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Author(s) or Editor(s). (Year of publication). Title of book. City of publication: Publisher.
Hill, F. J., & Awde, N. (2003). A history of the Islamic world. New York: Hippocrene Books.
Author(s) of article or chapter. (Year of publication). Title of article or chapter. In name of editors (Ed.), Title of book (pp. page numbers). City of publication: Publisher.
Stern, K. (2000). Toni Morrison's beauty formula. In M. C. Connor (Ed.), The aesthetics of Toni Morrison: Speaking the unspeakable (pp. 77-91). Jackson: University Press of Mississippi.
Author(s) of article. (Year of publication). Title of article. Title of journal, Volume number(issue number), page numbers.
Fuller, H.A., & Damico, A.M. (2008). Keeping pace with teen media use: Implications and strategies for educators. Journal of Educational Research, 101(6), 323-330.
Author(s) of article. (Date of publication). Title of article. Title of magazine, Volume number, page number(s).
Fineman, H. (2002, March 4). Back from the bat cave: Cheney emerges to test-drive war president's coattails. Newsweek, 139, 22-23.
Author(s) of article. (Date of publication). Title of article. Title of newspaper, p. page number(s).
Schwartz, J. (1999, July 9). U.S. cites race gap in use of internet; Clinton bemoans 'digital divide.' The Washington Post, p. A1.
Author(s) of article. (Year of publication). Title of article. In + Title of encyclopedia. (Vol. number, pp. page numbers). City of publication: Publisher.
Bergman, P. G. (1993). Relativity. In The new encyclopaedia Britannica (Vol. 26, pp. 501-508). Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Author(s) of publication. (Year of publication). "Title of statistical table." Title of Publication. City of publication: Publisher. Page number, Table number.
Congress. House. (2003). Telephone directory, United States House of Representatives. House of Representatives. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.
Author(s) of book. (Year of publication). Title of book. Edition. City of publication: Publisher. As seen in the Human Relations Area Files Culture Code microfiche collection.
Krige, E. J. (1965). The social system of the Zulus. 2nd ed. Pietermaritzburg: Shuter & Shooter. As seen in the Human Relations Area Files FX20 microfiche collection.