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Typical Book


Author's Last Name, First Name. Title of Book: Subtitle of Book. Publication Location: Publisher, Year published. Medium.

Solomon, Steven. Water: The Epic Struggle for Wealth, Power, and Civilization. New York: Harper Perennial, 2010. Print.

 

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Anthology (Collection of Works)


Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Work."   Title of Anthology. Ed. Editor's First Name and Last Name.  Publication Location: Publisher, Year published. Pages of work. Medium.

Miller, Authur. "Fame." Collected Plays: 1964-1982. Ed. Tony Kushner. New York: Library of America, 2012. 267-276. Print.

 

Did you know your English 1010 and 1020 textbooks are anthologies?

English 1010 Textbook (anthology)


Kingsolver, Barbara. "And Our Flag Was Still There." Writing on the River. 3rd ed. Boston: McGraw, 2012. 73-75. Print.

 

English 1020 Textbook (anthology)


Isben, Henrik. "A Doll's House." The River Reader. Ed. Kathleen Shine Cain, et al. 2nd ed. New York: Pearson, 2010. 172-233. Print.

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Textbook


Editor's Last Name, First Name, and Second Editor's First and Last Name, eds. Title of Textbook: Subtitle of Textbook. Name or number of edition. Publication Location: Publisher, Year published. Medium.

Bassert, Joanna M., and John A. Thomas, eds. McCurnin's Clinical Textbook for Veterinary Technicians. Eighth edition. St. Louis: Elsevier, 2014. Print.

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Journal Article


Author's Last Name, First Name.  "Title of Article."Title of Journal Volume.Issue (Year): Pages. Medium.

Hansen, Michele J. and Joan S. Pedersen. "An Examination of the Effects of Career Development Courses on Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy, Adjustment to College, Learning Integration, and Academic Success." Journal of the FIrst-Year Experience & Students in Transition 24.2 (2012). 33-61. Print.

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Newspaper Article


Author's Last Name, First Name.  "Title of Article." Title of Newspaper/Magazine Day Month Year: Pages. Medium.

Koh, Yoree. "Pinterest's Problem: Getting Men to Pin." Wall Street Journal 23 Jan. 2015: B1. Print.

Ayan, Steve. "How to Control Your Feelings and Live Happily Ever After." Scientific American Mind Jan./Feb. 2015: 48-53. Print.