Recognizing Bibliographic Citations LSC 150 Section 1 Fall 2005 Session 4

Key Elements of a Citation FOR A BOOK Author(s) Title of Book Place of Publication Publisher Date of Publication FOR A PERIODICAL Author(s) If no author is listed, use the next element to begin your “reference” Title of Article Title of Publication Volume/Issue/Pages Date of Publication

However, many “references” in printed indexes and electronic databases appear differently to the researcher.

Authors Title of Article Name of Publication Date of pub. Vol/issue/pages

author

Title of article

author Title of article Title of publication (often called SOURCE)

author Title of article Title of publication (often called SOURCE) volume

author Title of article Title of publication (often called SOURCE) volume issue

author Title of article Title of publication (often called SOURCE) volume issue date

author Title of article Title of publication (often called SOURCE) volume issue date pages

Then write up the bibliographic elements for your bibliographic citation: Here’s an example for this article in APA style: Fischlin, D. (2003). Rescripting Shakespeare: the text, the director, and modern productions. Theatre Research International, 28(2),

Chapters in a book – a slight twist This article appears in this book

Chapters in a book – a slight twist Greenberg, D. F. et al (2002). The Generality of the self-control theory of crime. In E. Waring & D. Weisburd (Eds.), Crime and social organization (pp ). New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction.

Bibliographic citation elements should be familiar regardless of the information “vendor”

publication date page title author Bibliographic citation elements should be familiar regardless of the information “vendor”

Databases themselves may offer help for correctly citing information.

Article in a journal (APA Style) Author. (Year). Title of article. Title of Journal, Vol#(issue#), pages. For example: Fischlin, D. (2003). Rescripting Shakespeare: the text, the director, and modern productions. Theatre Research International, 28(2), Chapter in a book (APA Style) Author. (Year). Title. In editors of book (Eds.), Title of book (pages of the chapter). Place of publication: Name of Publisher. For example: Greenberg, D. F. et al (2002). The Generality of the self-control theory of crime. In E. Waring & D. Weisburd (Eds.), Crime and social organization (pp ). New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction.

Annotated Bibliographies Contain significantly more information than a simple bibliographic citation. –Comments on the author’s credentials –Compares the article/book being cited with other resources –Comments on the currency of the article/book being cited.

Sample annotated bibliography citation Goldschnieder, F.K., Waite, & Witsberger, C. (1986). Nonfamily living and the erosion of traditional values. American Sociological Review, 51, The authors, researchers at the Rand Corporation and Brown University, use data from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Young Women and Men to test their hypothesis that nonfamily living by young adults alters their attitudes, values, plans, and expectations. Their hypothesis is strongly supported in young females, while the effects were fewer in studies of young males. In contrast, an earlier study by Williams (cited below) shows no significant gender differences in sex role attitudes as a result of nonfamily living.

In Class Hands-On Assignment Using the Academic Search Premier database, perform a search for articles that discuss the topic of drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Using the information presented in class, correctly cite one of the articles you have retrieved in correct APA format.

Help with In Class Exercise Greenberg, D. F. et al (2002). The Generality of the self-control theory of crime. In E. Waring & D. Weisburd (Eds.), Crime and social organization (pp ). New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction. For a chapter in a book (APA format): For a journal article (APA format): Fischlin, D. (2003). Rescripting Shakespeare: the text, the director, and modern productions. Theatre Research International, 28(2),