Learning to Read

CitationsTrisha PrevettSpring 2014

Alvin Sherman Library

Same Info, Different Styles Title of work Author(s) Year of publication Volume and/or Issue numbers Publisher & Page numbers

Look for Hints If it has a publisher, or place of

publication = BOOK or BOOK Chapter Volume/Issue numbers i.e.: 35(3) =

Journal Article If it includes a month (Sept 2007) can =

newsletter or monthly type of publication Unsure? GOOGLE IT! i.e. journal title

abbreviations : J N Am Benthol Soc = Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Journal Article Example

Sklar, F. H., Chimney, M. J., Newman, S., McCormick,

P., Gawlik, D., Miao, S., ... & Rutchey, K. (2005).

The ecological-societal underpinnings of Everglades

restoration. Frontiers in Ecology and the

Environment, 3(3), 161-169.

Book Example

Holling, C.S. (1978). Adaptive environmental

assessment and management. London, UK:

John Wiley & Sons.

Book Chapter

McKelvin M.R., Hook D.D., & Rozelle A.A. (1998).

Adaptation of plants to flooding and soil

waterlogging. In: Messina, M.G. and Conner,

W.H.(Eds). Southern forested wetlands. Boca Raton,

FL: Lewis Publishers.

Let’s Practice!

Light S.S. & Dineen J.W. (1994). Water control in

the Everglades: A historical perspective. In:

Davis, S.M. & Ogden, J.C. (Eds). Everglades:

the ecosystem and its restoration. Delray Beach,

FL: St Lucie Press.

Let’s Practice!

Howarth, R.B. & Farber, S. (2002). Accounting for

the value of ecosystem services. Ecol Econ

41: 421–29.