A library entry is either a simple reference or a ‘Further Reading’ document. The SSWM Toolbox offers four different library entry types – each one with different characteristics. Choose the type that suits the document best and stick closely to the rules.
More information: Have a look at the online manual Create Library Entries for more detailed information.
Type 1: Book or Miscellany
Type 1 is used for books and miscellanies (i.e. everything else than a chapter of a book/miscellany, a journal article or a weblink).
AUTHOR, INITIALS, and/or EDITOR’S NAME, INITIALS (Year): Title. Subtitle. Location: Publisher. URL: url [Accessed: DD.MM.YYYY]
Example for a book:
LIJPHART, A. (1999): Patterns of Democracy. Government Forms and Performance in Thirty-Six Countries. New Haven and London: Yale University Press.URL: http://www.sample.com [Accessed: 02.10.2010]
If the book or miscellany is part of a series, it additionally contains: (= Name of series, number or volume):
AUTHOR, INITIALS. and/or EDITOR’S NAME, INITIALS (Year): Title. Subtitle. (= Name of series, number or volume) Location: Publisher. URL: url [Accessed: DD.MM.YYYY]
Example for a book (as part of a series):
OSTRO, A. (1994): Estimating the Health Effect of Air Pollutants. A Method with an Application to Jakarta. (= Policy Research Working Paper, Vol. 1301). Washington: Samplepublisher. URL: http://www.sample.com [Accessed: 02.10.2010]
Type 2: Chapter of a Book / Chapter of a Miscellany
Type 2 is used for referencing specific chapters in a book or miscellany. Before adding a type 2 reference (chapter), the book/miscellany (containing the chapter) must be created first (as a type 1 library entry): Create Type 1 Library Entry: Book or Miscellany.
AUTHOR, INITIALS. (Year): Chapter Title. Chapter Subtitle. In: SAME as type 1
That means:
AUTHOR, INITIALS. (Year): Chapter Title. Chapter Subtitle. In: AUTHOR, INITIALS. and/or EDITOR’S NAME, INITIALS (Year): Book Title. Book Subtitle. Location: Publisher. URL: url [Accessed: DD.MM.YYYY]
Example of a chapter of a book/miscellany:
COOK, I. (2005): Participant Observation. In: FLOWERDEW, R. & MARTIN, D. (EDS.): Methods in Human Geography. A Guide for Students Doing a Research Project. Harlow: Prentice Hall. 167-188. URL: http://www.sample.com [Accessed: 02.10.2010]
If the book or miscellany (containing the chapter) is part of a series, the reference is extended by: (= Name of series, number or volume)
AUTHOR, INITIALS. and/or EDITOR’S NAME, INITIALS (Year): Chapter Title. Chapter Subtitle. In: AUTHOR, INITIALS (Year): Book Title. Book Subtitle. (= Name of series, number or volume) Location: Publisher. URL: url [Accessed: DD.MM.YYYY]
Example of chapter of a book/miscellany (part of a series):
SAMPLENAME, H. (1995): Introduction and Synthesis. In: TIESSEN, H. (Ed.): Phosphorus in the Global Environment: Transfers, Cycles and Management. (= Scope, Vol. 54). Chinchester: John Wiley & Sons. 1-6. URL: http://www.sample.com [Accessed: 02.10.2010]
Type 3: Journal Articles
Type 3 references include all sorts of articles from scientific journals, newspapers (also online), etc.
AUTHOR, INITIALS. (Year): Title. Subtitle. In: Name of the journal and number volume, page number. URL: url [Accessed: DD.MM.YYYY]
Example of a journal article:
BARROWS, H. H. (1923): Geography as Human Ecology. In: Annals of the Association of American Geographers 13, 1-14. URL: http://www.sampleurl.com [Accessed: 14.09.1864]
Type 4: Link ‘Important Weblink’
Type 4 references are used EXCLUSIVELY for adding links (external websites) to the ‘Important Weblinks’ section in ‘Further Readings’.
URL [Accessed: DD.MM.YYYY]
Description
Example of an important weblink:
http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/Publications/IWMI_Research_Reports/index.aspx [Accessed: 10.10.2009]
This websites illustrates the water cycle with special consideration of water purification procedures.