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Citation and referencing 2
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Citation and Referencing 2
Referencing
Previously we talked about how to prepare references for printed books with one or more authors.
This time we will focus on other printed documents e.g. journals, newspaper articles, etc.
Referencing
Any differences?
Checklist: Name of the author? Name of the book? Year of publication? Publisher?
Journal articles
Localization of digital games: The process of blending for the global games market.
Name of the author?
Year of publication?
Name of the book? Which?
Technical communication
Italicised
What is the name of the book?
Technical communication
What is missing?
Publisher and the city
Journal articles
Year of publication
Name of the authors
Name of the journal
What are the extra items?
Volume
span of pages
Name of the article
Italicised too
A volume may include several issues. How are we going to present it?
Journal articles
issue
Journal articles
Common features in printed books and journal articles
Name of author; Year of publication; Name of the book/ journal
Journal articles
Difference between printed books and journal articles
Journal articles:
Title of the article
Volume (issue)
Span of pages
Printed books:
City and publisher
Journal articles
Points to remember:
Title of the journal and the volume: italicized
Issue: no need to italicized
No [p. or pp.]
Newspaper articles and magazines
Compare:
Journal article
Newspaper
Newspaper articles and magazines
the year vs the date
author(s)
Name of journal/ newspaper
Similar
Different
articles
Presentation of pages
Newspapers and magazines
Magazine
Authors, date, article, magazine, volume, span of pages
Newspapers and magazines
Pay attention to:
- Both: the date rather than the year is presented.
- Like journal articles, no publisher is found.
- But for magazine articles, volume is included.
- Both the name and the volume are italicised.
- If the news article is found in several separate pages, include them all e.g. B4, B5, B8-9, etc.
Others
Others:
- Book chapter in an edited book
- Book by a corporate entity or organization i.e. the publisher is the same as the author
- Book by an unknown author
- Editorial
- Government documents
Editorial &
Government documents
Others related to books
Others related to books
Book chapter in an edited book
an edited book
pp
Compare how the authors are presented in the two parts
Others related to books
Book by a corporate entity or organization i.e. the publisher is the same as the author
Author = Adobe Systems Inc. (no need to repeat it)
Others related to books
Book by an unknown author
Start with the name of the book or article
Editorials
What is special about the reference?
- Begins with the title of the editorial
- 'Editorial' is placed in brackets after the date.
Government documents
A department as the author
Author = Department of Finance and Administration
Government documents
With identifying number
Next time we will go over how we should prepare references for online materials.
If you have any questions, do let me know.