Most reading lists will include a variety of sources. Understanding the types of
items on your reading list is important if you want to find them in the library. Book.
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UNDERSTANDING YOUR READING LIST Most reading lists will include a variety of sources. Understanding the types of items on your reading list is important if you want to find them in the library.
Book Most reading lists you receive will include references to books that are recommended or prescribed texts. The part of the reference that tells you it is a book is the publisher and place of publication.
Authors
Year
Title
Marieb, E., K. Hoehn. 2010. Human anatomy & physiology. San Francisco: Benjamin Cummings. Place of publication
Publisher
Chapter in a book Some books are made up of a collection of chapters or articles, each written by a different author, and usually with an editor. The part of the reference that tells you it is a chapter or part of a book is the word in, followed by the editors and title of the whole book. Like references to books, they also have a publisher and place. Authors
Year
Title of chapter
Murphy, S., S. Nordin, and J. Cumming. 2008. Imagery in sport exercise and dance. In Advances in sport psychology. 3rd ed., ed. T.S. Horn, 297-324. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics. Edition Editor
Page numbers Place of publication
Publisher
Title of book
Journal article Journal articles publish the results of current research on very specialised topics. The part of the reference that shows you that it is a journal article is the volume number, the issue number or month and the page numbers. Also notice that there is no publisher or place of publication in journal references. Journal articles may be published online or in print form.
Print journal article Authors
Year Title of journal
Hill, D., S, Hanton, S. Flemming and N. Matthews. 2009. A re-examination of choking in sport. European Journal of Sport Science 9(4): 203-212. Title of article Volume(Issue): Page numbers
Electronic journal article – No DOI* Authors
Year Title of journal
Hill, D., S, Hanton, S. Flemming and N. Matthews. 2009. A re-examination of choking in sport. European Journal of Sport Science 9(4): 203-212. Retrieved from http://www.informaworld.com Title of article Volume(Issue): Page numbers
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Electronic journal article – With DOI* Authors
Year Title of journal
Hill, D., S, Hanton, S. Flemming and N. Matthews. 2009. A re-examination of choking in sport. European Journal of Sport Science 9(4): 203-212. doi: 10.1080/17461390902818278 Title of article
DOI (Digital Object Identifier) Volume(Issue): Page numbers
* DOI stands for Digital Object Identifier. This is a unique number that identifies the article.