Citing Print Sources

Note: Page number references to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th edition, 2001) are given for each APA example, when available. Likewise, chapter and section number references to the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (6th ed., 2003) are given for the MLA examples.

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Books

APA

P. 248+

Lemons, J., & Brown, D.A. (1995). Sustainable development:
	Science, ethics, and public policy. Boston: Kluwer Academic.

MLA

Chapter 5.6.1

Lemons, John and Donald A. Brown. Sustainable Development:
	Science, Ethics, and Public Policy. Boston: Kluwer Academic, 1995.

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Articles or Chapters from an Edited Book

APA

p. 249

Deschenes, J. (1996). Toward international criminal justice.
	In Roger S. Clark & M. Sann (Eds.), Prosecution of international crimes (pp. 29-58). New Brunswick: Transaction Publishers.

MLA

Chapters 5.6.7 and 5.6.8

Deschenes, Jules. "Toward International Criminal Justice."
	Prosecution of International Crimes. Ed. Roger S. Clark and Madeleine Sann. New Brunswick: Transaction Publishers, 1996. 29-58.

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Articles from a Journal

APA

p. 240

Villani, S. (2001). Impact of media on children and adolescents:
	A 10-year review of the research. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 40, 392-401.

MLA

Chapters 5.7.1 - 5.7.4

Villani, Susan. "Impact of Media on Children and Adolescents: A
	10-Year Review of the Research." Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 40 (2001): 392-401.

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Articles from a Magazine

APA

p. 241

Fineman, H. (2002, March 4). Back from the bat cave: Cheney
	emerges to test-drive war president's coattails. Newsweek, 139, 22-23.

MLA

Chapter 5.7.6

Fineman, Howard. "Back From the Bat Cave: Cheney Emerges
	to Test-Drive the War President's Coattails." Newsweek 4 March 2002: 22-23.

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Articles from a Newspaper

APA

p. 242+

Schwartz, J. (1999, July 9). U.S. cites race gap in use of
	internet; Clinton bemoans 'digital divide.' The Washington Post, p. A1.

MLA

Chapter 5.7.5

Schwartz, John. "U.S. Cites Race Gap In Use of Internet;
	Clinton Bemoans 'Digital Divide.' " The Washington Post 9 July 1999, final ed.: A1+.

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Articles from an Encyclopedia

APA

p. 250

Bergman, P. G. (1993). Relativity. In The new encyclopaedia
	Britannica (Vol. 26, pp. 501-508). Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica.

MLA

Chapter 5.6.8

Bergman, Paul G. "Relativity." The New Encyclopaedia
	Britannica. 15th ed. 2002.

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Government Publications

APA

p. 256+

Congress. House. (2003). Telephone directory, United States
	House of Representatives. House of Representatives. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.

MLA

Chapter 5.6.21

United States. Congress. House.Telephone Directory, United
	States House of Representatives. Washington: GPO, 2003.

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HRAF Book Excerpt

APA

Krige, E. J. (1965). The Social System of the Zulus. 2nd ed.
	Pietermaritzburg: Shuter & Shuter. As seen in the Human Relations Area Files FX20 microfiche collection.

MLA

Krige, Eileen Jensen. The Social System of the Zulus. 2nd ed.
	Pietermaritzburg: Shuter & Shuter, 1965. As seen in the Human Relations Area Files FX20 microfiche collection.

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