“Chronology.” Ernest Hemingway Modern Critical Views. Edited by Harold Bloom. Chelsea House, 2003, pp. 293 –296. BOOK Chapter - edited multiple authorship book in a multivolume work Parenthetical 81) Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Title of the Book. Edited by Name of editor. Vol. #. Publisher, Year of publication. Page numbers. Shain, Charles. "F. Scott Fitzgerald." American Writers: A Collection of Literary Biographies. Edited by Leonard Unger. Vol. 2. Scribner, 1974, 77-100. BOOK Chapter - edited multiple authorship book in a multivolume work – unsigned Parenthetical (“Christmas” 69) “Title of Article.” Title of the Book. Edited by Name of editor. Publisher, Year of publication. Page numbers. “A Christmas Carol.” Novels for Students. Edited by Michael L. LaBlanc and Ira Mark Milne. Gale, 2001. 65-74. ENCYCLOPEDIA, REFERENCE, PAMPHLET Parenthetical (Boller 69) Author’s Last Name, Name. “Title of Article.” Title of the Book. (most current ed.) Year of Publication ed. Boller, Martha. “Argentina.” Encyclopedia Americana. 2006 ed. Renoir Lithographs. New York: Dover, 1994. Robinson, Lisa Clayton. “Harlem Writers Guild.” African: the Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience, 2nd ed. Oxford UP, 2005. REFERENCE BOOK General Encyclopedia, signed article Parenthetical (Ferrell 188) Note: No Publishing information is needed for such a well-known work.
Author. Title. Title of container (self contained if a book), Other contributors (translators or editors), Version (edition), Number (vol. and/or no.), Print Publisher, Publication Date, Location (pages, paragraphs and/or URL, DOI or permalink). Overall or Sponsoring Site or 2nd container’s title, Other contributors, Version, Number, Publisher, Publication date, Location, Date of Access (if applicable). “Athlete’s Foot.” WebMD. WebMD, . Accessed 7 Mar. 2017. "Mexico." Lonely Planet. Accessed 8 March 2017. BOOK ONLINE / ebook Parenthetical (Morem) Author’s Last Name, Name. Title of the Book. Publisher, Year of publication. Source or accessibility of eCollection / Title of Database. Date accessed. URL. (If the work is not directly available online or must be purchased, use "Available from," and point readers to where they can find it. If the work is available on line, use "Retrieved from," Include the type and version of e-book you are referencing (e.g., "[Kindle DX version]"). If Digital Object Identifier (DOI) number, or the place where you downloaded the book, provide at the end of the reference.) Morem, Susan. 101 Tips for Graduates. Ferguson, 2005. Infobase Publishing eBooks. 16 Mar. Davis, J. (n.d.). Familiar birdsongs of the Northwest. Available from inkey=1-9780931686108-0 De Huff, E. W. (n.d.). Taytay’s Traditional Pueblo Indian tales. Retrieved from www.digital.library.upenn.edu/women/dehuff/taytay/taytay.html James, Henry. The Ambassadors. Serenity, 2009. Available from Google books. 16 Mar. 2010. BOOK ONLINE Online Encyclopedia or Reference Parenthetical (Bosland)
Walker, Alice. The Color Purple. New York: Pocket, 1985. Print. Wallace, Stephen. “Why Not 21? The Renewed Debate Over Underage Drinking.” SADD.org. 15 Nov. 2007. Web. 13 Dec. 2007. Ronald. “Narrative Method.” Readings on A Separate Peace. Ed. Jill Karson. San Diego: Greenhaven, 1999. 49-55. Print. Wyly, Michael J. Understanding The Gatsby. San Diego: Lucent, 2002. Print. Evaluation Checklist
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