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A citation provides
you with the essential details you need to find the full-text of
a source and to list it in your notes and bibliography. Here is
what each part of a citation means:
Book citation:
Kent,
Bretton W. Making dead oysters talk : techniques for analyzing
oysters from archaeological sites. Crownsville, Md.: Maryland
Historical
Trust, 1992.
| Kent,
Bretton W. |
Author |
| Making
dead oysters talk : techniques for analyzing oysters from archaeological
sites. |
Title |
| Crownsville,
Md. |
Place
of publication |
| Maryland
Historical Trust |
Publisher |
| 1992 |
Date
of publication |
Journal article:
Segers, Yves. "Oysters and Rye Bread: Polarising Living Standards
in Flanders, 1800-1860." European Review of Economic History
2001
5(3): 301-336.
| Segers,
Yves. |
Author |
| "Oysters
and Rye Bread: Polarising Living Standards in Flanders, 1800-1860." |
Title
of article |
| European
Review of Economic History |
Title
of journal |
| 2001 |
Year
of publication |
| 5(3) |
Volume
5 of the journal, issue 3 |
| 301-336 |
Page
numbers of the article |
Unless the full-text
of the journal article is linked directly to the citation, you will
have to use another search tool such as the Electronic
Journal Locator or the library catalog GIL
to find it. When you do this, be sure to search for the title of
the whole journal (European Review of Economic History in
the example above) rather than the title or author of the individual
article.
How much of
a citation do you really need? All of it, even the journal volume
and page numbers! Trying to use incomplete citations will force
you to retrace your steps sooner or later, so avoid frustration
and print or copy the entire citation the first time you see it.
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