How to Cite Bowker Books in Print

MLA Style

• 1

  Begin your reference entry with the name of the author. Invert the author's name so that the last name appears first, followed by the first name. For example:

  Smith, Paul.

• 2

  List the title of the page in quotation marks, followed by a period. For example:

  "The Life of Ernest Hemingway."

• 3

  List the name of the website in italics, followed by a period. For example:

  bowker.com.

• 4

  List the name of the publisher, followed by a comma. In this case, you would list:

  Bowker Books in Print,

• 5

  List the date on which the content was published. This should appear in the following format:

  1 Aug. 2009.

  If only the year is given, list only the year. If no date of publication is given, list "n.d."

• 6

  List the medium of publication. This should appear as follows:

  Web.

• 7

  List the date on which you accessed the website. For example:

  11 Nov. 2010.

  The finished citation should appear in your reference list as follows:

  Smith, Paul. "The Life of Ernest Hemingway." bowker.com. Bowker Books in Print, n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2010.

  Many pages on Bowker do not credit a specific author. In this case, begin your citation with the title of the page. For example:

  "The Life of Ernest Hemingway." bowker.com. Bowker Books in Print, n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2010.

  Lastly, MLA style does not require the inclusion of a URL when citing web sources, but you may include it if you wish. The proper format is to place it in angle brackets at the conclusion of your citation. For example:

  Smith, Paul. "The Life of Ernest Hemingway." bowker.com. Bowker Books in Print, n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2010. <http://www.bowker.com/index.php/article/14/131>

APA Style

• 8

  Begin your reference entry with the name of the author. Invert the author's name so that the last name appears first, followed by the first initial. For example:

  Smith, P.

• 9

  List the year of publication in parentheses, followed by a period. This should appear as follows:

  (2010).

  When no date of publication is listed, format the date as follows:

  (n.d.).

• 10

  List the title of the page, followed by a period. Capitalize only the first letter and proper nouns. For example:

  The life of Ernest Hemingway.

• 11

  List the URL in the following format:

  Retrieved from http://www.bowker.com/index.php/article/14/131

  The finished citation should appear in your reference list as follows:

  Smith, P. (n.d.). The life of Ernest Hemingway. Retrieved from http://www.bowker.com/index.php/article/14/131

  If no author is credited, begin your citation with the title, followed by the date of publication and then the URL. For example:

  The life of Ernest Hemingway. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.bowker.com/index.php/article/14/131