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LIB 500: Library, Information Use, and Research

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Citing Sources

It is important to identify which type of sources you are looking at in order to effectively know how to look for them. The following are common examples of sources you will encounter. Furthermore it is necessary to determine the parts of a reference because that will assist you in determining the type of source you are looking at.

Please review the following sources and citations, along with their parts, and then take the practice quiz. 


Journal Article

Holden, J. M., VanPelt-Tess, P., & Warren, S. (1999). Spiritual emergency: An introduction and case example. Counseling and Values, 43(3), 163-177. http://doi.org/10.1002/j.2161-007X.1999.tb00140.x

 

Authors: Holden, J. M., VanPelt-Tess, P., & Warren, S. 

Year: (1999). 

Article Title: Spiritual emergency: An introduction and case example.

Journal Title: Counseling and Values

Volume number: 43

Issue number: 3

Page numbers: 163-177.

DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/j.2161-007X.1999.tb00140.x


Book (with a DOI)

Luzzo, D. A. (2000). Career counseling of college students: An empirical guide to strategies that work. American Psychological Association. http://doi.org/ 10.1037/10362-000

 

Author: Luzzo, D. A.

Year: (2000).

Book title: Career counseling of college students: An empirical guide to strategies that work

Publisher:  American Psychological Association

DOI: http://doi.org/ 10.1037/10362-000


Book Chapter (with a DOI)

Garcia-Romeu, A. P. & Tart, C. T. (2013). Altered states of consciousness and transpersonal psychology. In H. L. Friedman & G Hartelius (Eds.), The Wiley‐Blackwell Handbook of transpersonal psychology (pp. 121-140). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. http://doi.org/10.1002/9781118591277

 

Chapter Authors:  Garcia-Romeu, A. P. & Tart, C. T.

Year: (2013). 

Chapter Title: Altered states of consciousness and transpersonal psychology.

Book Editors: H. L. Friedman & Glenn Hartelius

Book Title: The Wiley‐Blackwell Handbook of Transpersonal Psychology

Chapter page numbers: (pp. 121-140).

Publisher:  John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/9781118591277


Gray Literature

American Psychological Association (APA). (2020). Getting help for stress and behavioral health via videoconferencing or telephone session [Brochure].  https://doi.org/10.1037/e508802020-0 01

 

Author: American Psychological Association (APA)    **Note: The author is a group here. **

Year: (2020)

Title: Getting help for stress and  behavioral health via videoconferencing or telephone session

Resource Type: Brochure

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1037/e508802020-0 01

 

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. (2013). Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (NICE Quality Standard 39). https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/qs39

 

Author: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.

Year: (2013). 

Title: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (NICE Quality Standard 39). 

URL: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/qs39


Blog Post

Williams, C. (2019, November 8). Crew focuses on cosmic repair spacewalks, practices medical emergency [Blog post]. Space Station. https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2019/11/08/crew-focuses-on-cosmic-repair-spacewalks-practices-medical-emergency/

 

Author: Williams, C.

Date: (2019, November 8)

Blog Title: Crew focuses on cosmic repair spacewalks, practices medical emergency

Blog Name: Space Station

URL: https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2019/11/08/crew-focuses-on-cosmic-repair-spacewalks-practices-medical-emergency/


Blog Comment

MarkG. (2007, January 22). I would hope that we could all agree that scientists should be judged solely on their scientific output. Which is [Comment on the blog post "The unfortunate prerequisites and consequences of partitioning your mind"]. Pharyngula. https://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2007/01/22/the-unfortunate-prerequisites#comment-93469

 

Author or Author's Username: MarkG

Date:  (2007, January 22)

Up to First 20 Words of Comment: I would hope that we could all agree that scientists should be judged solely on their scientific output. Which is

Source Type with Title: [Comment on the blog post "The unfortunate prerequisites and consequences of partitioning your mind"]. 

Blog Name: Pharyngula

URL: https://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2007/01/22/the-unfortunate-prerequisites#comment-93469


Website

O'Hara, D. (2019, November 14). Study of human intelligence at center of Michael Gardner’s career. American Psychological Association. https://www-apa-org.divinemercy.idm.oclc.org/members/content/gardner-human-intelligence

 

Author: O'Hara, D.

Date: (2019, November 14)

Title: Study of human intelligence at center of Michael Gardner’s career

Publishing Organization: American Psychological Association

URL: https://www-apa-org.divinemercy.idm.oclc.org/members/content/gardner-human-intelligence

 


Streaming Video

Cutts, S. (2017, November 24). Happiness [Video]. Vimeo. https://vimeo.com/244405542

 

Author: Cutts, S.

Date: (2017, November 24). 

Title: Happiness

Source Type: [Video]

Publishing Location: Vimeo.

URL: https://vimeo.com/244405542


Online Forum Post

National Aeronautics and Space Administration [nasa]. (2018, September 12). I’m NASA astronaut Scott Tingle. Ask me anything about adjusting to being back on Earth after my first spaceflight! [Online forum post]. Reddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/9fagqy/im_nasa_astronaut_scott_tingle_ask_me_anything/

 

Author: National Aeronautics and Space Administration [nasa]   **Note: This author is an organization**

Date: (2018, September 12).

Title: I’m NASA astronaut Scott Tingle. Ask me anything about adjusting to being back on Earth after my first spaceflight!

Source Type: [Online forum post]

Source: Reddit

URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/9fagqy/im_nasa_astronaut_scott_tingle_ask_me_anything/

 


Electronic Mailing List Post

Levy, B. (2016, December 20). Tests for reading disability [Electronic mailing list message]. School Psychology Listserv. https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/School-Psychology-Listserv/conversations/topics/74545

 

Author: Levy, B. 

Date: (2016, December 20). 

Title: Tests for reading disability

Source Type: [Electronic mailing list messagge]

Listserv or Mailing List Name: School Psychology Listserv.

URL: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/School-Psychology-Listserv/conversations/topics/74545

 

Classical Works

Please refer to . Your APA manual also has instructions on it.