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  • Bibliography and Works Cited entries are listed in the hanging indent style.

  • You will notice that the second and subsequent lines of the note are indented. It is best to create this form using editing tools in your word processor.

    If you try to do this manually, you may find that your spacing changes if you open your work on a different computer or if you email your work. This makes a jumbled mess! You can create the proper form by highlighting the bibliographic note and selecting the command "hanging" from your editing options.

  • The title page may list several cities in the publication information. If you run into this, you should use the first city listed.

  • Do not list an editor as an author. If your book has an editor, just list the name and follow with a comma and "ed."

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