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Examples for Print Resources: (Books)

Books:

Single Author:
Beerling, D. (2007). The emerald planet: How plants
changed earth's history. Oxford University Press.
2 or 3 Authors:
Guerrero, L. K., & Floyd, K. (2006). Nonverbal
communication in close relationships. Mahwah: Lawrence Erlbaum.
3 or More Authors:
Edens, W., et al. (1987). Teaching Shakespeare.
Princeton University Press.
No Author:
Toilet training and the feral child. (2000).
Philadelphia: Franklin.
Editor:
Williams, M. E. (Ed.). (2003). The terrorist attach on
america. San Diego: Greenhaven.
Corporate Author:
American Cancer Society. (2003). Cancer: What
causes it, what doesn't. Atlanta: American Cancer Society.
An Edition:
Kupperman, K. O. (2007). Roanoke: The abandoned
colony (2nd ed.). Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield.
Book in Series:
d'Angelo, R., & Douglas, H. (Eds.). (2008). Taking
sides: Clashing views in race and ethnicity (6th ed.). Dubuque: McGraw-Hill.
A Translation:
Szymborska, W. (2006). Monologue of a dog: New
poems (C. Cavanagh & S. Baranczak, Trans.). Orlando: Harcourt.
Multivolume Work:
Sbulette, N. (2004). Cuba and its music: From the
first drums to the mambo. Chicago: Chicago Review Press.
Reference Book: Encyclopedia or dictionary familiar
Oxford English dictionary. (1989). (2nd ed.). Oxford
University Press.
Reference Book: Encyclopedia or dictionary NOT familiar
Worell, J. (Ed.). (2001). Encyclopedia of women and
gender: Sex similarities and differences and the impact of society on gender. San Diego: Academic Press.
Anthology:
Rempersad, A., & Herbold, H. (Eds.). (2006). The
Oxford anthology of African-American poetry. Oxford University Press.

Parts Of Books:

Book Chapter:
Irwin, A. (2001). Talking to the animals. In S. I.
Salamensky (Ed.), Talk talk talk:The cultural life of everyday conversation (pp. 147-162). New York: Routledge.
Reference Book Article (5.6.8):
Jones, S. F. (2006). Georgia. In World encyclopedia
of political systems and parties (4th ed.). New York: Facts on File.
Work in an Anthology (5.6.7): Author given
Madgett, N. L. (2006). The old women. In A.
Rempersad & H. Herbold (Eds.), The oxford anthology of African-American poetry (pp. 182). Oxford University Press.
Work in an Anthology: No author given
Raisins and almonds, Yiddish lullaby. (2005). In J.
Zipes, et al. (Eds.), The norton anthology of children's literature: The traditions in English (pp. 1135). New York: W.W. Norton.
Dictionary Definition (5.6.8):
Noon (1989). Oxford English dictionary (2nd
ed.). Oxford University Press.
Dictionary Definition: Specific Definition Among Several
Noon def. 4b. (1989). Oxford English dictionary (2nd
ed.). Oxford University Press.

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