1. ASA Book Citations LS225 Start

2. Go BackContinue 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 Click Continue to begin!

3. Go BackContinue 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.

4. Go BackContinue 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. Author(s) Author names in ASA include the full first and last name and middle initial (if available). The first author is always Last name, First name, but if there are more than 1 author, all other authors are listed First Name M. Last Name. The last author is connected with the word “and.” The end of the author section is signified with a period.

5. Go BackContinue 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. Date Published The date of publication in ASA format for a book citation is the year. The end of the date section is signified with a period.

6. Go BackContinue 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. Title The title in ASA format is always italicized. Words are capitalized unless they are an article, preposition, or conjunction that is not at the beginning of the title or subtitle. Subtitles begin after a colon and a space after the title. The end of the title section is signified with a period.

7. Go BackContinue 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. Location Location for an ASA book citation is the city location of the publisher. The 2 letter abbreviation for states or countries are only needed if the city needs to be identified. The end of the location section is signified by a colon.

8. Go BackContinue 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. Publisher In an ASA book citation, the publisher is the name of who published the book. The end of the publisher section is signified with a period.

9. Go BackContinue 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

10. Go BackContinue 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.  True o False Incorrect! In an ASA book Citation, date of publication does not include the date in parentheses. Try again!

11. Go BackContinue 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  False Correct! The parentheses should not be present in an ASA citation. Excellent job!

12. Go BackContinue 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.

13. Go BackContinue 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?  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. Incorrect! In an ASA book Citation, only the first author is inverted, and the last author is connected by “and” not “&.” Try again!

14. Go BackContinue 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.  Oelz, Martin, Shauna Olney, & Manuela Tomei. o Oelz, Martin, Shauna Olney, and Manuela Tomei. o Oelz, M., Olney S., and Tomei, M. Incorrect! In an ASA book Citation, the last author is connected by “and” not “&.” Try again!

15. Go BackContinue 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.  Oelz, Martin, Shauna Olney, and Manuela Tomei. o Oelz, M., Olney S., and Tomei, M. Correct! These authors are formatted correctly. Great job! Click Continue to move to the next activity.

16. Go BackContinue 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.  Oelz, M., Olney S., and Tomei, M. Incorrect! In an ASA book Citation, author initials are not used for first names and only the first author is inverted. Try again!

17. Go BackContinue 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.

18. Go BackContinue 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. Which is the publisher? Incorrect! This is the title of the book, not the publisher. Try again!

19. Go BackContinue 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. Which is the publisher? Incorrect! These are author and contributor names, not the publisher. Try again!

20. Go BackContinue 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. Which is the publisher? Incorrect! The book was publisher for The Harris Meltzer Trust, not by them. Try again!

21. Go BackContinue 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. Which is the publisher? Correct! Karnac is the publisher for this book. Sometimes it helps to look at other areas of the book to confirm this. Click Continue to move on

22. 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!