Recognizing Bibliographic
Citations
LSC 150 Section 1
Fall 2005
Session 4
Key Elements of a Citation
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FOR A BOOK
• Author(s)
Author(s)
• If no author is listed,
Title of Book
use the next element
Place of
to begin your
Publication
“reference”
Publisher
• Title of Article
Date of Publication • Title of Publication
• Volume/Issue/Pages
• Date of Publication
However, many “references” in
printed indexes and electronic
databases appear differently to
the researcher.
Vol/issue/pages
Date of pub.
Name of Publication
Authors
Title of Article
author
author
Title of article
author
Title of publication
Title of article (often called SOURCE)
volume
author
Title of publication
Title of article (often called SOURCE)
issue
volume
author
Title of publication
Title of article (often called SOURCE)
date
issue
volume
author
Title of publication
Title of article (often called SOURCE)
pages
date
issue
volume
author
Title of publication
Title of article (often called SOURCE)
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), 212-213.
This article
appears in
this book
Chapters in a book – a slight twist
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. 49-94).
New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction.
Bibliographic citation elements should be familiar
regardless of the information “vendor”
Bibliographic citation elements should be familiar
regardless of the information “vendor”
publication
date
page
title
author
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), 212-213.
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. 49-94).
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, 541-554.
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
For a chapter in a book (APA format):
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. 49-94).
New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction.
For a journal article (APA format):
Fischlin, D. (2003). Rescripting Shakespeare: the text,
the director, and modern productions.
Theatre Research International, 28(2), 212-213.