Bibliographies
and reading lists usually include a variety of types of publications,
including monographs (books), chapters from books, papers from conference
proceedings and journal articles. It is important to be able to distinguish
between different types of publications when trying to locate them
in the library.
What follows are examples
of different types of publications, with notes on how to locate them
in the library system.
Books
| Chapters in Books | Papers from Conference
Proceedings | Journal Articles | Summary
BOOKS
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Bryman, A. (2008). Social research methods. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press. |
The reference consists of one author
(Bryman), the date
of publication (2008), the title of the book (Social research methods), the place of publication (Oxford, New York) and the
name of the publisher of the book (Oxford University Press).
To locate this reference:
Search the library Catalogue,
entering the author’s name Bryman A and the book title social research methods.
| Example
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Hillis, D. M., Moritz, C., Mable B. K. (Eds.). (1996). Molecular systematics.
Sunderland, Mass.: Sinauer Associates. |
The reference is slightly different
from the one above, in that it has three editors, rather than one
author. This indicates that three people have edited a volume of
papers written by a number of different authors.
To locate this reference:
Search the library Catalogue by typing in all three editors' names Hills Moritz Mable and the book title molecular systematics.
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CHAPTERS
IN BOOKS
| Example
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Sievers, A., Braun, M. (1996). The root cap: structure and function. In Y. Waisel, A. Eshel. & U. Kafkafi. (Eds.), Plant roots: the
hidden half. (pp. 189 - 193). New York:
Marcel Dekker. |
The reference consists of two authors
(Sievers and Braun) who have written the chapter (The root cap: structure
and function) published in 1996, in a book (Plant roots: the hidden half) edited by Waisel, Eshel and Kafkafi, between page numbers 189 -193. New York is the place of publication and Marcel Dekker is the name of a publisher.
To locate this reference:
Search the library Catalogue. Type in the book title plant roots: the hidden half (use exact title or keywords) and/or editors Waisel Eshel Kafkafi. In some cases you may be able to search for the chapter title.
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PAPERS
FROM CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
| Example
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Sachs, T. (1986). Cellular patterns
determined by polar transport. In M. Bopp (Ed), Plant growth substances 1985: proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Plant
Growth Substances, held at Heidelberg, August 26-31, 1985. (pp. 231-235).
New York: Springer-Verlag. |
The reference includes the author of
a conference paper (Sachs), the year the conference proceedings were published (1986), the title of the paper (Cellular patterns
determined by polar transport), the title of the conference proceedings
(the book in which the paper was published), page numbers 231-235, the place of publication (New York) and publisher (Springer-Verlag).
To locate the
example above:
Search the library Catalogue in the same way as you'd search for a book chapter. Type in the book title plant growth substances 1985: proceedings (use exact title or keywords) and/or editor M Bopp.
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JOURNAL
ARTICLES
| Example
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Suttle, J. C. (1997). Identification
and characterization of linoleic acid as an endogenous modulator
of in vitro n-1-naphthylphthalamic acid binding. Plant Physiology,
113 (2) , pp. 519-524. |
The reference consists of the name of
the author (Suttle), the year the article was published (1997), the title of the article, the
title of the journal in which the article appears (Plant Physiology),
the volume number of the journal (113), the issue number (2), and the page numbers (519-524).
To locate this
article:
Search the library Catalogue. Type in the journal title plant physiology NOT the article title. Hint: in a reading list the journal title is often in italics or underlined.
| Example
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Milus, E.A.,&
Rothrock C. S. (1997). Efficacy of bacterial seed treatments for controlling
pythium root rot of winter wheat. Plant Disease, 81(2), pp. 180-184. |
The reference is similar as the one above. The article by Milus and Rothrock appears
in volume 81, issue number 2 of the journal Plant Disease, on pages 180-184.
To locate this
article:
Search the library Catalogue. Type in the journal title plant disease NOT the article title.
SUMMARY
- Books can be found in The Catalogue by searching for author, title, or
keyword.
- When searching for journal articles, it is necessary to locate the journal
itself. Journal titles can be found in The Catalogue.
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