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Welcome
You can use citation managers to create citations, but knowing the
basics will help you avoid user or machine error. Citations
generated in a search engine are not always 100% correct.
This module will cover the basic of ASA book citations, but always
check your ASA style manual if you have questions.
By the end of this module, you will be able to:
Identify the components of a basic ASA book citation
Correctly format a basic ASA citation
Correctly capitalize and punctuate a basic ASA book citation
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What components make up a basic ASA Book
Citation?
There are 5 basic components to an ASA book
citation.
Click each component to learn more:
Tacey, David. 2013. The Darkening Spirit:
Jung, Spirituality, and Religion.
London: Routledge.
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Formatting Dates in ASA
True or False?
The date for the following ASA book citation is
formatted correctly.
Hillar, Silvina P. (2012). Mind Mapping with
FreeMind. Birmingham, UK: Packt
Publishing.
o True
o False
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Formatting authors in ASA
Select the best choice:
Which of the following is an example of correctly
formatted author names for the beginning of an
ASA book citation?
o Oelz, Martin, Olney, Shauna, & Tomei, Manuela.
o Oelz, Martin, Shauna Olney, & Manuela Tomei.
o Oelz, Martin, Shauna Olney, and Manuela
Tomei.
o Oelz, M., Olney S., and Tomei, M.
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Which is the publisher?
Select the best choice:
You are almost done with your citation for the
following book, but are missing the publisher
information. Select the publisher you need for the
citation.
7. Congratulations!
You now know the basic requirements to create a
book citation in ASA format. Good luck with your
research and make sure to consult your ASA style
manual for further questions!