What type of book you use and what part of the book you use will determine which template you use to cite it. There are three major types of books: physical books, electronic library books, and books from the Internet.
How do you tell the difference?
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TEMPLATE Author last name, first name. Book Title: With Subtitle if Present. Publisher Name, Year. |
TEMPLATE Author last name, first name. Book Title: With Subtitle if Present. Publisher Name, Year. Database Name, www.resourceURL.com. |
EXAMPLE Mushanga, Tibamanya Mwene. Crime and Deviance: An Introduction to Criminology. Law Africa, 2011. |
EXAMPLE Mushanga, Tibamanya Mwene. Crime and Deviance: An Introduction to Criminology. Law Africa, 2011. EBSCOhost eBook Collection, www.search.ebscohost.com/ssid45603%xx56. |
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TEMPLATE Last name, first name. “Chapter Title.” Book Title: With Subtitle if Present, Publisher Name, Year, pp. #-#. |
TEMPLATE Last name, First name. “Chapter Title.” Book Title: With Subtitle if Present, Publisher Name, Year, pp. #-# (if present). Database Name, www.resourceURL.com. |
EXAMPLE Mushanga, Tibamanya Mwene. “Political Crimes.” Crime and Deviance: An Introduction to Criminology, Law Africa, 2011, pp. 27-35. |
EXAMPLE Mushanga, Tibamanya Mwene. “Political Crimes.” Crime and Deviance: An Introduction to Criminology, Law Africa, 2011, pp. 27-35. EBSCOhost eBook Collection, www.search. ebscohost.com/ssid45603%xx4 |
Edited Book
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TEMPLATE Editor last name, first name, editor. Book Title: With Subtitle if Present. Publisher Name, Year. |
TEMPLATE Editor last name, first name, editor. Book Title: With Subtitle if Present. Publisher Name, Year. Database Name, www.resourceURL.com. |
EXAMPLE Calhoun, Craig, editor. Sociology in America: A History. U of Chicago P, 2008. |
EXAMPLE Calhoun, Craig, editor. Sociology in America: A History. U of Chicago P, 2008. ProQuest eBookCentral, www.ebookcentral.com/doi87w8w |
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TEMPLATE Author Last name, first name. “Chapter Title.” Book Title: With Subtitle if Present, edited by Editor’s Name, Publisher Name, Year, pp. #-#. |
TEMPLATE Author Last name, first name. “Chapter Title.” Book Title: With Subtitle if Present, edited by Editor’s Name, Publisher Name, Year, pp. #-#. Database Name, www.resourceURL.com. |
EXAMPLE DeVault, Marjorie L. “Knowledge from the Field.” Sociology in America: A History, edited by Craig Calhoun. U of Chicago P, 2008, pp. 155-82. |
EXAMPLE DeVault, Marjorie L. “Knowledge from the Field.” Sociology in America: A History, edited by Craig Calhoun. U of Chicago P, 2008, pp. 155-82. ProQuest eBookCentral, www.ebookcentral.com/lib/solano/detail.action?docID=102659. |