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Identifying Sources in Works Cited Lists and Bibliographies

Works cited lists are very effective ways to find relevant sources for your research. In order to be able to make use of the information in works cited lists, you must be able to identify the kind of source it is.

Citations to Entire Books: What Do They Look Like?

If the same authors or editors wrote all the chapters in the book, one should cite the entire book rather than any individual chapter.

 

Entire Book

 

Edwards, Justin D. Gothic Passages: Racial Ambiguity and the American Gothic. U. of Iowa P, 2003

          AUTHOR                                                  TITLE                                                     PUBLISHER   YEAR       

 

Diagnostics

 

A citation to an entire book always includes:

1. The Author of the book

2. The Title of the book is in italics

3. The Publisher of the book

4. The Year of publication

Citations to Parts or Chapters of Books: What Do They Look Like?

If different authors or editors wrote individual chapters in the book, one should cite a specific chapter rather than the entire book.

 

Chapter In a Book

 

Toschi, Luca. "Hypertext and Authorship." The Future of the Book. Edited by Geoffrey Nunberg. U. of California P., 1996, pp. 169-208.

CHAPTER AUTHOR    "CHAPTER TITLE"                BOOK TITLE              BOOK EDITOR                PUBLISHER NAME  YEAR  PAGE #S

 

Diagnostics

 

A citation to a part or chapter of a book always includes:

1. The Author of the chapter

2. The Title of the part or chapter (in "quotation marks") which always appears before the title of the book

3. The Title of the book is in italics

4. The Editor (or author) of the book

5. The Name of the book

6. The Year of publication

7. The Page Numbers of the part or chapter