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Thank you for visiting OverDrive's Citation Guidelines webpage. This page outlines and illustrates formatting
you can use when citing downloadable audiobooks and eBooks. Examples and diagrams are outlined below using three
different formats: the American Psychological Association (APA) style, the Modern Language Association (MLA)
style, and the Turabian Style. Make sure to confirm which style your teacher and/or school requires before you
begin working on your citation page!
MLA (Modern Language Association) Format
- eBook
- Audiobook
- Suggested Additional Links
APA (American Psychological Association) Format
- eBook
- Audiobook
- Suggested Additional Links
Turabian Format
- eBook
- Audiobook
- Suggested Additional Links
MLA (Modern Language Association) Format
eBook:
Author Last Name, Author First Name. Title. Series. Publisher, release date. Name of Service. Name
of Service Provider. Date Accessed, "URL to site".
Citation Diagram (eBook with one author from a series)
Examples:
eBook with one author:
Huxley, Aldous. Brave New World. RosettaBooks, 2002. OverDrive School Download Library. Lakeshore
Northeast Ohio Computer Association. 21 November 2006 .
Law, Kevin. Canada. childrensElibrary, 2005. OverDrive School Download Library. Lakeshore Northeast
Ohio Computer Association. 21 November 2006 .
eBook with two authors:
Smallfield, Jane and Graeme Smallfield. Hansel & Gretel. childrensElibrary, 2002. OverDrive School
Download Library. Lakeshore Northeast Ohio Computer Association. 21 November 2006
.
Audiobook:
Author Last Name, Author First Name. Title. Narrator. Format. Publisher, Release Date. Name of Service.
Name of Service Provider. Date Accessed .
Citation Diagram (Audiobook with one author and one narrator)
Examples
Audiobook with one author and one narrator:
Dickens, Charles. Great Expectations. Narr. Frederick Davidson. Audiobook Download. Blackstone
Audiobooks, 2005. OverDrive School Download Library. Lakeshore Northeast Ohio Computer
Association. 21 November 2006 .
London, Jack. The Call of the Wild. Narr. Michael Kramer. Audiobook Download. Sound Room
Publishers, Inc., 2005. OverDrive School Download Library. Lakeshore Northeast Ohio Computer
Association. 19 November 2006 .
Audiobook with one author and one narrator that is part of a series:
Proust, Marcel. The Captive (Part I). Naxos Audiobooks recording of Remembrance of Things Past, vol. 9.
Narr. Neville Jason. Audiobook Download. Naxos AudioBooks, 2005. OverDrive School Download
Library. Lakeshore Northeast Ohio Computer Association. 15 November 2006
<http://lnoca.lib.overdrive.com>.
Audiobook with two or three authors and/or narrators:
Roosevelt, Theodore, Henry Cabot Lodge and Patrick Cullen. Hero Tales. Audiobook Download.
Blackstone Audiobooks, 2004. OverDrive School Download Library. Lakeshore Northeast Ohio
Computer Association. 21 November 2006 .
Audiobook with four or more authors and/or narrators:
Soames, Nicolas et al. Famous People in History II. Audiobook Download. Naxos AudioBooks, 2005.
OverDrive School Download Library. Lakeshore Northeast Ohio Computer Association.
15 November 2006 .
APA (American Psychological Association) Format
eBook:
Author Last Name, Author First Name Initial. (Release Date). Title. Publisher. Retrieved Month,
Date, Year, from Source.
Citation Diagram (eBook with one author from a series)
Examples
eBook with one author:
Huxley, A. (2002). Brave New World. RosettaBooks. Retrieved November 21, 2006, from Lakeshore
Northeast Ohio Computer Association's OverDrive School Download Library.
Law, K. (2005). Canada. childrensElibrary. Retrieved November 21, 2006, from Lakeshore Northeast
Ohio Computer Association's OverDrive School Download Library.
eBook with two authors:
Smallfield, J. & Smallfield, G. (2002). Hansel & Gretel. childrensElibrary. Retrieved November 10, 2006,
from Lakeshore Northeast Ohio Computer Association's OverDrive School Download Library.
Audiobook:
Author Last Name, Author First Name Initial (Author), & Narrator Last Name, Narrator First Name Initial
(Narrator). (Release Date). Title [Format]. Publisher. Retrieved Month, Date, Year, from Source.
Citation Diagram (Audiobook with one author and one narrator)
Examples
Audiobook with one author and one narrator:
Dickens, C. (Author), & Davidson, F. (Narrator). (2005). Great Expectations [Audiobook Download].
Blackstone Audiobooks. Retrieved November 4, 2006, from Lakeshore Northeast Ohio Computer
Association's OverDrive School Download Library.
London, J. (Author), & Dramer, M. (Narrator). (2005). The Call of the Wild. [Audiobook Download] Sound
Room Publishers, Inc. Retrieved November 17, 2006, from Lakeshore Northeast Ohio Computer
Association's OverDrive School Download Library.
Audiobook with one author and one narrator that is part of a series:
Proust, M. (Author), & Jason, N. (Narrator). (2005). The Captive (Part I). Naxos Audiobooks recording of
Remembrance of Things Past, vol. 9. [Audiobook Download] Naxos AudioBooks. Retrieved
November 17, 2006, from Lakeshore Northeast Ohio Computer Association's OverDrive School
Download Library.
Audiobook with two to six authors and/or narrators:
**When a work has between two and six authors, cite all authors.
Roosevelt, T., Lodge, H.C., & Cullen, P. (2004). Hero Tales. [Audiobook Download] Blackstone
Audiobooks. Retrieved November 28, 2006, from Lakeshore Northeast Ohio Computer
Association's OverDrive School Download Library.
Jason, N., Claxton, E., Griffin, G., & Hawthorne, D. (2005). The Life and Work of Marcel Proust. [Audiobook
Download] Naxos AudioBooks. Retrieved November 22, 2006, from Lakeshore Northeast Ohio
Computer Association's OverDrive School Download Library.
Audiobook with seven or more authors and/or narrators:
**When a work has more than six authors, list the first six authors, and use "et al" to indicate the remaining authors.
Soames, B., Bean, S., Hagon, G., Harvey, A., Lesser, A., Paton, L., et al. (2005). Heroes and Heroines
From Classic Tale. [Audiobook Download] Naxos AudioBooks. Retrieved November 22, 2006,
from Lakeshore Northeast Ohio Computer Association's OverDrive School Download Library.
Turabian Format
eBook:
Author Last Name, Author First Name. Title [format]. Publisher, Release Date, Date Accessed; Website
URL; Internet.
Citation Diagram (eBook with one author from a series)
Examples
eBook with one author:
Huxley, Aldous. Brave New World [eBook Download]. RosettaBooks, 2002, accessed 21 November 2006;
available from http://lnoca.lib.overdrive.com; Internet.
Law, Kevin. Canada [eBook Download]. childrensElibrary, 2005. accessed 14 November 2006; available
from http://lnoca.lib.overdrive.com; Internet.
eBook with two authors:
Smallfield, Jane and Graeme Smallfield. Hansel & Grete [eBook Download]. childrensElibrary, 2002,
accessed 21 November 2006; available from http://lnoca.lib.overdrive.com; Internet.
Audiobook:
Author Last Name, Author First Name. Title [format]. Narrator. Publisher, Release Date, Date Accessed;
Website URL; Internet.
Citation Diagram (Audiobook with one author and one narrator)
Examples
Audiobook with one author and one narrator:
Dickens, Charles. Great Expectations [Audiobook Download]. Narrated by Frederick Davidson.
Blackstone Audiobooks, 2005, accessed 21 November 2006; available from
http://lnoca.lib.overdrive.com; Internet.
London, Jack. The Call of the Wild [Audiobook Download]. Narrated by Michael Kramer. Sound Room
Publishers, Inc., 2005, accessed 21 November 2006; available from http://lnoca.lib.overdrive.com;
Internet.
Audiobook with one author and one narrator that is part of a series:
Proust, Marcel. The Captive (Part I). Naxos Audiobooks recording of Remembrance of Things Past, vol. 9
[Audiobook Download]. Narrated by Neville Jason. Naxos AudioBooks, 2005. accessed 15
November 2006; available from http://lnoca.lib.overdrive.com; Internet
Audiobook with two or three authors and/or narrators:
Roosevelt, Theodore, Henry Cabot Lodge, and Patrick Cullen. Hero Tales [Audiobook Download].
Blackstone Audiobooks, 2004. accessed 15 November 2006; available from
http://lnoca.lib.overdrive.com; Internet.
Audiobook with four or more authors and/or narrators:
Soames, Nicolas, Daniel Philpot, Lauren Brattan, and Garrick Hagon. Famous People in History II [Audio
book download]. Naxos AudioBooks, 2005, accessed 15 November 2006; available from
http://lnoca.lib.overdrive.com; Internet.
** Please note that the guidelines for citing electronic sources are not yet completely standardized. Detailed
guidelines on documenting online sources are explained in the sixth edition of the MLA Handbook for Writers of
Research Papers (2003), the fifth edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
(2001) and the sixth edition of Turabian's A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. Since
there is no official Turabian standard for documenting online sources, the examples above provide only one
possible interpretation. DLR assumes no liability or its accuracy or completeness. This page is meant as a quick
reference guide only; please consult the above references for detailed information regarding electronic resource
citation.
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