Understanding Book & Journal References

Introduction

• We will look at the content of 3 common References that you may see on your reading list:– Book – Book Chapter– Journal Article

• And how to go about finding each on the Library catalogue

• Each references will contain the same bibliographic information that you will need to include in your bibliography when writing an assignment

• Please note that the order may change according to the citation style recommended by your department

Understanding Book References

• Roberts, J. (2004) Environmental policy. London: Routledge.

Author

• Roberts, J. (2004) Environmental policy. London: Routledge.

Date of Publication

• Roberts, J. (2004) Environmental policy. London: Routledge.

Title of the book

• Roberts, J. (2004) Environmental policy. London: Routledge.

Place of Publication

• Roberts, J. (2004) Environmental policy. London: Routledge.

Name of Publisher

• Roberts, J. (2004) Environmental policy. London: Routledge.

Locating on the catalogue

• Roberts, J. (2004) Environmental policy. London: Routledge.

To locate this item on the library catalogue use the Combined Author and Title search, enter the Authors surname and the first keyword of the title i.e.

Reference for a Book Chapter

• Stedman-Jones, S. (1998) ‘Fact/value’ in Jenks, C. (ed.) Core sociological dichotomies. London: Sage, pp. 7-14.

Chapter Author

• Stedman-Jones, S. (1998) ‘Fact/value’ in Jenks, C. (ed.) Core sociological dichotomies. London: Sage, pp. 7-14.

Book Author

• Stedman-Jones, S. (1998) ‘Fact/value’ in Jenks, C. (ed.) Core sociological dichotomies. London: Sage, pp. 7-14.

Chapter Title

• Stedman-Jones, S. (1998) ‘Fact/value’ in Jenks, C. (ed.) Core sociological dichotomies. London: Sage, pp. 7-14.

Book Title

• Stedman-Jones, S. (1998) ‘Fact/value’ in Jenks, C. (ed.) Core sociological dichotomies. London: Sage, pp. 7-14.

Locating on the catalogue

• Stedman-Jones, S. (1998) ‘Fact/value’ in Jenks, C. (ed.) Core sociological dichotomies. London: Sage, pp. 7-14.

To locate this item on the library catalogue you will need to search for the author and title of the book, NOT the author and title of the chapter

Journal Reference

• Reay,D (2002) ‘Class authenticity and the transition to higher education for mature students’, Sociological Review, 50(3), pp. 398-418.

Author of Article

• Reay,D (2002) ‘Class authenticity and the transition to higher education for mature students’, Sociological Review, 50(3), pp. 398-418.

Year of Publication

• Reay,D (2002) ‘Class authenticity and the transition to higher education for mature students’, Sociological Review, 50(3), pp. 398-418.

Article Title

• Reay,D (2002) ‘Class authenticity and the transition to higher education for mature students’, Sociological Review, 50(3), pp. 398-418.

Journal Title

• Reay,D (2002) ‘Class authenticity and the transition to higher education for mature students’, Sociological Review, 50(3), pp. 398-418.

Volume & (Issue)

• Reay,D (2002) ‘Class authenticity and the transition to higher education for mature students’, Sociological Review, 50(3), pp. 398-418.

Page Numbers

• Reay,D (2002) ‘Class authenticity and the transition to higher education for mature students’, Sociological Review, 50(3), pp. 398-418.

Locating on the catalogue

To Locate this item on the catalogue you will need to search for the title of the Journal first, NOT the title of the article

Only if there is no result for the journal title, should you try an author title search for the article. In some cases the library may hold a photocopy of an individual article.