A Book by a Single Author
REVERSE the AUTHOR’S NAME for alphabetizing
Write the title of the book and italicize
Publication information to include: Place of publication: Publisher and Year of publication
Example:
Buck,
A Book by Two Authors
- Give authors' names in same order as on the title page.
- Reverse the name of the first author only, add a comma, and
- Give the other name(s) in normal form.
Example:
Tyson, Shaun, and Alfred York. Human Resource Management.
A Book by Three or More Authors
- Reverse the name of the first author ONLY
- Add a comma and write the name of the second author then
- add comma the word AND and the name of the third author
Example:
Barry, Peter J., John A. Hopkin, and C. B. Baker. Financial Management in Agriculture.
Subtitle
Lansdale, Bruce M. Cultivating Inspired Leaders: Making Participatory Management Work. West Hartford, Conn.: Kumarian Press, 2000.
State TITLE in FULL, INCLUDING any SUBTITLE. If the book has a subtitle, put a colon directly after the main title
In both titles and subtitles, CAPITALIZE the FIRST WORDS
ITALICIZE the entire title including the subtitle.
A Book Published in a Second or Subsequent Edition
When using a later edition of a work, identify the edition by number (2nd ed., 3rd ed.) or by name (rev. ed.)
Example:
Parker, Charles, and Thomas Case. Management Information Systems: Strategy and Action. 2nd ed.
Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Cite the piece as you would in any other work in a collection but do not include the publisher information.
If the article is signed, give the author first; if it is not give the title first.
If the reference book is organized alphabetically, as most are, you may omit the volume or the page number of the article or item.
Encyclopedia example:
Mohanty, Jitendra M. “Indian Philosophy.” The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Macropedia. 15th ed. 1987.
“Mandarin.” The Encyclopedia
