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Notes-Bibliography Format

Reference list

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Template:

Author Surname, Author Forename. Title. Ebook. City: Publisher, Year Published. http://Website URL.

Example:

Ebook. 1st ed., 2014.

In-text citation

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Template

Author Forename Author Surname, Title, ebook (City: Publisher, Year Published), http://Website-Url.

Example

Dyslexia is a specific reading disability due to a defect in the brain's processing of graphic symbols. It is a learning disability that alters the way the brain processes written material. It is typically characterized by difficulties in word recognition, spelling and decoding. People with dyslexia have problems with reading comprehension.

Dyslexia, or developmental reading disorder,[1] is characterized by difficulty with learning to read fluently and with accurate comprehension despite normal or above-average intelligence.[2][3] This includes difficulty with phonological awareness, phonological decoding, processing speed, orthographic coding, auditory short-term memory, language skills/verbal comprehension, and/or rapid naming.[4][5][6]
Dyslexia is the most common learning difficulty[7] and most recognized reading disorder. There are other reading difficulties that are unrelated to dyslexia. ebook, 1st ed., 2014.

Author-Date Format

Reference list

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Template:

Author Surname, Author Forename. Year Published. Title. Ebook. City: Publisher. http://Website URL.

Example:

NAACP 2011 Annual Report. 2014. Ebook. 1st ed. http://naacp.3cdn.net/ada2d00b580c17a393_mlbrsxybh.pdf.

In-text citation

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Template

(Author Surname Year Published)

Example

As we refined our strategies and shored
up our strengths, we not only empowered
the year’s victories — we also laid the
path for even greater influence and
effectiveness in the future. (NAACP 2011 Annual Report 2014)

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