Ask your instructor or advisor if you should include a copy of the PDF as an appendix to your paper so the contents can be reviewed.
Example: Potter, H.
Example: Potter, H. (2012).
Example: Potter, H. (2012). Thoughts on the ultimate defeat of Voldemort [PDF].
Example: Potter, H. (2012). Thoughts on the ultimate defeat of Voldemort [PDF]. The Leaky Cauldron. https://leakycauldron. org/greatwizards/reports/potter_voldemort. pdf
For example, you might write: The novelization of the defeat of Voldemort left out key facts about the education and skills of the young wizards who brought him down (H. Potter, personal communication, May 4, 2012). If you include the communicator’s name in the text of your paper, there’s no need to repeat the name in your parenthetical citation. Instead, simply put the parenthetical with the rest of the citation information after the person’s name. For example, you might write: Harry Potter (personal communication, May 4, 2012) explained that he and his classmates had significant training outside of their usual classes at Hogwarts before they took on the Dark Lord.
For example, you might write: Lessons learned in Hogwarts classes were of little help in defeating Voldemort (Potter, 2012).
For example, you might write: Potter (2012) expressed satisfaction that Voldemort was defeated, but was not convinced that he wouldn’t return again.
For example, you might write: Potter (2012, pp. 2-4) claimed Voldemort left “an indelible mark” on his development as a wizard, adding, “apart from the scar. "
