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Author's Last Name, First Name Initial. Second Initial if given. (Year of Publication). Title of book: Subtitle, if given (Edition ed.). Publisher. |
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Buxton, R. (2004). The complete world of Greek mythology. Thames & Hudson. |
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Book chapter, where chapter author is different from book editor |
Law, J. M. (1998). The Awaji tradition. In K. Brazell (Ed.), Traditional Japanese theatre (pp. 393-397). Columbia University Press. |
Ebook with subtitle, |
Booth, D., Shames, D., & Desberg, P. (2010). Own the room: Business presentations that persuade, engage and get results. McGraw Hill. |
Online Encyclopedia or Dictionary, no author Use book chapter example - the word being defined is treated as a chapter
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Sleep. (2011). In Encyclopedia Britannica. https://academic-eb-com.library.sheridanc.on.ca/levels/collegiate/article/sleep/109539 |
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