Citing Sources

Every bibliography entry is created from a number of standard components. The most basic three are author, title, and publication information. As with all our writing, it is important to be consistent within your document, and demonstrate your attention to those details.

As you can see from the examples here, the differences between formats are pretty significant to look at, although the details are the same within each record.

One author, in Chicago Manual style:

Lynne Truss. Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation, New York, Gotham Books, 1993

One author, in American Psychological Association (APA) style:

Truss, Lynne (1993). Eats, shoots & leaves: The zero tolerance approach to punctuation. New York, Gotham Books, 1993

One author, in British Broadcasting Corporation News Style Guidelines:

Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation, Lynne Truss, Gotham Books, New York, 1993

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