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Short presentation with tips and tricks to learning how to read citations and understand what you are looking at in terms of sources.
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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.