Citation rules
So what guidelines should you follow? You will find a list of possible citation styles at the end of this unit. Citation styles are preferably used in certain fields, they help you orientate yourself. Nevertheless, you should always first inquire about common citation rules in your subject area – best ask your lecturer about this.
Citation styles and subject areas
Social Sciences, Psychology (Humanities)
Toms, E. G., O’Brien, H. L., Kopak, R., & Freund, L. (2005). Searching for Relevance in the Relevance of Search.
In F. Crestani & I. Ruthven (Eds.), Context: Nature, Impact, and Role (pp. 59–78). Berlin: Springer.
Humanities, Social Sciences
Toms, Elaine G. et al. ‘Searching for Relevance in the Relevance of Search’. Context: Nature, Impact, and Role. Ed. Fabio Crestani and Ian Ruthven.
Berlin: Springer, 2005. 59–78. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 3507.
Humanities
Toms, Elaine G., Heather L. O’Brien, Rick Kopak, and Luanne Freund. 2005. ‘Searching for Relevance in the Relevance of Search’. In Context:
Nature, Impact, and Role, edited by Fabio Crestani and Ian Ruthven, 59–78. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 3507. Berlin: Springer.
Natural Sciences, Computer Science
[1] E. G. Toms, H. L. O’Brien, R. Kopak, and L. Freund, ‘Searching for Relevance in the Relevance of Search’, in Context: Nature, Impact, and
Role, F. Crestani and I. Ruthven, Eds. Berlin: Springer, 2005, pp. 59–78.
Natural and social sciences
Toms, E.G., O’Brien, H.L., Kopak, R., Freund, L., 2005. Searching for Relevance in the Relevance of Search, in: Crestani, F.,
Ruthven, I. (Eds.), Context: Nature, Impact, and Role, Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Springer, Berlin, pp. 59–78.