Oxford Referencing: Books & e-books

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Basic format to reference a book

Format for footnotes for a book:

¹ A. Author, Title of Book in Italics: Subtitle in Italics, edition number, Place of Publication, Publisher, year, page number.

Example:

¹ L. Hunt, History: Why it Matters, Newark, Polity Press., 2018, p. 56.

In your Reference List the author's initials come after the surname.
Use single quotation marks to enclose direct quotations. Quotes of 30 or more words are indented 1 cm from left hand margin, started as a new paragraph and don’t need quotation marks. More information about how to include quotes in your essay is available on the Getting Started with Oxford Referencing page.
For all direct quotations, page numbers must be given.

Material Type	Footnote Example	Reference List Example
Book: Single author	¹P. Clause, History: An Introduction to Theory, Method and Practice, 2nd edn., Florence, Routledge, 2017, p. 22. Use the state or territory abbreviation in place of the country for Australian and U.S. locations.	Clause, P., History: An Introduction to Theory, Method and Practice, 2nd edn., Florence, Routledge, 2017.
Book: Two authors	¹ M. Lake and H. Reynolds, What's Wrong with ANZAC?: The Militarisation of Australian History, Sydney, University of New South Wales Press, 2010, p. 38. Don't include the city or state location if it is in the title of the University.	Lake, M. and Reynolds, H., What's Wrong with ANZAC?: The Militarisation of Australian History, Sydney, University of New South Wales Press, 2010.
Book: Three authors	¹T. FitzSimons, P. Laughren, and D. Williamson, Australian Documentary: History, Practices and Genres, 2nd edn., Port Melbourne, VIC, Cambridge University Press, 2011, p. 78. The edition number is placed after the title (not necessary for the first edition).	FitzSimons, T., Laughren, P., and Williamson, D., Australian Documentary: History, Practices and Genres, 2nd edn., Port Melbourne, VIC, Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Book: More than three authors	¹D. McKenzie-Mohr et al., Social Marketing to Protect the Environment, Thousand Oaks, CA, SAGE Publications, 2012, pp. 197-198.	McKenzie-Mohr, D. et al., Social Marketing to Protect the Environment, Thousand Oaks, CA, SAGE Publications, 2012.
Book: No author	¹Dictionary Plus History, Oxford University Press, 2016, p.1. If the work has no author or editor, the title is used as the first element of the reference.	Dictionary Plus History, Oxford University Press, 2016.
Book: Editor	¹J. Murray (ed.), Our Great Game: The Photographic History of Australian Football, Docklands, VIC, Slattery Media Group, 2010, p. 6.	Murray, J. (ed.), Our Great Game: The Photographic History of Australian Football, Docklands, VIC, Slattery Media Group, 2010. When there is more than one editor, follow the format for multiple authors but use (eds.)
Chapter or part of a Book to which a number of authors have contributed	¹ A. Blakers, 'Sustainable Energy', in J. Goldie, B. Douglas, and B. Furnass (eds.), In Search of Sustainability, Collingwood, VIC, CSIRO Publishing, 2004, p. 99. In the footnote name the author of the chapter.	Blakers, A., 'Sustainable Energy', in J. Goldie, B. Douglas, and B. Furnass (eds.), In Search of Sustainability, Collingwood, VIC, CSIRO Publishing, 2004, pp. 97-106. Include the full page range of the chapter in the Reference List entry.
Book: Translator & author	¹ R. Liksom, Compartment no. 6, trans. L. Rogers, London, Serpent's Tail, 2014, p. 1.	Liksom, R., Compartment no. 6, trans. L. Rogers, London, Serpent's Tail, 2014.
Book: Organisation as author	¹International Labour Organisation, World Report on Child Labour, Geneva, International Labour Organisation, 2015, p. 44. If you want to cite from the report more than once, in the first footnote provide the full name of the organisation, as above. In subsequent footnotes use the abbreviated organisational title e.g. ILO	International Labour Organisation, World Report on Child Labour, Geneva, International Labour Organisation, 2015. Use the full name of the organisation in the Reference List.
E-book Note: An e-book accessed from the Library Search, a Library Database, or E-reserve is cited using the same format as for a print book.	¹B. De Munck, Guilds, Labour and the Urban Body Politic: Fabricating Community in the Southern Netherlands 1300-1800, Milton, UK, Routledge, 2017, p. 73.	De Munck, B., Guilds, Labour and the Urban Body Politic: Fabricating Community in the Southern Netherlands 1300-1800, Milton, UK, Routledge, 2017.
Book: Accessed from a webpage	¹ G. Orwell, 1984, George-orwell.org, 2005, part 2, ch. 9, para. 4, http://www.george-orwell.org/1984, (accessed 3 September 2018). Use paragraph (para.) or section (sec.) numbers if there are no page numbers, e.g. sec. 2, para. 5.	Orwell, G., 1984, George-orwell.org, 2005, http://www.george-orwell.org/1984, (accessed 3 September 2018).
Multiple works same author	... according to Black, social history is very complex.^1,2 __________________________ ¹J. Black, The British Empire: A History and a Debate, London, UK, Routledge, 2015a, pp. 123-135. ² J. Black, British Politics and Foreign Policy, 1744-57: Mid-Century Crisis, London, UK, Routledge, 2015b, pp. 78-81.	Black, J., The British Empire: A History and a Debate, London, UK, Routledge, 2015a. Black, J., British Politics and Foreign Policy, 1744-57: Mid-Century Crisis, London, UK, Routledge, 2015b.
Book: Exhibition Catalogue	¹E. Floyd and K. Mansell, Disobedience: The University as a Site of Political Potential, exhibition catalogue, Caulfield East, VIC, Monash University, Museum of Art, 2013, p. 3. ²J. Cederlund et al., Anders Zorn: Sweden’s Master Painter, exhibition catalogue, San Francisco, CA, Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco (Skira Rizzoli), 2013, p. 12. If no author or editor is listed on the title page, use the name of the author of the Introduction or first essay. If you cannot find an author or editor name, cite the exhibition catalogue by its title. It is important to include both the name of the gallery and the publisher in your citation if they are different, see second example above.	Floyd, E. and Mansell, K., Disobedience: The University as a Site of Political Potential, exhibition catalogue, Caulfield East, VIC, Monash University, Museum of Art, 2013. Cederlund, J. et al., Anders Zorn: Sweden's Master Painter, exhibition catalogue, San Francisco, CA, Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco (Skira Rizzoli), 2013.
Secondary Sources: When you are referring to the ideas or words of an author who has been referenced in the work you are referencing. Also called a 'Secondary Citation'.	10 R. Ago, Gusto for Things, Chicago, Chicago University Press, 2013, cited in D. Biow, On the Importance of Being an Individual in Renaissance Italy, Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Press, 2015, p. 214. Provide names of both authors.	Biow, D., On the Importance of Being an Individual in Renaissance Italy, Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Press, 2015. Provide the reference for the book that you actually read.

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