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American Sociological Association (ASA) Style

Style Handbook

which you can borrow for in-library use only. It is located in the Ready-Reference section,

behind the Reference desk. The manual contains the most authoritative instructions for creating your citations, along with examples.

Examples of the ASA Format – References:

Printed Book

Author. Year. Title in italics. Publication location: Publisher.

Dickerson, James. 2006. Yellow Fever: A Deadly Disease Poised to Kill Again. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books.

Article in a Printed Book

Author. Copyright date. "Title of article in quotes." Title of book in ital. Editor or editors of the book.

Publisher. Pages used.

Coleman, Gerald D. 2007. "Is Genetic Engineering the Answer to Hunger?" Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Environmental

Issues, 12th edition. Ed. Thomas A. Easton. Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill. 250-253.

Electronic Book

Author. Copyright date. Title in italics. Publication location: Publisher. Retreived date of access.

Available: Source. (URL of source).

Roffey, Sue. 2006. Helping with Behaviour: Establishing the Positive and Addressing the Difficult in the Early Years.

New York: Routledge. Retreived June 29, 2009. Available: Netlibrary. (http://www.netlibrary.com).

Journal Article from Online Database

Author. Year of publication. "Title of article in quotes." Title of journal in italics, Volume, issue and date : page numbers.

Retreived date of access. Available: Database name.

Feinberg, Seth L. 2009. "Simpsonology: There's a Little Bit of Springfield in All of Us." Contemporary Sociology 38.2

(Mar.): 135-136. Retrieved June 29, 2009. Available: Academic Source Complete.

Website

Author. Date. "Title of work." Name of web site, Retreived date of access. (URL).

Whitman, Walt. 1855. "Leaves of Grass. " The Walt Whitman Archive, Retrieved June 29, 2009.

Websites for further help

The OWL at Purdue ASA Formatting and Style Guide: Scroll down to the bottom for information about In-Text citations and Works Cited.