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Article or Chapter in an Edited Book
Works Cited List:
Last name, First name. "Title of Essay." Title of Collection, edited by Editor Name(s). Publisher, Year, pp Page range of entry.
Example:
Lawrence, James. A., and Alfred Dodds. "Goal-Directed Activities and Life-Span Development.” Handbook of Developmental Psychology, edited by John Valsiner and Kare Connolly. Heinemann, 2000, pp. 24-34.
In-Text Citation:
(Author Surname [of Chapter or Article] page number)
Example:
(Lawrence and Dodds 26)
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Source |
Works Cited List |
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Basic book |
Jans, Nick. The Last Light Breaking: Life among Alaska's Inupiat Eskimos. Alaska Northwest Books, 1993. |
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Edited book |
Miller, John, and Tim Smith, editors. Cape Cod Stories: Tales from Cape Cod, Nantucket, and Martha's Vineyard. Chronicle Books, 1996. Please see the sample citation for a chapter or article in an anthology below for information on citing a component of an edited collection. |
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Numbered edition other than the first |
Wardle, Elizabeth, and Doug Downs, editors. Writing About Writing: A College Reader. 2nd ed., Bedford/St. Martin's, 2014. |
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Revised edition |
Culliney, John L. Islands in a Far Sea: The Fate of Nature in Hawai'i. Rev. ed., U of Hawai'i P, 2006. |
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Multi-volume set |
Green, Constance McLaughlin. Washington. Princeton UP, 1962-63. 2 vols. In-text citation: (Green 1: 112-14) |