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Understanding your reading list

Finding Books The main elements of a book reference are: Author(s)YearTitleEditionPublisherCity Note: the book title is in italics

For example Thorne, K.S. 1994, Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein'sOutrageous Legacy, Picador, London.

Find books  UTS Catalogue Search for books by –Search for books by –  Title or or  Author

Chapter in an Edited Book An edited book contains the work of many authors. The main elements of an edited book reference are: Author(s) of chapter Year 'Title of chapter' Editor (ed.) Title of Book Publisher Place of publication page numbers Note: the title of the book is in italics

For example Deibert, R.J. 2003, ‘Civil society networks in an e- connected world’ in S. Coleman (ed.), The E-Connected World: Risks and Opportunities, Canada-United Kingdom Colloquia Series, McGill Queens University Press, Montreal, pp

Find edited books  UTS Catalogue Search for edited books by –Search for edited books by –  Title (of book not chapter) or or  Author (use the editor’s details as author)

Finding Journal Articles To find an article, first identify the source: the name of the journal or magazine or newspaper that the article comes from.

Journals can be published weekly, monthly, quarterly or annually References to journals contain information about the year, issue, volume  Author(s) Year, 'Article Title', Journal Name, vol. Volume, no. Issue, pp. Pages. Note: the journal title is in italics

For example: Brumfiel, G. 2006, ‘Decadel surveys: waiting for the stars’, Nature, vol. 443, no.7710, pp Brumfiel, G. 2006, ‘Decadel surveys: waiting for the stars’, Nature, vol. 443, no.7710, pp

Find Journal Articles  UTS Catalogue Search for Journal Articles by –Search for Journal Articles by –  Journal Title UTS may hold a Journal in print or via electronic access. Once you find the journal you then look for the article within it.

Journal Record

Online Tutorials  How to do a Keyword search in the catalogue. Keyword search Keyword search  How to find a journal in the catalogue. find a journal find a journal  There are more Online Tutorials on the Library home page. Online Tutorials Online Tutorials