The following section provides examples for the Notes & Bibliography format. The formatting for notes and references, regardless of source type, follow the same general format. However, some source types require additional information and formatting.
The more common note format and used with a bibliography.
Allison, Essence of Decision, 34–35.
Includes more information about a source. Use this option for a short paper where you won't include a bibliography.
Graham T. Allison, Essence of Decision: Explaining the Cuban Missile Crisis, 2nd ed. (New York: Longman, 1999), 34–35.
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