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Standard format for citation
Authored e-book:
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[#] A. Author, Title of E-book. Place: Publisher, Date of original publication. Accessed: Mon. DD, YYYY. [Online]. Available: DOI. or URL |
Authored print book:
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[#] A. A. Author, Title: Subtitle, xth ed. (if not the first), vol. (if a multivolume work). Place of publication: Publisher, Year, page number(s). |
Edited work:
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[#] A. A. Editor Surname, Ed/s., Title: Subtitle, xth ed. (if not the first), vol. (if a multivolume work). Place of publication: Publisher, Year, page number(s). |
Single author or editor e-book
[1] T. Eckes, Ed., The Developmental Social Psychology of Gender. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, 2000. Accessed Jun. 25, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://web.p.ebscohost.com/
Single author or editor print book
[2] W.-K. Chen, Linear Networks and Systems. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 1993, pp. 123-135.
[3] S. M. Hemmington, Soft Science. Saskatoon: University of Saskatchewan Press, 1997.
[4] D. Sarunyagate, Ed., Lasers. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1996.
Two or three authors or editors e-book
[5] L. Bass, P. Clements, and R. Kazman, Software Architecture in Practice, 3rd ed. Reading, MA: Addison Wesley, 2003. Accessed: Jun. 25, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://learning.oreilly.com/
Two or three authors or editors print book
[6] T. Jordan and P. A. Taylor, Hacktivism and Cyberwars: Rebels With a Cause? London: Routledge, 2004.
[7] U. J. Gelinas, Jr., S. G. Sutton, and J. Fedorowicz, Business Processes and Information Technology. Cincinnati: South-Western/Thomson Learning, 2004.
More than six authors
[8] R. Hayes et al., Operations, Strategy, and Technology: Pursuing the Competitive Edge. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2005.
Later edition
[9] K. Schwalbe, Information Technology Project Management, 3rd ed. Boston, MA: Course Technology, 2004, pp. 32-33.
[10] M. N. DeMers, Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems, 3rd ed. New York, NY: John Wiley, 2005.
No author
[11] The Oxford Dictionary of Computing, 5th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003, pp. 12-32.
Multivolume work
[12] J. Voogt and G. Knezek, Eds., International Handbook of Information Technology in Primary and Secondary Education, 9th ed., vol. 2. Philadelphia, PA: Lea & Febiger, 1993.
Series
[13] M. Bell et al., Universities Online: A Survey of Online Education and Services in Australia, Occasional Paper Series 02-A. Canberra: Department of Education, Science and Training, 2002.
Organisation
[14] World Bank, Information and Communication Technologies: A World Bank Group Strategy. Washington, DC: World Bank, 2002.
Government publications
[15] Australian Government Information Management Office, Meeting the Demand for ICT Skills in the Australian Public Service: Report of the ICT Professional and Skills Development Taskforce. Canberra: AGIMO, 2007.
[16] Australia. Attorney-General's Department., Digital Agenda Review, vol. 4. Canberra: Attorney-General's Department, 2003.
Please Note: Documents authored by government departments are cited following the jurisdiction they report to. Precede the department name with Australia., Western Australia., etc.
Scientific / Technical report
[17] K. E. Elliott and C. M. Greene, "A local adaptive protocol," Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, France, Tech. Rep. 916-1010-BB, 1997.
Patent / Standard
[18] K. Kimura and A. Lipeles, "Fuzzy controller component," U.S. Patent 14,860,040, Dec. 14, 1996.
Catalogue
[19] "Catalog No. MWM-1, Microwave components," M. W. Microwave Corp., Brooklyn, NY.
Application notes
[20] Hewlett-Packard, "Appl. note 935," pp. 25-29.