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Library User Guide

A quick reference and basic tutorial for library research at Averett

Cite Sources

As you search, take care to record full citations and the name of the database in which each was found. Once you end a browser session, search results are not easy to retrieve! You may wonder whether a citation refers to a book, article, book review, book chapter, or something else, like a video. Following are elements of basic document types you will encounter:

Book

Note:

Author(s) or editor(s)
Book title
Publisher and Place of Publication
Year of publication

Chapter in a Book

Note:

Chapter author(s)
Book author(s) or editor(s)
Chapter title
Book title
Publisher and Place of Publication
Year of publication
Page numbers for the chapter cited

Journal Article

Note:

Article author(s)
Article title
Journal or Source title
Journal volume and issue numbers
Date of publication
Page numbers for the article

Also note the name of the database in which you found the article, and the DOI (document object identifier) of the article, if available.

Musical Recording

Note:

Composer
Album Title
Song Title
Performers
Conductor
Recording Label
Format (Record, CD, etc.)

 

Video

Note:

Video title
Director
Producer
Distributor
Year
Format (Film, Television)

TV Show

Note:

Producer
Date aired
Show title
Place (broadcast studio location)
TV network

Exercise 5: Compile Your Sources

Retrieve a set of three or more full text articles on your topic from Averett library reference databases. Send a PDF or HTML copy of each article to yourself as an email attachment, or save the articles on your computer, flash drive or Google Drive. Record all information required for complete citations, including databases used and dates when you viewed the articles online.

Read each source to the end, highlighting or writing down page numbers of significant passages. Add notes with your own thoughts about the significance of each source. Compare and contrast sources as you decide whether you are satisfied, or whether you need to dive deeper or search more broadly for supporting information. 

Easy Cite Tutorial

For more details on citation style, visit the Easy Cite Tutorial.