INFORMATION
TO INCLUDE FOR BOOKS:
1.
AUTHOR—put
last name first, then first name. Example:
Walters, John.
If
an editor, fill in like an author and put “ed” behind name.
For
example: Smith, Ed, ed.
2.
TITLE—underline
or italicize it, use the complete title
3.
EDITION—if
there is one, example: 2nd
edition.
4.
PLACE
OF PUBLICATION—this
is a city, if more than one place is given,
Use the first one given. Place a
colon (:) after the city
5.
PUBLISHER—the
company who printed the book
6.
COPYRIGHT
DATE—the
date the book was written or rewritten. One
will find this date on the back of the title page.
The symbol “c” always precedes the date.
7.
CALL
NUMBER—write
this down on your note cards, but NOT
on the final paper. You may want to
relocate your source later to double-check some information you have written
down.
8.
For reference books, follow instructions for encyclopedia articles.
Format
Author
(last name, first name.) Title of Book.
Edition (if one).
Place of publication
(City): Publisher, copyright date.
Examples:
Book with one author:
Friedman, Thomas. The World Is Flat. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, c.2006.
Book with two authors:
Gagne, Eric and Greg Brown. Eric Gagne: Break
Barriers. Kirland, WA: Positively for Kids, c. 2004.
Book with three or more authors:
Boyer, John Wilson et al.
Better College English. New York:
Harvard University
Press, 1974.
For more information, go to Work Cited Page: Books at Owl at Purdue
**Do not use editors for authors.
**If you have 2 books by the same author: After the first listing of the author's name, use three hyphens and a period instead of the author's name. List books alphabetically by title.
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