To cite and reference information from a book you will need to collect the following details:

Author's or editor's name (or names)

Year of publication (in round brackets)

Title (in italics)

Edition (if applicable)

Place of publication

Publisher

(Note: This information is often easily found on the electronic library catalogue details can be checked by using the ISBN number of the book or by looking at the details in the first few pages within the book and on the cover).

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How do you cite and reference a book with one author?

Example: "One thing the CASHFLOW Quadrant is useful for is to track or observe a person's life pattern" (Kiyosaki, 2011. p.62)

Reference for the above citation would read:

Kiyosaki, R. (2011) Cash flow Quadrant: guide to financial freedom. Scottsdale: Plata publishing.

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How do you cite and reference a book with two authors?

Example 1: Direct Citation/Quotation:

“for example, lists businesses ranging from pet food producers and florists, to banks and stationery companies. The UK ethical market is valued at over 40 billion Euros per year and there are currently over 2,000 books and 4 million web entries related to business ethics “ (Crane and Matten, 2007, p.45).

Reference for the above citation would read:

Crane, A. & Matten, D. (2007) Business ethics 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Example 2:

One of the most important skills in life is to present our ideas to others in a way that they can understand it. (Pears and Shields, 2008)

Reference for the above citation would read:

Pears, R. and Shield, G.(2008) Cite them right: the essential referencing guide. 8th ed. London: Palgrave Macmillan.

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How do you cite and reference a book with more than three authors?

Example: In-text citation:

This was proved by Young et al. (2005, p.6)..

Reference for the above citation would read:

Young, D. Freedman, A., Sandin, T. and Ford, A. (2005) Sears and Zemansk’s University physics. 10th ed. San Francisco: Addison-Wisley.

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How do you cite an author citing another author?

(Authors citing other authors?)

If you are reading a book by Mali who quotes another work by Mavis Williams – How do you cite and reference?

Example: In-text citation:

(Williams , 2000, cited in Mali, 2013, p.125)

Reference for the above citation would read:

Just do your normal referencing for Mali's book

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Be aware that….

Dictionaries and encyclopedias with no obvious author or editor would cite only the title.

Example: In-text citation:

The Oxford Dictionary (2006) defines "quantitative easing" as the practice of increasing the supply of money in order to stimulate economic activity.

Reference for the above citation would read:

Oxford English Dictionary (2006) 9th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Note: If you are referencing from online dictionaries use the standard referencing

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Book Chapter

Author, Initial. (Year of publication) Title of chapter. In: Author/Editor of whole book, Initial. Title: sub title if included. edition. City of publication: Publisher.

Example:

Menzies, R. (1993) 'Information systems security'. In: Peppard, J. ed. IT strategy for business. London: Pitman Publishing.