Find items in reading lists

CONTENTS of MODULE 1

1.1	Objectives
1.2	Citation/reference [exercise]
1.3	Understanding a citation/reference
1.4	Searching the Catalogue (LRD)
1.5	Review

1.3 Understanding a citation/reference

icon How did you go with the previous exercise? If you weren't sure of the answers, read on.

What is a citation/reference?
A citation or reference refers to a source of information. A citation from a reference list (or bibliography) contains enough information for the reader to locate the original document.

Your Reading List
The list of references for your course contains citations to published materials. In order to find the references, you will need to
understand how to interpret the information,
search for it in the Catalogue, and then
find it on the library shelves or retrieve it electronically.

Examples of citations
Many of the citations that you encounter will be for books, book chapters, and journal articles. Understanding the elements of a citation will enable you to use the appropriate search terms in the Catalogue. This is VERY IMPORTANT - for example, you cannot search by Article Title in the Catalogue.

Document Type	Citation Format
Books	Author/editor(s). (Year of publication). Title of book. (edition). Place of publication: Publisher.
e.g. Campbell, N.A., Reece, J.A., & Mitchell, L.G. (1999). Biology (5th ed). Menlo Park: Benjamin/Cummings.
Journal Articles	Author of journal article. (Year of publication). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume of journal (issue number of journal), article pages.
e.g. Sjolund, M., Wreiber, K., Andersson, D.I., Blaser, M.J., & Engstrand, L. (2003). Long-term persistence of resistant Enterococcus species after antibiotics to eradicate Helicobacter pylori. Annals of Internal Medicine. 139 (6),483-7.
Book Chapters	Author of chapter. (Year of publication). Chapter title. In Editor(s) of book, Title of book. (edition, chapter pages). Place of publication: Publisher.
e.g. Bradley, P. (2000). Should childhood immunization be compulsory?. In P. Bradley & A. Burls (Eds.), Ethics in public and community health (pp. 167-176). London: Routledge.