Book with One Author

Basic Format: 

Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication.

      Medium of Publication.

Examples: 

Koopmans, Andy.  The Harlem Renaissance.  Detroit:  Lucent, 2006. Print.

Lee, Harper.  To Kill a Mockingbird.  New York:  Warner, 1982. Print.                                                            

Parenthetical Citations:  Use the author’s last name and the page number in the citation.

(Koopmans 45)

(Lee 109)

Book with Two Authors

When two authors are listed, include them both in the works cited entry in the order that they are given on the original source.

Basic Format: 

Lastname, Firstname and Firstname, Lastname. Title of Book. Place of Publication:

      Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.

Example:

DeAngelis, Therese and Gina DeAngelis.  The Dust Bowl.   Philadelphia:  Chelsea House,

      2002. Print. 

Parenthetical Citation: Use both author’s last names and the page number in the citation.

(DeAngelis and DeAngelis 109)

Book with Three Authors

When three authors are listed, include all three authors’ names in the works cited entry in the order that they are given on the original source.

Basic Format:

      of  Publication:  Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.

Example: 

Anderson, Cheryl, Brian A. Crowell, and Tom Mackin.  Teach Yourself Visually:  Golf. 

      Hoboken:  Wiley, 2007.  Print. 

Parenthetical Citation:  Use all three authors’ last names and the page number in the citation.

(Anderson, Crowell, and Mackin 88)

Book with More Than Three Authors

If there are more than three authors, list only the first author given followed by a comma and the phrase “et al” (Latin for “and others).

Basic Format: 

Lastname, Firstname, et al.  Title of Book. Place of Publication:  Publisher, Year of

       Publication. Medium of Publication.

Example: 

In the example that follows, the American History text book, American Anthem, lists four authors on the title page:  Edward L. Ayers, Robert D. Schulzinger, Jesus F. de la Teja, and Deborah Gray White.  Instead of including each of the authors’ names in the works cited entry, include only the first one, followed by the phrase “et al.”

Ayers, Edward L., et al.  American Anthem.  Orlando:  Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 2009.

      Print.

Parenthetical Citation:  Use the first author’s last name, the phrase “et al,” and the page number.

(Ayers et al. 465)

Two or More Books by the Same Author

On the Works Cited page, arrange multiple works by the same author alphabetically first by author, then by title. (Remember to ignore the words “a,” “an,” and “the.”) Provide the author’s name for the first entry only. For each subsequent entry by the same author, use three hyphens and a period in place of the author’s name.

Examples:

Steinbeck, John.  The Grapes of Wrath.  New York:  Penguin, 1992. Print.

---.  Of Mice and Men.  New York:  Penguin, 1993. Print.

---.  The Pearl.  New York:  Penguin, 1992. Print.

Parenthetical Citation:  Use the author’s last name, the title (can be shortened), and the page number.

(Steinbeck The Grapes of Wrath 525)

(Steinbeck Of Mice and Men 72)

(Steinbeck The Pearl 21)

Book with No Author

List books without authors alphabetically by title on the works cited page.  For the in-text citation of a book with no author, provide the name of the book and the page number in parentheses. It is also acceptable to use an abbreviated version of the title of the book and the page number.

Basic Format:

Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.

Examples:

Go Ask Alice.  New York:  Simon Pulse, 2006.  Print. 

Medicine.  Detroit:  Gale, 2008.  Print.

Parenthetical Citation:  Use the title (can be shortened) and the page number.

(Go Ask Alice 45)

(Medicine 91)

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A Translated Book

Cite a translated book the same way that you would cite any other book, but add the abbreviation "Trans."— for translated by—followed by the translator(s)’s name(s).

Basic Format:

Lastname, Firstname of original author.  Title of Book.  Trans. Firstname Lastname.  Place

      of  Publication:  Publisher, Year of Publication.  Medium of Publication.

Examples: 

Homer.  The Iliad.   Trans. I. A. Richards.  New York: W. W. Norton, 1950. Print.

Chaucer, Geoffrey.  The Canterbury Tales.  Trans. J.U. Nicolson.  Garden City:  Garden

      City Books, 1934.  Print.

Parenthetical Citation:  Use the author’s last name and the page number.

(Homer 1125)

(Chaucer 87)

A Subsequent Edition

A subsequent edition of a book is a revised and updated version of an existing title.  Cite the book normally, but add the number of the edition after the title.

Basic Format:

Lastname, Firstname.  Title of Book. X^xx ed.  Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of

      Publication.  Medium of Publication.

Example:

Rozakis, Laurie, Ph.D.  Writing Great Research Papers.  2^nd ed.  New York: McGraw-Hill,

      2007.  Print.

Parenthetical Citation:  Use the author’s last name and the page number.

(Rozakis 48)

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A Work Prepared by an Editor

Cite the book as normal, but add the editor after the title.  The editor’s name usually appears on the title page of the book.  Use the abbreviation “Ed.” before the editor’s name to designate him or her as an editor.

Basic Format:

Lastname, Firstname.  Title of Book.  Ed. Firstname Lastname. Place of Publication:  

      Publisher,  Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.

Example:

Shakespeare, William.  Othello.  Ed. Roma Gill.  Oxford:  Oxford UP, 1999. Print. 

Parenthetical Citation:  Use the author’s last name and the page number.

(Shakespeare 77)

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A Work in an Anthology or Reference Collection

Use this type of entry for poems, essays, or short stories that appear in a collection compiled by an editor as well as for articles that  are printed in edited reference books.

Basic Format:

Lastname, Firstname. "Title of Piece." Title of Collection. Ed. Editor's Name(s). Place of

      Publication: Publisher, Year. Page range of entry. Medium of Publication.

Examples:

§ In the first example, each article in the book was written by a different person, and the entire book was edited by a single person.

Benton, William.  “Business as Usual.”  The Great Depression.  Ed. Dennis Nishi.  San

      Diego:  Greenhaven, 2001. 46-52. Print.

§ The next example is a short story with a known author.  In this example, the edition of the book has a name (Pegasus), but no editors’ names are provide:

Poe, Edgar Allan.  “The Masque of the Red Death.”  Adventures in American Literature. 

      Pegasus ed. Orlando:  Harourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1989. 176-180. Print.

§ The following example is a chapter from a book with one author but no editor:

Markel, Rita J.  “Splendor and Division.”  The Fall of the Roman Empire.  Minneapolis: 

      Twenty-First Century Books, 2008. 56-73.  Print.

§ In this example, no author is provided by the source:

“Atmospheric Pressure.”  Understanding Science & Nature:  Weather& Climate. 

      Alexandria:  Time-Life, 1993.  83-97. Print.

Parenthetical Citations:  Use the first word(s) of the entry (the author’s last name or the title) and the page number:

(Benton 50)

(Poe 177)

(Markel 65)

(“Atmospheric Pressure" 95)

A Chapter from a Book

Basic Format:

Lastname, First name. "Title of Chapter." Title of Book.  Place of Publication: Publisher,

      Year.  Page range of chapter.   Medium of Publication.

Example:

Markel, Rita J.  “Splendor and Division.”  The Fall of the Roman Empire.  Minneapolis: 

      Twenty-First Century Books, 2008. 56-73.  Print.

Parenthetical Citation: Use the author’s last name (or title, if no author is provided) and the page number.

(Markel 70)

Entry in an Encyclopedias or Dictionary

Cite entries in encyclopedias and dictionaries the same as any other work in a collection, but leave out the publisher information.  If the entries are organized alphabetically, do not list the volume or the page number of the entry.

Basic Format:

“Title of Entry.”  Title of Publication.  X^xx ed.  Year.  Medium of Publication. 

Examples:

§ The following example is a typical encyclopedia example.

“Weather.”  The World Book Encyclopedia.  1997 ed.  1997.  Print.

§ In this example, no edition of the book is available.

“Oriole.”  Encyclopedia Americana. 2004. Print.

§ The following example is a typical dictionary example.

“Honor.”  Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary.  11^th ed.  2003.  Print

Parenthetical Citations:  Use the title of the entry only.

(“Weather”)

(“Oriole”)

(“Honor”)

A Multivolume Work

To Cite One Volume Only:  When citing only one volume of a multivolume work, include the volume number after the work's title, or after the work's editor or translator.

Basic Format: 

Lastname, Firstname.  Title. Edition if applicable.  Vol. #. Place of Publication: Publisher,

      Year.  Medium of Publication.

Example:

Lewis, Thomas Tandy, ed.  U.S. Court Cases. Revised Edition.  Vol. 2. Pasadena:  Salem,

      2011. Print.

To Cite More Than One Volume:  When citing more than one volume of a multivolume work, cite the total number of volumes in the work. Also, be sure in your in-text citation to provide both the volume number and page number(s).

Basic Format:

Lastname, Firstname.  Title. Edition if applicable.  x vols. Place of Publication: Publisher,

      Year.  Medium of Publication.

Example: 

Lewis, Thomas Tandy, ed.  U.S. Court Cases. Revised Edition.  3 vols. Pasadena:  Salem,

      2011. Print.

Note:  If each volume has its own title, cite the book as if no other volumes existed. (i.e. book with one author). 

Parenthetical Citation:  Use the author’s last name and the page number.

(Lewis 44)

An Introduction, Preface, Foreword, or Afterword

If the author of the piece is the same as the author of the complete work:  When citing an introduction, a preface, a forward, or an afterword, begin with the name of the author(s) of the piece being cited. Then give the name of the part (i.e. introduction) being cited, which should not be italicized or enclosed in quotation marks.

Basic Format:

Lastname, Firstname.  Type of Piece.  Title.  Place of Publication: Publisher, Year.  Page

      range.  Medium of Publication.

Example:

Llanas, Sheila Griffin.  Introduction.  Poetry Rocks!:  Contemporary American Poetry. 

      Berkeley Heights:  Enslow, 2010. 5-7. Print.

If the writer of the piece is different from the author of the complete work:  Provide the full name of the principal work's author after the word "By." 

Basic Format: 

Lastname, Firstname.  Type of Piece.  Title.  By Firstname Lastname.  Place of

      Publication: Publisher, Year.  Page range.  Medium of Publication.

Example:

DeMott, Robert.  Introduction.  The Grapes of Wrath. By John Steinbeck. New York: 

      Penguin,  1992. vii-l.  Print.

Parenthetical Citation:  Use the author’s last name and page number.

(Llanas 6)

(DeMott vii)

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