Library: AIU Citation Examples

*Reminder: Pay attention to italics and capitalization. When listing a citation in your reference list, every line after the first should be indented in (as shown).

eBooks (not AIU textbooks) from Library Database:

Reference Format and Example

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of book in italics. Publisher Name.

Patterson, K. (2011). Crucial conversations: Tools for talking when the stakes are high. McGraw-Hill. 

In-text Citation Format and Example

(Author(s) last name(s), Year, p. #).

(Patterson, 2011, p. 165).

Editions After the First Edition:

Reference Format and Example

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of book in italics (# ed.). Publisher Name. 

Birkeland, C. (2009). Life and death of the coral reefs (2nd ed.). Springer. 

In-text Citation Format and Example

(Author(s) last name(s), Year, p. #).

(Birkeland, 2009 p. 34).

eBooks from Websites:

Reference Format and Example

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of book in italics. Publisher Name. URL of webpage

Patterson, K. (2011). Crucial conversations: Tools for talking when the stakes are high. McGraw-Hill. http://ebookee.org/Crucial-Conversations-Tools-for-Talking-When-Stakes-Are-High_363102.html

In-text Citation Format and Example

(Author(s) last name(s), Year, p. #).

(Patterson, 2011, p. 165).

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