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How do I cite books in APA style?

Last Updated: Dec 03, 2012 | 20 Views

Topics: Citation/Style: APA, Citation, Books

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Get citations for COM library print books, eBooks and media from WorldCat.

Note: If the books is not from our library, it will still work, just change the initial pull down menu from College of the Mainland Library to Libraries Worldwide.

Here's how:

Go to WorldCat and search for your book.
From the results list, click on the title.
Once on the item page, select Cite/Export (see below).
A pop-up window will launch with APA, Chicago, Harvard, MLA and Turabian style citations (see below).
Click on your style to get the citation. Note: You may need to tweak the formatting a bit. Check the Cite the EZ Way! tab in the Cite APA or MLA Style LibGuides.

Change It Tips:

1. Make sure it is formatted double spaced with a .5" hanging indent on your works cite page.

It Should Look Like: MLA

Isaacson, Walter. Steve Jobs. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2011. Print.

It Should Look Like: APA

Isaacson, W. (2011). Steve Jobs. New York: Simon & Schuster.

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