Books

Books: Examples for Works Cited Lists

Book with a Single Author

APA	Fleming, T. (1997). Liberty!: The American Revolution. New York: Viking.	Important Elements: Author or editor Title of the book Publisher Place of publication Date of publication Note: Spacing is important. Some citations appear identical but differ in slight ways, like spacing. For example, compare Chicago, MLA, and Turabian. Consult individual guides for exact spacing.
Chicago	Fleming, Thomas. Liberty!: The American Revolution. New York: Viking, 1997. (Documentation One) Fleming, Thomas. 1997. Liberty!: The American Revolution. New York: Viking. (Documentation Two)
MLA	Fleming, Thomas. Liberty!: The American Revolution. New York: Viking, 1997.
Turabian	Fleming, Thomas. Liberty!: The American Revolution. New York: Viking, 1997.

Book with two authors

APA	Sennett, R., & Cobb, J. (1972). The hidden injuries of class. New York: Vintage Books.	Important Elements: Authors or editors Title of the book Publisher Place of publication Date of publication Note: Spacing is important. Some citations appear identical but differ in slight ways, like spacing. For example, compare Chicago, MLA, and Turabian. Consult individual guides for exact spacing.
Chicago	Sennett, Richard, and Jonathan Cobb. The Hidden Injuries of Class. New York: Vintage Books, 1972. (Documentation One) Sennett, Richard, and Jonathan Cobb. 1972. The Hidden Injuries of Class. New York: Vintage Books. (Documentation Two; Note: In Documentation Two, the author's given name can be abbreviated, but the University of Chicago Press advises the practice of providing the full given name).
MLA	Sennett, Richard, and Jonathan Cobb. The Hidden Injuries of Class. New York: Vintage Books, 1972.
Turabian	Sennett, Richard, and Jonathan Cobb. The Hidden Injuries of Class. New York: Vintage Books, 1972.

Book with three or more authors

APA	Schwartz, D., Ryan, S., & Wostbrock, F. (1995). The encyclopedia of TV game shows. New York: Facts on File.	Important Elements: Authors or editors Title of the book Publisher Place of publication Date of publication Note: Spacing is important. Some citations appear identical but differ in slight ways, like spacing. For example, compare Chicago, MLA, and Turabian. Consult individual guides for exact spacing.
Chicago	Schwartz, David, Steve Ryan and Fred Wostbrock.1995. The Encyclopedia of TV Game Shows. New York: Facts on File. (Documentation One) Schwartz, David, Steve Ryan and Fred Wostbrock. The Encyclopedia of TV Game Shows. New York: Facts on File, 1995. (Documentation Two; Note: In Documentation Two, the author's given name can be abbreviated, but the University of Chicago Press advises the practice of providing the full given name).
MLA	Schwartz, David, Steve Ryan, and Fred Wostbrock. The Encyclopedia of TV Game Shows. New York: Facts on File, 1995.
Turabian	Schwartz, David, Steve Ryan and Fred Wostbrock. The Encyclopedia of TV Game Shows. New York: Facts on File, 1995.

Electronic Book

APA	Norman, R. (1998). The moral philosophers. New York: Oxford University Press. Retrieved August 14, 2001, from Duke University, Duke University Libraries, netLibrary Web site: http://www.netlibrary.com	Important Elements: Author or editor Title of the book Publisher Place of publication (if appropriate) Date of publication (if appropriate Address of the site Date you accessed the site Note: Spacing is important. Some citations appear identical but differ in slight ways, like spacing. For example, compare Chicago, MLA, and Turabian. Consult individual guides for exact spacing.
Chicago	No examples given in latest edition.
MLA	Norman, Richard. The Moral Philosophers. New York: Oxford UP, 1998. Duke University Libraries, Durham, NC. 14 Aug. 2001 <http://www.netlibrary.com>.
Turabian	Norman, Richard. The Moral Philosophers. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. Book on-line. Available from netLibrary, http://www.netlibrary.com. Accessed 14 August 2001.

Article within a book

APA	Cassel, J., & Zambella, B. (1996). Without a net: Supporting ourselves in a tremulous atmosphere. In T. W. Leonhardt (Ed.), "LOEX" of the West: Teaching and learning in a climate of constant change (pp. 75-92). Greenwich, CT: JAI Press Inc.	Important Elements: Author or editor of the book Author of the article Title of the book Title of the article Publisher of the book Place of book publication Date of book publication Page numbers for the article Note: Spacing is important. For example, compare Chicago, MLA, and Turabian. Consult individual guides for exact spacing.
Chicago	Cassel, Jeris, and BethAnn Zambella. "Without a Net: Supporting Ourselves in a Tremulous Atmosphere." In "LOEX" of the West: Teaching and Learning in a Climage of Constant Change, (Greenwich, CT: JAI Press Inc., 1996), 75-92 . (Documentation One) Cassel, Jeris, and BethAnn Zambella. 1996. Without a net: Supporting ourselves in a tremulous atmosphere. In "LOEX" of the West: Teaching and learning in a climate of constant change, edited by Thomas W. Leonhardt. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press Inc. (Documentation Two)
MLA	Cassel, Jeris, and BethAnn Zambella. "Without a Net: Supporting Ourselves in a Tremulous Atmosphere." "LOEX" of the West: Teaching and Learning in a Climate of Constant Change. Ed. Thomas W. Leonhardt. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, 1996. 75-92.
Turabian	Cassel, Jeris, and BethAnn Zambella. "Without a Net: Supporting Ourselves in a Tremulous Atmosphere." In "LOEX" of the West: Teaching and Learning in a Climate of Constant Change, ed. Thomas W. Leonhardt, 75-92. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press Inc., 1996.

Encyclopedias and other multi-volume works

APA	Lumiansky, R.M. (1998). Chaucer. In The new encyclopaedia Britannica ( Vol. 15, pp. 745-748). Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica.	Important Elements: Author (if indicated) Title of article (if indicated) Title of encyclopedia Volume number Page numbers Place of publication (if needed) Date of publication Note: Spacing is important. Some citations appear identical but differ in slight ways, like spacing. For example, compare Chicago, MLA, and Turabian. Consult individual guides for exact spacing.
Chicago	"Well-known reference books are usually not listed in bibliographies." See The Chicago Manual of Style, 14th ed., p. 594, 15.293
MLA	Lumiansky, R.M. "Chaucer." The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Macropaedia. 15th ed. 1998.
Turabian	"Well-known reference books are generally not listed in bibliographies." See A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Disserations, 6th ed., p. 204, 11.42-11.43

Special thanks to Kelley A. Lawton and Laura Cousineau at the Duke University Libraries and Van E. Hillard at the Duke University Writing Program for permission to copy and adapt these citation pages.