encyclopaedia Britannica.
("Southeast Asia," 2003)
Template
Author, A. A. (Year). Title of entry. In A. Editor (Ed.), Title of reference work (xx ed.). Website. http://xxxxx
Example 1: Individual Author
Masolo, D. (2006). African sage philosophy. In E. N. Zalta (Ed.), The Stanford encyclopedia of philosophy (Fall 2008 ed.). Stanford University. http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/african-sage/
(Masolo, 2006)
Example 2: Group Author
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. (n.d.) Antisemitism. In Holocaust encyclopedia. Retrieved October 7, 2019, from https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/antisemitism
(United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, n.d.)
Note: If the author is the same as the website, omit the website component. If an encyclopedia is continuously updated and does not have an archived version, include the retrieval date.
Template
Author, A. A. (Year). Foreign title [Translated title]. Publisher.
Example
Paz, O. (1959). El laberinto de la soledad [The labyrinth of solitude]. Fondo de Cultura Económica.
(Paz, 1959)
Only include the illustrator if the pictures are essential to understanding content (e.g., picture books, graphic novels) and if they are listed on the front cover.
Template
Author, A. A., & Illustrator, B. B. (Year). Title of book. Publisher.
Example
Napoli, D. J., & Bates, A. (2014). Hands and hearts. Abrams Books for Young Readers.
(Napoli & Bates, 2014)
Religious works are considered to not have a specific author.
Template
Title of religious work (A. A. Translator, Trans.). (Year). Publisher. (Original work published Year)
Example
The Green Bible: New Revised Standard Version. (2008). HarperOne.
(The Green Bible, Luke 12:49)
The Qur'an (M. A. S. Abdel Haleem, Trans.) (2010). Oxford University Press
(The Qur'an, 5:3–4)