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Examples A-D

Example reference formats for different source types

Book examples

Format: in text citation  
Letters are used to add further characterisation to the story (Surname, Year, Page).

Format: reference  
Author/editor surname, initials. (Year) Title. Edition. Place of publication: Publisher.

Example: in text citation  
Letters are used to add further characterisation to the story (Dickens, 2014, p.259).

Example: reference  
Dickens, C. (2014) Great expectations. London: CD Press.

Note: You do not include the edition information if it is the first edition.

Example: in text citation

For continuing professional development nurses must attend regular accredited training (Orem, 2009, p.23).

Example: reference

Orem, D. E. (2009) Nursing: concepts of practice. 4th ed. St. Louis: Mosby-Year Book.

E-book

If a book is only available as an e-book, follow this format:

Format: in text citation

The dissolution of the Soviet Union made suddenly obsolete the Communist meta-narrative (Surname, Year, Page).

Format: reference (with DOI) 
Author/editor surname, initials. (Year) Title [online]. Place of publication: Publisher. Available from: DOI [Accessed date].

Format: reference (with URL) 
Author/editor surname, initials. (Year) Title [online]. Place of publication: Publisher. Available from: URL [Accessed date].

Example: in text citation  
The dissolution of the Soviet Union made suddenly obsolete the Communist meta-narrative (Wijermars, 2018, p.14).

Example: reference (with DOI) 
Wijermars, M. (2018) Memory politics in contemporary Russia: television, cinema and the state [online]. London: Routledge. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351007207  [Accessed 20th May 2020].

Example: reference (with URL) 
Wijermars, M. (2018) Memory politics in contemporary Russia: television, cinema and the state [online]. London: Routledge. Available from: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781351007207  [Accessed 20th May 2020].