Using This Book
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Citing this Book
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In classes, you may be asked to cite sources in different formats (most commonly MLA or APA). This page provides basic references (for this book) in the most common citation formats.
American Psychological Association (APA 7th edition)
Instructions: You will cite this as an electronic book/ebook.
Wilson, D. (2024). Introduction to information literacy. Retrieved from https://human.libretexts.org/Workben...iteracy_2nd_Ed.
Modern Language Association (MLA 9th edition)
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Wilson, D. "Introduction to Information Literacy." LibreTexts. https://human.libretexts.org/Workben...iteracy_2nd_Ed. Accessed October 30, 2024.
Chicago (Notes & Bibliography style)
Instructions: You would cite this as an electronic book/ebook.
Wilson, D. Introduction to Information Literacy. LibreTexts, 2024. https://human.libretexts.org/Workben...iteracy_2nd_Ed.
A Note on In-Text/Parenthetical Citations of this Book
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APA requires a page number when using a direct quotation, but otherwise does not require the page number. For APA you would need to provide the section title at the top of the page and the paragraph number that the quote came from (just count the paragraphs down from the top):
APA Example: (Wilson, 2024, Using this Book, para. 2)
MLA requires the section title provided at the top of the page:
MLA Example: (Wilson, Using this Book)