Examples
of Reference List Citations:
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Paper formats:
Electronic formats:
Paper
formats:
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Periodicals,
journals, or magazines:
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One author:
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Two authors:
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Three to six
authors:
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Over 6 authors:
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Books:
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Book, one author:
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Edition
or revised edition of a book:
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Groups
or institutions as authors:
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Edited book:
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Book,
no author or editor: Put the title in the author position.
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Encyclopedia
or dictionary:
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Entry
in an encyclopedia or dictionary:
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If the entry has no author, put the title of the entry
(e.g. Blue Star Bursts) in the author position.
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Article
or chapter in a book:
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If there is no editor:
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Electronic
formats:
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Multipage web
site:
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When an Internet resource has multiple pages and the
different sections or pages have different URL’s, provide the URL that
links to the home or entry page for the information you are using. If you
are using information from only one of the sections, see the next entry
for the citation format.
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Use “n.d.” (no date) if you cannot locate creation,
publication, or copyright date for your resource.
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Break a URL that goes onto a second line after a slash
or before a period.
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Section
or single page of larger web site:
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Use a chapter or section identifier in place of page
numbers if it is available.
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Give the URL that links directly to the section which
contains the information your are using in your paper.
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Full
text magazine or journal accessed using an electronic database:
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Basic format:
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Article
in an Internet or on-line only magazine or journal:
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On-line journals and magazines often do not have a
volume or issue number. If you cannot locate this information, skip this
and go to the "Retrieved...:" section.
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There will be no page numbers.
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If possible, the URL should provide a direct link to
the article.
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Zanesville Campus Library
S. Fair
01-02