Library: AIU Citation Examples

Reminder: Pay attention to italics and capitalization. In your reference list, every line, after the first line, should be indented (as shown).

Course PDF Document:

Reference Format and Example

Creator/Author, A. A. (Year). Title of document in italics [Format]. American InterContinental University Virtual Campus, Course Code-Session Number-Section Number. https://mycampus.aiu-online.com

Williams, T. (2015). U.S. history chapter 1 [PDF document]. American InterContinental University Virtual Campus, BUSN105-1501-B-01. https://mycampus.aiu-online.com

Note: Use this same URL for all course docs. It doesn't need to be a URL from the browser window.

In-text Citation Format and Example

Parenthetical citation: (Last Name, Year).

(Williams, 2015).

Narrative citation: Last Name (Year)

Williams (2015)

PDF Document from a Website:

Reference Format and Example

Creator/Author, A. A. (Year). Title of document in italics [Format]. URL of website

Williams, T. (2015). U.S. history chapter 1 [PDF document]. http://www.ushistorysources.edu

In-text Citation Format and Example

Parenthetical citation: (Last Name, Year).

(Williams, 2015).

Narrative citation: Last Name (Year)

Williams (2015)

Course PowerPoint Presentation File:

Reference Format and Example

Creator/Author, A. A. (Year). Title of document in italics [Format]. Course code - Section code. https://mycampus.aiu-online.com

Williams, T. (2015). U.S. history chapter 1 [PowerPoint]. BUSN105-1501-B-01. https://mycampus.aiu-online.com

Note: Use this same URL for all course docs. It doesn't need to be a URL from the browser window.

In-text Citation Format and Example

Parenthetical citation: (Last Name, Year).

(Williams, 2015).

Narrative citation: Last Name (Year)

Williams (2015)

Note: This is only for PDF files that are not for books or articles.

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