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Book

format: Author or Editor Name(s), Publication Year, Book Title: Publication City, Publisher, Number of Pages.

example: Boyle, C., B. T. Sturgess, and P. Wheale, 1984, People, science, and technology : a guide to advanced industrial society: Totowa, N.J., Barnes & Noble Books, 265 p.

Conference Proceeding

format: Author Name(s), Year, Paper Title, Book Editor(s), Book Title, Publication City, Publisher, Series and any number, Volume Number, Page Range.

example: Sato, Y., S. Shin, H. Kato, T. Fukumoto, K. Yano, K.-I. Kawakami, K. Homma, T. Sasaki, and M. Funabashi, 2004, Designing the ubiquitous information society based on an approach of trans-disciplinary science and technology: 2004 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, SMC 2004, New York, IEEE, v. 6, p. 5651-5656.

format: Author Name(s), Year, Article Title: Journal Name, Volume Number, Issue Number (optional), Page Range.

example: Dierking, L. D., J. J. Luke, and K. S. Buchner, 2003, Science and technology centres - Rich resources for free-choice learning in a knowledge-based society: International Journal of Technology Management, v. 25, p. 441-459.

Book

format: Author Name(s). Book Title. Edition (if not the first). Publication City: Publisher, Year.

example: Boyle, Charles, Brian T. Sturgess, and Peter Wheale. People, Science, and Technology : A Guide to Advanced Industrial Society. Totowa, N.J.: Barnes & Noble Books, 1984.

Conference Proceeding

format: Author Name(s). "Paper Title," in Conference Publication, Editor(s) (if given), Page Range. Publication City: Publisher, Year.

example: Sato, Yoshinori, Seiichi Shin, Hiromitsu Kato, Takashi Fukumoto, Koujin Yano, Ken-Ichiroh Kawakami, Koichi Homma, Toshiro Sasaki, and Motohisa Funabashi. "Designing the Ubiquitous Information Society Based on an Approach of Trans-Disciplinary Science and Technology," in 2004 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, SMC 2004, 5651-56. New York: IEEE, 2004.

format: Author Name(s). "Article Title." Journal Name Volume Number, Issue Number (Year): Page Range.

example: Dierking, Lynn D., Jessica J. Luke, and Kirsten S. Buchner. "Science and Technology Centres - Rich Resources for Free-Choice Learning in a Knowledge-Based Society." International Journal of Technology Management 25, no. 5 (2003): 441-59.

Book

format: Author Name(s), Book Title, Edition (if given). Publication City, Country if not USA: Publisher (abbreviated), Year.

example: C. Boyle, B. T. Sturgess, and P. Wheale, People, science, and technology : a guide to advanced industrial society. Totowa, N.J.: Barnes & Noble Books, 1984.

Conference Proceeding

format: Author Name(s), "Paper Title," in Name of Conference, City of Conference, State (if given; abbreviated), Year, Page Range.

example: Y. Sato, S. Shin, H. Kato, T. Fukumoto, K. Yano, K.-I. Kawakami, K. Homma, T. Sasaki, and M. Funabashi, "Designing the ubiquitous information society based on an approach of trans-disciplinary science and technology," in 2004 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, SMC 2004, The Hague, Netherlands, 2004, pp. 5651-5656.

Journal Article

format: Author Name(s), “Article Title,” Journal Name (abbreviated), Volume Number, Issue Number (optional), Page Range, Month Day (if given), Year (abbreviated).

example: L. D. Dierking, J. J. Luke, and K. S. Buchner, "Science and technology centres - Rich resources for free-choice learning in a knowledge-based society," International Journal of Technology Management, vol. 25, pp. 441-459, 2003.

Patent

format: Author Name(s), "Patent Title," U.S. Patent Number, Month Day, Year (use issue date if several are given; abbreviated).

example: C.-Y. Chang and W.-H. Chou, "Dual-mode MP3 player," U.S. Patent 6,631,098, Oct. 7, 2003.

format: Author Name(s). (Year, Month). Article Title. Journal Name (abbreviated) [Type of Medium] Volume(Issue), Page Range (if given). Available: Site/Path/File

example: J. Baal-Schem and D. Shinar. (1998). The telepresence era: global village or "media slums"?. IEEE Technol. Soc. Mag. [Online] 17, pp. 28-35. Available: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel3/44/14541/00663854.pdf?tp=&arnumber=663854&isnumber=14541

Book

format: Author or Editor Name(s). Year. Book Title, Edition (if applicable). Publication City: Publisher.

example: Boyle, C., Sturgess, B.T., and Wheale, P. 1984. People, Science, and Technology: A Guide to Advanced Industrial Society. Totowa, N.J.: Barnes & Noble Books.

Conference Proceeding

format: Author Name(s). Year. Paper Title. Proc., Conference Name, Conference Location, Volume, Section, etc. Number (if applicable), Page Range.

example: Sato, Y., Shin, S., Kato, H., et al. 2004. Designing the Ubiquitous Information Society Based on an Approach of Trans-disciplinary Science and Technology. Proc., IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, SMC 2004, The Hague, Netherlands, 5651-5656.

format: Author Name(s). Year. Article Title. Journal Name (abbreviated for SPE journals) Volume Number (Issue Number): Page Range.

example: Dierking, L.D., Luke, J.J., and Buchner, K.S. 2003. Science and Technology Centres - Rich Resources for Free-Choice Learning in a Knowledge-Based Society. International Journal of Technology Management 25: 441-459.