Reference Citation Example

Print Book
Basic Format:

Author Last Name, Author First Initial. Author Middle Initial. (Year).

Title of work. Location: Publisher.

Example: publication year title of work (typed in italics)

Small, G., & Vorgan, G. (2011). The Alzheimer’s prevention program: Keep

your brain healthy for the rest of your life. New York, NY: Workman

Publishing.
location of publisher
author/authors
publisher
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Print Book Chapter or Reference Book Entry (with Editors)
Format:
Author Last Name, Author First Initial. Author Middle Initial. (Year). Title of book

chapter or reference entry. In Editor’s First Name Initial. Editor’s Last Name,

& Editor’s First Name Initial. Editor’s Last Name (Eds.), Title of book

(pp. xx-xx). Location: Publisher. editor/editor

title of book chapter
publication year or reference entry of book
Example:

Pfettscher, S. A. (2010). Florence Nightingale: Modern nursing. In M. R.

Alligood, & A. M. Tomey (Eds.), Nursing theorists and their work

title of book
(7th ed., pp. 71-90). Maryland Heights, MO: Mosby. (typed in italics)
author/authors location of publisher
edition, page # publisher
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Dictionary
This example has an editor, but no author:

editor
title of book (typed in italics)
publication year

Venes, D. (Ed.). (2009). Taber’s cyclopedic medical dictionary (21st ed.).

Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis. edition

publisher
location of publisher
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eBook
Example:

author/authors title of book (typed in italics)

publication year

Hillman, B. J., & Goldsmith, J. C. (2011). Sorcerer’s apprentice: How medical

imaging is changing health care [Adobe Digital Editions version].

Retrieved from http://ebscohost.com/ebooks

format [typed inside brackets]

database or website url the

eBook was retrieved from
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Electronic Reference Book (Dictionary)
If no author/editor, list entry as author, example:
publication year (use
author/authors (use entry (n.d.) if no date listed)
title if no author listed)
title of work (typed in italics

Feline. (n.d.). In Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary. Retrieved from

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feline

database or website url the

information was retrieved from