- Reading list items can represent different types of information available through the Library.
- Reading list items can be accessed online using Course Reserve via the Academy Library Homepage.
The Reading List
As I found out in the first week, reading lists are lists of items that our lecturers have decided are essential for their course. Reading lists can include all kinds of sources, including books, chapters from books, electronic articles, DVDs, and the best thing is that most (if not all) of the items on the lists are available in the Library via the electronic Course Reserve facility.
The librarian at the Service desk helped me to search Course Reserve - the easiest way to find reading list items seems to be by using the Course Code search. But working out what type of information I am looking for is a bit harder. Am I looking for a book, a chapter in a book, a article, a DVD? The librarian that helped me gave me clues to work out the differences between the different types of citations (another name for references):
Reading List Items
| Document Type | Citation Format |
|---|---|
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Books Author/editor(s). (Year of publication). Title of book. (edition). Place of publication: Publisher. |
Hock, Roger. R. Gordon, Phillip H. (2004). Allies at war : America, Europe and the crisis over Iraq. New York: McGraw-Hill. |
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Journal Articles Author of journal article. (Year of publication). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume of journal (issue number of journal), article pages. |
Welsh, Jennifer M. (2002). From right to responsibility humanitarian intervention and international society. Global governance. 8(4), 503-522. |
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Book Chapters Author of chapter. (Year of publication). Chapter title. In Editor(s) of book, Title of book. (edition, chapter pages). Place of publication: Publisher. |
Jablonsky, David. (2001). Why is strategy difficult. In Joseph R. Cerami and James F. Holcomb (eds), U.S. Army War College guide to strategy.. (pp.143-150). [Carlisle Barracks, PA]: Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College. |
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Electronic Journal Author of journal article. (Year of publication). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume of journal (issue number of journal), article pages, Retrieval statement. |
Campbell, Kurt M., (2004). The end of alliances? not so fast. The Washington quarterly, 27(2) : 151-163. Retrieved January 23, 2004, from Project Muse database. |
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Website Title of website. URL. Retrieval statement. |
Welcome to the UN. It's your world. Online at: http://www.un.org/. Retrieved February 10, 2004. |
I'm familiar with a book citation, but I'm not quite sure how to interpret a journal citation - I will have to work it out soon as most of the lecturers want us to have bibliographies for our assignments. Maybe I can also get some help from the Academic Language and Learning (ALL) Unit.
My maths assignment looks straightforward enough as I just have to find time to work through the exercises. However, I'm in unknown territory with the leadership report. I guess I'll start by using Course Reserve to look up the items on that reading list.