Library: AIU Citation Examples

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

Course PDF Document:

Reference Format and Example

Creator/author name. (Year). Title of document in italics [File type]. Retrieved from 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

(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

(Author name, year, page #).

(Williams, 2015, p. 4).

PDF Document from a Website:

Reference Format and Example

Creator/author name. (Year). Title of document in italics [File type]. URL of website

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

In-text Citation Format and Example

(Author last name, year, page #).

(Williams, 2015, p. 3).

Course PowerPoint Presentation File:

Reference Format and Example

Creator/author name. (Year). Title of document in italics [PowerPoint]. 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

(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

(Author last name, year, page #).

(Williams, 2015, slide 7).

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

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