Citing Books

1. What are Citations?
2. Citing Books
   • Multiple Authors
   • Editor
   • Encyclopedia
   • Other Books
3. Citing Articles
4. Citing Websites
5. Other Common Sources
6. Putting it Together
7. In-text Citations
8. Questions?

• The author
• Year of Publication
• The book title
• City and State of Publication
• Publisher

1. Begin with the author's name. Put the last name first, followed by the author's first initial, ending with a period. If you also know the author's middle initial, include that after the first initial. Never include the author's full first or middle name. The book I'll be using as my example is written by Diane Yancey:
   
2. Next comes the year the book was published. The year of publication is enclosed in parenthesis:
   
3. Then add the title of the book, in italics. Capitalize the first word of the title and subtitle (if there is one) and any proper nouns. Leave the remaining words in lower case letters.
   
4. Finish your citation with the city of publication, a comma, the state, a colon, and the publisher. The city of publication and the publisher information can be found on the title page of the book. If your book was published outside of the United States, include the city and country of publication. If multiple cities are listed, just include one.