Wednesday 26 March 2014

Refererencing articles in DISCOVER

If you're confused about how to reference articles found with DISCOVER, here's a little reminder.

If an article is available in full text online, then it's an electronic journal and should be referenced in the following way:
  • Author's name(s) 
  • Year published (inround brackets)
  • Title of article 'in single quotation marks'
  • Title of journal (in italics, Title Case)
  • Volume number, (Issue number), page numbers
  • Name of electronic journal supplier (in italics)
  • [Online]
  • Available at: URL of electronic journal supplier
  • (Accessed: day month year)
Example:

Axford, N. (2010) 'Is social exclusion a useful concept in children's services?' British Journal of Social Work, 40(3), pp. 237-754 SocINDEX with Full Text [Online]. Available at: http://0.search.ebscohost.com.brum.beds.ac.uk (Accessed: 26 March 2014)

You can find out which database an article is from by looking at the Database entry at the bottom of the abstract.
http://0-search.ebscohost.com.brum.beds.ac.uk
http://0-search.ebscohost.com.brum.beds.ac.uk
http://0-search.ebscohost.com.brum.beds.ac.uk

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