Below, you will see examples of books cited in the APA style. For more information on how to read these examples, see the Getting Started page of this LibGuide (see the tabs to the left.)
The Study of Ethnomusicology: Thirty-Three Discussions by TEMPLATE:
Author Last Name, Author First Name (Publication Year). Title of book. Publisher.
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Nettl, Bruno (2006). The Study of Ethnomusicology: Thirty-One Issues and Concepts. University of Illinois Press.
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(Author Last Name, Publication Year)
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(Nettl, 2015)
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Author Last Name (Publication Year)
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Nettl (2015)
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Called upstairs : Moravian Inuit music in Labrador by TEMPLATE:
Author Last Name, Author First Name (Publication Year). Title of book. Publisher. DOI or URL.
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Gordon, Tom (2023). Called upstairs : Moravian Inuit music in Labrador. McGill-Queen's University Press. https://doi.org/10.2307/jj.5993258
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(Author Last Name, Publication Year)
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(Gordon, 2023)
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Author Last Name (Publication Year)
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Gordon (2023)
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Theory of harmony = Harmonielehre by TEMPLATE:
Author Last Name, Author First Name (Publication Year). Title of book (Contributor First Initial, Contributor Last Name, Abbreviated Title). Publisher. DOI or URL if available. (Original work published Year).
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Schoenberg, Arnold (1948). Theory of Harmony (R. Adams, Trans.). Philosophical Library. (Original work published 1911)
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(Author Last Name, Publication Year)
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(Schoenberg, 1911/1948)
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Author Last Name (Publication Year)
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Schoenberg (1911/1948)
The Routledge Film Music Sourcebook by TEMPLATE:
Contributor Last Name, Contributor First Name (Abbreviated Title.). (Publication Year). Title of book. Publisher.
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Wierzbicki, J., Platte, N., Roust, C. (Eds.). (2012). The Routledge Film Music Sourcebook. Routledge.
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(Contributor Last Name, Publication Year)
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(Wierzbicki et al., 2012)
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Author Last Name (Publication Year)
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Wierzbicki et al. (2012)
If there are series editors in addition to editors for specific volumes, only include the volume editors.
Some multivolume works have distinct titles for each volume. If this is the case, include the volume number and title after the main title (everything should be italicized.) Otherwise, you can include the volume number in parentheses, unitalicized.
Bach Perspectives, Volume 8 by TEMPLATE:
Author Last Name, Author First name (Publication Year). Book Title (Edition, Volume). Publisher. DOI or URL if available.
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Melamed, Daniel R. (2011). Bach Perspectives: Vol. 8. J.S. Bach and the Oratorio Tradition. University of Illinois Press. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5406/j.ctt1xcj3p.
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(Author Last Name, Publication Year)
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(Melamed, 2011)
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Author Last Name (Publication Year)
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Melamed (2011)
The series title does not need to be included if all of the titles in the series are conceptually related.
Music in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries by TEMPLATE:
Author Last Name, Author First name (Publication Year). Book Title (Edition). Publisher. DOI or URL if available.
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Auner, Joseph Henry (2013). Music in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries. W. W. Norton and Company.
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(Author Last Name, Publication Year)
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(Auner, 2013)
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Author Last Name (Publication Year)
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Auner (2013)
Put the name(s) of the editor(s) in the Author position.
Rather than using the year a specific item within an anthology was published, use the year that the anthology itself was published.
Black British Queer Plays and Practitioners: an Anthology of Afriquia Theatre by TEMPLATE:
Editor Last Name, Editor First Initial, Editor Last Name, Editor First Initial (Eds.). (Publication Year). Book Title. Publisher. DOI or URL if available.
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Adebayo, M., Goddard, L. (Eds.). (2023). Black British Queer Plays and Practitioners: an Anthology of Afriquia Theatre. Meuthuen Drama.
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(Author Last Name, Publication Year)
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(Adebayo, et al., 2023)
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Author Last Name (Publication Year)
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Adebayo, et al. (2023)
This example item is the same as the one for 'Volume in Multivolume Work'. Notice how the citation looks different when referring to a specific section, as opposed to citing the entire book.
Bach Perspectives, Volume 8 by TEMPLATE:
Chapter Author Last Name, Chapter Author First name (Publication Year). Chapter title. In Contributor First Initial Contributor Last Name (Contributor Title), Book Title (Edition, page numbers). Publisher. DOI or URL if available.
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Snyder, Kerala J. (2011). Oratorio on Five Afternoons: From the Lubeck Abendmusiken to Bach's Christmas Oratorio. In D. R. Melamed (Ed.), Bach Perspectives: Vol. 8. J.S. Bach and the Oratorio Tradition. University of Illinois Press. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5406/j.ctt1xcj3p.
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(Author Last Name, Publication Year)
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(Snyder, 2011)
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Author Last Name (Publication Year)
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Snyder (2011)
