Sometimes when writing a research paper, you have to use an article from an anthology. An anthology is a collection of articles on a topic or for a specific reason, for example if all the lecturers in a department write a particular article. As with any source, you must provide information from the source you are using – this is called citing. The citation includes information such as the author's name, book title, publisher, and more. You must cite your sources to prevent plagiarism.
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Method 1 of 3: Citing Articles in Books Using MLA Format
Step 1. Start with the author's name
In the bibliography section, start with the author's surname (last name), followed by a comma and the author's name. Example:
Whistler, George
Step 2. Next, add it with the title of the essay inside the quotes
Example:
"Whistler, George. ‘How to Store Books.'”
Step 3. Next, use the title of the book in italics
Example:
"Whistler, George. ‘How to Store Books.’ The Books We Love.”
Step 4. Use the abbreviation “Ëd
” or “Eds.” Ed. stands for editor. Next add the name of the editor. Example:
Whistler, George. ‘How to Store Books.’ The Books We Love. Eds. Jess Jones and Joe Davis
Step 5. Next, add the city where the article was published, followed by a colon and the name of the publisher
Then, add the year of publication with a period. Example:
"Whistler, George. ‘How to Store Books.’ The Books We Love. Eds. Jess Jones and Joe Davis. Eugene: Ocean Books, 2003.”
Step 6. Add the page number of the article or essay you quoted from the book, followed by a period
Example:
"Whistler, George. ‘How to Store Books.’ The Books We Love. Eds. Jess Jones and Joe Davis. Eugene: Ocean Books, 2003. 54-72.”
Step 7. Finally, provide information about the publishing medium
Since you are quoting from a book, the publication medium is 'Print'. Example:
Whistler, George. ‘How to Store Books.’ The Books We Love. Eds. Jess Jones and Joe Davis. Eugene: Ocean Books, 2003. 54-72. Print
Step 8. Learn how to in-text cite for MLA
For in-text citations, add a parenthesis before the full stop of the sentence you are quoting, followed by the author's name, a comma and the page where you found the information you used. Example:
“Books should be stored in a dry room (Whistler, 56).” Don't forget to close the brackets before the comma
Method 2 of 3: Citing Articles in Books Using APA Format
Step 1. Start with the author's name
In APA format, citations begin with the author's surname, followed by the initials of the author's name and/or middle name only. Then, add the year of publication. Example:
Whistler, G. (2003)
Step 2. Include the name of the essay
Do not put the name of the essay in quotation marks. Capitalize the first word of each sentence. Example: “Whistler, G. (2003). How to store books.”
Step 3. Add the word “In” and the name of the editor
After you have written down the names of the editors, write: “(Eds.)”.
“Whistler, G. (2003). How to store books. In Jess Jones and Joe Davis (Eds.),”
Step 4. Next add the title of the book in italics
Capitalize the first, last and other important words. Example:
“Whistler, G. (2003). How to store books. In Jess Jones and Joe Davis (Eds.), The Books We Love”
Step 5. Add page numbers in parentheses
The page number in question is the page number where you find the information you are using. Example:
“Whistler, G. (2003). How to store books. In Jess Jones and Joe Davis (Eds.), The Books We Love (54-72).”
Step 6. Add the name of the city, followed by a colon and the name of the publisher, followed by a period to end this quote
Example:
“Whistler, G. (2003). How to store books. In Jess Jones and Joe Davis (Eds.), The Books We Love (54-72). Eugene: Ocean Books."
Step 7. Learn how to quote in-text using APA
For in-text citations, use the minus sign, surname, comma, date, comma, and page number:
“Books should be stored in a dry room (Whistler, 2003, p. 56).”
Method 3 of 3: Citing Articles in Books Using the Chicago Format
Step 1. Start with the author's name
For a Chicago bibliography, start again with the author's surname followed by a comma and the author's name. Example:
Whistler, George
Step 2. Add the title of the article in quotation marks. Capitalize all important words
"Whistler, George. ‘How to Store Books.'”
Step 3. Add the word “In” and the title of the book
'In' indicates that you found the article you used in a book. Example:
Whistler, George. “How to Store Books.” In The Books We Love,
Step 4. Add “edited by” and the names of the editors, followed by the page number and a period
Example:
"Whistler, George. “How to Store Books.” In The Books We Love, edited by Jess Jones and Joe Davis, 54-72.”
Step 5. Enter the city of publication, followed by a colon and the name of the publisher
End with the year of publication. Example:
"Whistler, George. “How to Store Books.” In The Books We Love, edited by Jess Jones and Joe Davis, 54-72. Eugene: Ocean Books, 2003.”
Step 6. Learn how to quote using the Chicago method
For in-text citations, use word processing software to create footnotes at the end of the sentences you quote. You'll make notes that are similar to those in the bibliography with a few important differences, in footnotes at the bottom of the page.
- The main things are converting some full periods to commas (and changing uppercase to lowercase), adding publication information in parentheses, and adding page numbers at the end of the quote. Example:
- “George, Whistler, “How to Store Books,” in The Books We Love, ed. Jess Jones and Joe Davis (Eugene: Ocean Books, 2003), 34.”
Tips
- Different citation style guides will require you to format citations in different ways, depending on the instructions of your professor, department and institution.
- Leading formats include the Modern Language Association (MLA), American Psychological Association (APA) style, and Chicago.
- Essays on anthologies can be as useful as any other essay. In fact, books with collections of essays would be very useful because of the many similar topics they cover; therefore, you can quote more than once from the same book for your report.
