The following citations are color coded to help you identify the various parts of the citation. The basic format is given, followed by an example.
Note that all citations should be double-spaced and have hanging indentation, but this is difficult to accomplish on this page.
For more information on MLA formatting style and citations: Diana Hacker, Research and Documentation Online 5th Edition, for MLA
For more information on APA formatting style and citations: Diana Hacker, Research and Documentation Online 5th Edition, for APA
Print Magazine Article
MLA Style
Author(s). "Article Title." Magazine Title publication date: page numbers. Print.
Zimmer, Carl. "The New Science of the Brain." National Geographic Feb. 2014: 31-57. Print.
APA Style
Author(s). (Publication year, month). Article title. Magazine Title, volume number(issue number), page numbers.
Zimmer, C. (2014, February). The new science of the brain. National Geographic, 225(2), 31-57.
Magazine Article from a Library Database
MLA Style
Author(s). "Article Title." Magazine Title publication date: page numbers. Library Database. Web. Retrieval date.
Zimmer, Carl. "The New Science of the Brain." National Geographic Feb. 2014: 31-57. National Geographic Virtual Library. Web. 9 Sept. 2014.
APA Style
Author(s). (Publication year, month). Article title. Magazine Title, volume number(issue number), page numbers. doi or Retrieved from url
Zimmer, C. (2014, February). The new science of the brain. National Geographic, 225(2), 31-57. Retrieved from http://tinyurl.galegroup.com/tinyurl/JKBCX
Print Books
MLA Style
Author(s). Book Title. Edition number (do not include if it is a first edition). City of publisher (include state or country only if city is small/uncommon): Publisher's Name, copyright year. Print.
Downing, Skip. On Course: Strategies for Creating Success in College and in Life. 7th ed. Boston: Wadsworth, 2014. Print.
APA Style
Author(s). (Copyright year). Book Title. Edition number (do not include if it is a first edition). City, state of publisher: Publisher's Name.
Downing, S. (2014). On Course: Strategies for creating success in college and in life (7th ed.). Boston, MA: Wadsworth.
eBooks
MLA Style
Author(s). Book Title. Edition number (do not include if it is a first edition). City of publisher (include state or country only if city is small/uncommon): Publisher's Name, copyright year. Online Source/Library Database. Web. Retrieval date.
Moore, Sarah, Colin Neville, Maura Murphy, and Cornelia Connolly. The Ultimate Study Skills Handbook. Maidenhead, England: McGraw-Hill, 2010. eBook Collection (EBSCOhost). Web. 8 Sept. 2014.
APA Style
Author(s). (Copyright year). Book Title. Edition number (do not include if it is a first edition). City, state of publisher: Publisher's Name.
*If the book is only available in online format, instead of the publisher information, include Retrived from url at the end of the citation.
Moore, S., Neville, C., Murphy, M., & Connolly, C. (2010). The Ultimate Study Skills Handbook. Maidenhead, England: McGraw-Hill.
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