How to Cite the Invitrogen RNAi Sourcebook

APA Style

• 1

  Cite the book in your reference section as an electronic book according to APA guidelines:

  Author. (Date). Name of book in italics. Retrieved from URL.

  The Invitrogen RNAi Sourcebook has no clear publication date, so it should be cited like this, with "n.d." indicating that there is no date.:

  Invitrogen. (n.d.). The Invitrogen RNAi sourcebook [in italic typeface]. Retrieved

  from http://www.pdf-finder.com/RNAi-Sourcebook.html

  If you downloaded the e-book from a different location, cite whichever URL you used.

• 2

  Cite the book in-text whenever you refer to it. Use parenthetical citations that include the author's name and date of publication. You may also include the page number where you found the information, thought this is not required. For example:

  RNA interference allows us to observe the effects of gene function loss (Invitrogen, n.d., p.1).

• 3

  Cite only the year if you refer to the author's name in-text. For example:

  According to Invitrogen (n.d.), RNA interference allows us to observe the effects of gene function loss.

MLA Style

• 4

  Cite the book in the works cited section at the end of your writing according to MLA guidelines for electronic books:

  Author (if available). Title in Italics. Publisher, Publication Date. Web. Date of Access.

  <URL>.

  The URL is no longer required for MLA format, but may be added if you wish. The Invitrogen sourcebook should be cited like this:

  Invitrogen. The Invitrogen RNAi sourcebook [in italic typeface]. Invitrogen. n.d.

  Web. 30 Jan. 2011. < http://www.pdf-finder.com/RNAi-Sourcebook.html>

  Use your own access date and the URL you used when writing your own citation.

• 5

  Cite the book in-text whenever you refer to it. Use parenthetical citations that include the author's name and the page number from which you obtained relevant information. For example:

  RNA interference allows us to observe the effects of gene function loss (Invitrogen 1).

• 6

  Cite only the page number if you refer to the author's name in-text. For example:

  According to Invitrogen (1), RNA interference allows us to observe the effects of gene function loss.