...MBS Library Service A Quick Guide to Electronic Resources www.mbs.ac.uk/library The MBS Library website provides a convenient gateway to a wide range of business information resources and services: • • MBS Library service Use this link for details of resources and support provided by the MBS Library Service. It also includes links to: Library Catalogue Provides details e-books (where available) held by MBS Library service and the wider the John Rylands University Library. Note: Using the Catalogue is the easiest way to search for electronic books Electronic Resources Use this link for access to electronic journals and our collection of business & management databases. • Accessing library resources where you are Our electronic resources are provided by information suppliers and publishers. To access these resources from home, you need to show that you are a student of the University of Manchester. There are two ways to do this: • Access with VPN: (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!) The VPN software provides a secure connection between your computer and the University network so that you can access resources normally used on campus, such as library catalogues, faculty intranets and datasets. Please note: download VPN to a personal computer/laptop and not one in your workplace as local firewalls often prevent successful installation. The University’s VPN service gives your PC a University of Manchester IP address which automatically shows that you are a student of the University. More...
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...MBS Library Service Guide to citing references (Harvard system) John Hynes Feb 2010 MBS Library Service is part of the John Rylands University Library 1. 2. 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 2.12 INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………….. 3 CITING REFERENCES WITHIN THE TEXT…………………………… 3 Single author…………………………………………………………………………... 3 - 4 Two authors………………………………………………………………………………... 4 Multiple authors…………………………………………………………………………… 4 Authors of different titles………………………………………………………………... 5 Several works by single author (different years)…………………………………… 5 Several works by single author (different years)…………………………………… 5 Author of a chapter within an edited text…………………………………………….. 6 Corporate authors………………………………………………………………………… 6 No author…………………………………………………………………………………… 6 No date………………………………………………………………………………….. 6 - 7 Citing secondary sources……………………………………………………………….. 7 How to quote portions of a published text…………………………………………… 7 3. CREATING THE LIST OF REFERENCES & BIBLIOGRAPHY………….. 8 3.1 3.2 3.2.1 3.2.2 3.2.3 3.2.4 3.2.5 3.2.6 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 Introduction……………………………………………………………………………….. 8 Books (single author)……………………………………………………………………. 8 Books (2,3 or 4 authors)…………………………………………………………………. 9 Books (more than 4 authors)…………………………………………………………… 9 Books which are edited………………………………………………………………… 10 Chapter(s) from an edited book………………………………………………………. 10 Multiple works by single author within the same year…………………………… 11 Electronic Books…………………………………………………………………………...
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