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The Library Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)


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How to do citations in The Library style?

This is the Citationsy guide to The Library citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
The complete, comprehensive guide shows you how easy citing any source can be. Referencing books, youtube videos, websites, articles, journals, podcasts, images, videos, or music in The Library.

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How do you cite a book in the The Library referencing style? (2024 Guide)

One of the most cited mediums is of course books. Here’s how to cite a book in The Library

Here’s an example book citation in The Library using placeholders:
Last Name, First Name, Title, ed. by Editor First Name Editor Last Name, , , Edition (City: Publisher, 2000)
So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
The Library citation:
Angelou, Maya, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, , , 1st edn (New York: Random House, 1969)
And an in-text citation book citation in The Library looks like this: Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, , , 1st edn (New York: Random House, 1969).


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How to reference a journal article in the The Library citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in The Library format?

A journal is a scholarly article that presents research from experts in a certain field. Here’s how to cite a paper in The Library

Here’s a The Library journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameAuthor1 Firstname, and Author3 LastnameAuthor2 Firstname, “Title”, Container, , , Volume.Issue (2000), pages Used
So if we want to reference this scientific article: “Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?” by C. Petit and J.M. Sieffermann in The Library: