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Book		Footnotes	Bibliography
One Author	1^st Entry	Author, Title of Book (Place of publication: Publisher, year), page number(s).	Author (surname, given name). Title of Book. Place of publication: Publisher, year.
One Author	2^nd and on	Last Name, Shortened Title, page #.
Two – Three Authors	1^st Entry	Author 1 and Author 2, Title of Book (Place of publication: Publisher, year), page(s).	Author 1 (surname, given name) and Author 2. Title of book. Place of publication: Publisher, Year.
Two – Three Authors	2^nd and on	Last Name 1^st Author and Last Name 2^nd Author, Shortened Title, page #.
Multiple Authors (four or more)	1^st Entry	Author 1 et al., Title of Book (Place of publication: Publisher, year), page(s).	Author 1 (surname, given name), Author 2, Author 3, and Author 4. Title of Book. Place of publication: Publisher, year.
Multiple Authors (four or more)	2^nd and on	Author 1 et al., Shortened Title, page #.
Book Chapter	1^st Entry	Author(s) of chapter, “Title of Chapter,” in Title of Book, ed. Editor(s) (Place of publication: Publisher, year), page(s).	Author of chapter (surname, given name). “Title of chapter.” In Title of Book, edited by Editor(s), pages of the chapter referred to. Place of publication: Publisher, year.
Book Chapter	2^nd and on	Author, “Title of Chapter,” page #.

Journal		Footnotes	Bibliography
One Author	1^st Entry	Author, “Title of Article,” Title of Journal volume number, issue number (year): page number(s), DOI/URL/Database name.	Author (surname, given name). “Title of article.” Title of Journal volume number, issue number (year): page numbers of article. DOI/URL/Database name.
One Author	2^nd and on	Author, “Title of Article,” page #.
Two – Three Authors	1^st Entry	Author 1, Author 2, and Author 3, “Title of Article,” Title of Journal volume number, issue number (year): page number(s), DOI/URL/Database name.	Author 1 (surname, given name), Author 2, and Author 3. “Title of Article.” Title of Journal volume number, issue number (year): page number(s).
Two – Three Authors	2^nd and on	Author 1 and Author 2, “Title of Article,” page #.
Multiple Authors	1^st Entry	Author 1 et al., “Title of Article,” Title of Journal volume number, issue number (year): page number(s), DOI/URL/Database name.	Author 1 (surname, given name), Author 2, Author 3, and Author 4. “Title of Article.” Title of Journal volume number, issue number (year): page number(s). DOI/URL/Database name.
Multiple Authors	2^nd and on	Author et al., “Title of Article,” page #.
Magazine Article	1^st Entry	Author(s), “Title of Article,” Title of Publication, date, page number(s), URL.	Author (surname, given name). "Title of article." Title of Publication, date. URL.
Magazine Article	2^nd and on	Author, “Title of Article,”

Electronic Source		Footnotes	Bibliography
Web page with author	1^st Entry	Author of content, "Title/description of page," Title/description of Website, Date (of publication, modification or access), URL.	Author (surname, first name). "Title/description of page." Title/description of Website. Date (of publication, modification or access). URL.
Web page with author	2^nd and on	Author, “Title.”
Web page with no author	1^st Entry	"Title/description of Page," Title/description of Website, Date (of publication, modification or access), URL.	Owner/sponsor of Website. "Title/description of page." Title/description of Website. Date (of publication, modification or access). URL.
Web page with no author	2^nd and on	“Title.”

Book	In Text Citations	Reference List
One Author	Last Name (Year) or (Year, page #)	Author Surname, First name. Year of publication. Title. Edition. Place of publication: Publisher.
	(Last Name Year)
Two – Three Authors	(Last Name of 1^st Author, Last Name of 2^nd Author and Last Name of 3^rd Author Year)	Author Surname, First name [and] Author First name Surname. Year of publication. Title. Place of publication: Publisher.
	Last Name of 1^st Author and Last Name of 2^nd Author (Year) or (Year, page #)
Multiple Authors (four or more)	(Last Name of 1^st Author et al. Year)	Author 1 Surname, First name, Author 2 First name Surname, Author 3 First name Surname, [and] Author 4 First name Surname. Year of publication. Title. Place of publication: Publisher.
	(Last Name of 1^st Author et al. Year, page #)
Book Chapter	(Last Name Year)	Author Surname, First name. Year of publication. "Title of Chapter." In Title, edited by First name, Surname, page numbers. Place of publication: Publisher.
	Last Name (Year)…
	Last Name (Year, page #)...

Journal	In Text Citations	Reference List
One Author	(Last Name Year, page #)	Author Surname, First name. Year of publication. “Title of article.” Journal Title vol, no. x: page numbers. DOI/URL/Database name.
	Last Name (Year, page #)
Two – Three Authors	Last Name of 1^st Author and Last Name of 2^nd Author (Year)	Author 1 Surname, First name [and] Author 2 First name Surname. Year of publication. “Title of article." Journal Title vol, no. x: page numbers. DOI/URL/Database name.
	(Last Name of 1^st Author and Last Name of 2^nd Author Year, page #)
Multiple Authors	Last Name of 1^st Author et al. (Year)	Author 1 Surname, First name, Author 2, Author 3, and Author 4. Year of publication. “Title of Article.” Journal Title vol, no. ?: page numbers. DOI/URL/Database name.
	(Last Name of 1^st Author et al. Year, page #)
Magazine Article	Last Name (Year)	Author Surname, First name. Year of publication. “Title of article.” Magazine Title, Month day and year of publication, page numbers (if available). DOI/URL/Database name.
	(Last Name Year)

Electronic Source	In Text Citations	Reference List
Web page with author	(Last Name Year)	Author Surname, First name. Year of publication or revision. "Title/description of the page." Title/description of Website. Date (of publication, modification or access). URL.
	Last Name (Year)
Web page with no author	(Owner n.d.) if no date (Columbia University n.d.)	Title/ owner of website. Year of publication or revision. "Title/description of the page." Title/description of the Website. Date (of publication, modification or access). URL. Columbia University. n.d. "History." Columbia University. Accessed April 16, 2018. https://www.columbia.edu/content/history.
	(“Title” Year) (“Feminisms: Plural and Evolving” 2018)	“Title/description of the page.” Year of publication or revision. Title/description of the Website. Date (of publication, modification or access). URL. “Feminisms: Plural and Evolving.” 2018. Australian Centre for Contemporary Art. January 2018. http://content.acca.melbourne/uploads/2018/02/Feminisms-3.pdf.

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