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Is it a Journal Article, a Book, or a Chapter in a Book? Identifying Citations: Books: APA, MLA, & Chicago Side-by-Side

No matter what style manual you are following (APA, MLA, etc.), you will need to learn how to recognize the three basic types of citations. #citations #bibliography #article #book #chapter

 

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Sample citation: Walking with the great apes Jane Goodall

A Book Citation as it Appears in the OneSearch Database

The examples below do not include any special formatting such as line spacing or indentation.

 

HOW TO SPOT BOOK CITATIONS

  • There's always a publisher
  • There's always a year of publication

APA 7TH EDITION: REFERENCE LIST

 

Montgomery, S. (1991). Walking with the great apes: Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, Biruté Galdikas. Houghton Mifflin Co.

MLA 9TH EDITION: WORKS CITED

 

Montgomery, Sy. Walking with the Great Apes: Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, Biruté Galdikas. Houghton Mifflin Co., 1991.

CHICAGO 18TH EDITION: BIBLIOGRAPHY

 

Montgomery, Sy. Walking with the Great Apes: Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, Biruté Galdikas. Houghton Mifflin, 1991.

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