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Print Books

General Format:

Last name First initial Middle initial. Title of the Book Italicized. City, State Abbreviated: PublisherYear.

Lugalla JBPoverty, AIDS, and Street Children in East Africa. Lewiston, NY: Mellen Press; 2003.

2 to 6 authors:

  • Rip PJ, Tear LK. Modern Conventions In Stitches. 9th ed. Cambridge, MA: Suture Books; 2005.

More than 6 authors:

  • Greg AM, Marshall KC, Peters NH, et al. Raising Large Families. San Francisco, CA: Brady Limited; 2006.

Edited books:

  • Brunton LB, Lazo JS, Parker KL, eds. Goodman & Gilman’s The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics. 11th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2005.

No author or editor:

  • Physicians’ Desk Reference. 58th ed. Montvale, NJ: Thomson PDR; 2004.

Book chapter:

  • O’Brien C. Drug addiction and drug abuse. In: Brunton LB, Lazo JS, Parker KL, eds. Goodman & Gilman’s The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics. 11th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2005: 607-629.

EBooks

General Format: 

Last name First initial Middle initial. Title of the Book Italicized. Edition (only second edition and above).  City, State: Publisher,'s NameYear. Accessed date. URL

Shepherd JYouth Athletic Drills. London, GB: A & C Black; 2009. Accessed July 8, 2016http://site.ebrary.com.library.sheridanc.on.ca/lib/sheridanc/detail.action?docID=10440755. 

Book Chapter:

Sudarsky, L. Gait and balance disorders. In: Kasper DL,  Fauci AS, Longo DL, Hauser SL, Jameson JL, Loscalzo J, eds. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. 19th ed. McGraw-Hill; 2015:chap 12. Accessed February 10, 2020. http://www.harrisonsim.com/index.php

Follow Print Book Format for the following. Include the Accessed date and URL

  • For 2 to 6 authors
  • More than 6 authors
  • Edited Books
  • No author or editor