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APA Reference Style

APA LIST OF REFERENCES

In APA style, the alphabetical list of works cited, which appears at the end of the paper, is titled "References." Following are models illustrating APA style for entries in the list of references. Observe all details: capitalization, punctuation, use of italics, and so on. For advice on preparing the reference list, click here. For a sample reference list, click here.

APA reference list models General guidelines for listing authors 1. Single author 2. Multiple authors 3. Organization as author 4. Unknown author 5. Two or more works by the same author 6. Two or more works by the same author in the same year Articles in periodicals 7. Article in a journal paginated by volume 8. Article in a journal paginated by issue 9. Article in a magazine 10. Article in a newspaper 11. Letter to the editor 12. Review Books 13. Basic format for a book 14. Book with an editor 15. Translation 16. Edition other than the first 17. Article or chapter in an edited book 18. Multivolume work Electronic sources 19. Article from an online periodical 20. Article from a database 21. Nonperiodical Web document 22. Chapter or section in a Web document 23. E-mail 24. Online posting 25. Computer program Other sources 26. Dissertation abstract 27. Government document 28. Report from a private organization 29. Conference proceedings 30. Motion picture 31. Television program

General guidelines for listing authors

Alphabetize entries in the list of references by authors’ last names; if a work has no author, alphabetize it by its title. The first element of each entry is important because citations in the text of the paper refer to it and readers will be looking for it in the alphabetized list. The date of publication appears immediately after the first element of the citation.

NAME AND DATE CITED IN TEXT

Duncan (2001) has reported that . . .

BEGINNING OF ENTRY IN THE LIST OF REFERENCES

Duncan, B. (2001).

Items 1–4 show how to begin an entry for a work with a single author, multiple authors, an organization as author, and an unknown author. Items 5 and 6 show how to begin an entry when your list includes two or more works by the same author or two or more works by the same author in the same year. What comes after the first element of your citation will depend on the kind of source you are citing (see items 7–31).

1. SINGLE AUTHORBegin the entry with the author’s last name, followed by a comma and the author’s initial(s). Then give the date in parentheses.

Perez, E. (2001).

2. MULTIPLE AUTHORSList up to six authors by last names followed by initials. Use an ampersand (&) between the names of two authors or, if there are more than two authors, before the name of the last author.

DuNann, D. W., & Koger, S. M. (2004).

Sloan, F. A., Stout, E. M., Whetten-Goldstein, K., & Liang, L. (2000).

If there are more than six authors, list the first six and “et al.” (meaning “and others”) to indicate that there are others.

3. ORGANIZATION AS AUTHORWhen the author is an organization, begin with the name of the organization.

American Psychiatric Association. (2003).

NOTE:If the organization is also the publisher, see item 28.

4. UNKNOWN AUTHORBegin the entry with the work’s title. Titles of books are italicized; titles of articles are neither italicized nor put in quotation marks. (For rules on capitalization of titles, click here.)

Oxford essential world atlas. (2001).

Omega-3 fatty acids. (2004, November 23).

5. TWO OR MORE WORKS BY THE SAME AUTHORUse the author’s name for all entries. List the entries by year, the earliest first.

Schlechty, P. C. (1997).

Schlechty, P. C. (2001).

6. TWO OR MORE WORKS BY THE SAME AUTHOR IN THE SAME YEARList the works alphabetically by title. In the parentheses, following the year, add “a,” “b,” and so on. Use these same letters when giving the year in the in-text citation. (For advice on alphabetizing the list, click here.)

Durgin, P. A. (2003a). At-risk behaviors in children.

Durgin, P. A. (2003b). Treating obesity with psychotherapy.

Articles in periodicals

This section shows how to prepare an entry for an article in a periodical such as a scholarly journal, a magazine, or a newspaper. In addition to consulting the models in this section, you may need to refer to items 1–6 (general guidelines for listing authors).

NOTE:For articles on consecutive pages, provide the range of pages at the end of the citation (see item 7 for an example). When an article does not appear on consecutive pages, give all page numbers: A1, A17.

Citation at a glance: Article in a periodical

7. ARTICLE IN A JOURNAL PAGINATED BY VOLUMEMany professional journals continue page numbers throughout the year instead of beginning each issue with page 1; at the end of the year, the issues are collected in a volume. After the italicized title of the journal, give the volume number (also italicized), followed by the page numbers.

Morawski, J. (2000). Social psychology a century ago. American
Psychologist, 55, 427–431.

8. ARTICLE IN A JOURNAL PAGINATED BY ISSUEWhen each issue of a journal begins with page 1, include the issue number in parentheses after the volume number. Italicize the volume number but not the issue number.

Smith, S. (2003). Government and nonprofits in the modern age.
Society, 40(4), 36–45.

9. ARTICLE IN A MAGAZINEIn addition to the year of publication, list the month and, for weekly magazines, the day. If there is a volume number, include it (italicized) after the title.

Raloff, J. (2001, May 12). Lead therapy won’t help most kids. Science
News, 15, 292.

10. ARTICLE IN A NEWSPAPERBegin with the name of the author followed by the exact date of publication. (If the author is unknown, see also item 4.) Page numbers are introduced with “p.” (or “pp.”).

Lohr, S. (2004, December 3). Health care technology is a promise
unfinanced. The New York Times, p. C5.

11. LETTER TO THE EDITORLetters to the editor appear in journals, magazines, and newspapers. Follow the appropriate model and insert the words “Letter to the editor” in brackets before the name of the periodical.

Carter, R. (2000, July). Shot in the dark? [Letter to the editor].
Scientific American, 283(1), 8.

12. REVIEWReviews of books and other media appear in a variety of periodicals. Follow the appropriate model for the periodical. For a review of a book, give the title of the review (if there is one), followed by the words “Review of the book” and the title of the book in brackets.

Gleick, E. (2000, December 14). The burdens of genius [Review of the
book The Last Samurai]. Time, 156, 171.

For a film review, write “Review of the motion picture,” and for a TV review, write “Review of the television program.” Treat other media in a similar way.

Books

In addition to consulting the items in this section, you may need to refer to items 1–6 (general guidelines for listing authors).

Citation at a glance: Book

13. BASIC FORMAT FOR A BOOKBegin with the author’s name, followed by the date and the book’s title. End with the place of publication and the name of the publisher. Take the information about the book from its title page and copyright page. If more than one place of publication is given, use only the first; if more than one date is given, use the most recent one.

Highmore, B. (2001). Everyday life and cultural theory. New York:
Routledge.

14. BOOK WITH AN EDITORFor a book with an editor but no author, begin with the name of the editor (or editors) followed by the abbreviation “Ed.” (or “Eds.”) in parentheses.

Bronfen, E., & Kavka, M. (Eds.). (2001). Feminist consequences: Theory
for a new century. New York: Columbia University Press.

For a book with an author and an editor, begin with the author’s name. Give the editor’s name in parentheses after the title of the book, followed by the abbreviation “Ed.” (or “Eds.”).

Plath, S. (2000). The unabridged journals (K. V. Kukil, Ed.). New York:
Anchor.

15. TRANSLATIONAfter the title, name the translator, followed by the abbreviation “Trans.,” in parentheses. Add the original date of the work’s publication in parentheses at the end of the entry.

Steinberg, M. D. (2003). Voices of revolution, 1917. (M. Schwartz,
Trans.). New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. (Original work
published 2001)

16. EDITION OTHER THAN THE FIRSTInclude the number of the edition in parentheses after the title.

Helfer, M. E., Keme, R. S., & Drugman, R. D. (1997). The battered child
(5th ed.). Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

17. ARTICLE OR CHAPTER IN AN EDITED BOOKBegin with the author, year of publication, and title of the article or chapter. Then write “In” and give the editor’s name, followed by “Ed.” in parentheses; the title of the book; and the page numbers of the article or chapter in parentheses. End with the book’s publication information.

Luban, D. (2000). The ethics of wrongful obedience. In D. L. Rhode
(Ed.), Ethics in practice: Lawyers’ roles, responsibilities, and regu-
lation (pp. 94-120). New York: Oxford University Press.

18. MULTIVOLUME WORKGive the number of volumes after the title.

Luo, J. Encyclopedia of contemporary Chinese civilization (Vols. 1-2).
Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group.

Electronic sources

This section shows how to prepare reference list entries for a variety of electronic sources, including articles in online periodicals and databases, Web documents, and e-mail.

19. ARTICLE FROM AN ONLINE PERIODICALWhen citing online articles, follow the guidelines for printed articles (see items 7–12), giving whatever information is available in the online source. If the article also appears in a printed journal, a URL is not required; instead, include “Electronic version” in brackets after the title of the article.

Whitmeyer, J. M. (2000). Power through appointment [Electronic
version]. Social Science Research, 29(4), 535-555.

If there is no print version, include the date you accessed the source and the article’s URL.

Ashe, D. D., & McCutcheon, L. E. (2001). Shyness, loneliness, and
attitude toward celebrities. Current Research in Social Psychology,
6(9). Retrieved July 3, 2001, from http://www.uiowa.edu/
~grpproc/crisp/crisp.6.9.htm

NOTE:When you have retrieved an article from a newspaper’s searchable Web site, give the URL for the site, not for the exact source.

Cary, B. (2001, June 18). Mentors of the mind. Los Angeles Times.
Retrieved July 5, 2001, from http://www.latimes.com

20. ARTICLE FROM A DATABASETo cite an article from a library’s subscription database, include the publication information from the source (see items 7–12). End the citation with your date of access, the name of the database, and the document number (if applicable).

Holliday, R. E., & Hayes, B. K. (2001). Dissociating automatic and
intentional processes in children’s eyewitness memory. Journal of
Experimental Child Psychology, 75(1), 1-5. Retrieved February 21,
2001, from Expanded Academic ASAP database (A59317972).

Citation at a glance: Article from a database

21. NONPERIODICAL WEB DOCUMENTTo cite a nonperiodical Web document, such as a report, list as many of the following elements as are available.

Author’s name

Date of publication (if there is no date, use “n.d.”)

Title of document (in italics)

Date you accessed the source

A URL that will take readers directly to the source

In the first model, the source has both an author and a date; in the second, the source lacks a date.

Cain, A., & Burris, M. (1999, April). Investigation of the use of mobile
phones while driving. Retrieved January 15, 2000, from
http://www.cutr.eng.usf.edu/its/mobile_phone_text.htm

Archer, Z. (n.d.). Exploring nonverbal communication. Retrieved July
18, 2001, from http://zzyx.ucsc.edu/~archer

If a source has no author, begin with the title and follow it with the date in parentheses.

NOTE:If you retrieved the source from a university program’s Web site, name the program in your retrieval statement.

Cosmides, L., & Tooby, J. (1997). Evolutionary psychology: A primer.
Retrieved July 5, 2001, from the University of California, Santa
Barbara, Center for Evolutionary Psychology Web site:
http://www.psych.ucsb.edu/research/cep/primer.html

Citation at a glance: Document from a Web site

22. CHAPTER OR SECTION IN A WEB DOCUMENTBegin with the author, the year of publication, and the title of the chapter or section. Then write “In” and give the title of the document, followed by any identifying information in parentheses. End with your date of access and the URL for the chapter or section.

Heuer, R. J., Jr. (1999). Keeping an open mind. In Psychology of
intelligence analysis (chap. 6). Retrieved July 7, 2001, from
http://www.cia.gov/csi/books/19104/art9.html

23. E-MAILE-mail messages and other personal communications are not included in the list of references.

24. ONLINE POSTINGIf an online posting is not maintained in an archive, cite it as a personal communication in the text of your paper and do not include it in the list of references. If the posting can be retrieved from an archive, give as much information as is available.

Eaton, S. (2001, June 12). Online transactions [Msg 2]. Message posted
to news://sci.psychology.psychotherapy.moderated

25. COMPUTER PROGRAMAdd the words “Computer software” in brackets after the title of the program.

Kaufmann, W. J., III, & Comins, N. F. (2003). Discovering the universe
(Version 6.0) [Computer software]. New York: Freeman.

Other sources

26. DISSERTATION ABSTRACT

Yoshida, Y. (2001). Essays in urban transportation (Doctoral disserta-
tion, Boston College, 2001). Dissertation Abstracts International,
62, 7741A.

27. GOVERNMENT DOCUMENT

U.S. Census Bureau. (2000). Statistical abstract of the United States.
Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

28. REPORT FROM A PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONIf the publisher is the author, give the word “Author” as the publisher. If the report has an author, begin with the author’s name, and name the publisher at the end.

American Psychiatric Association. (2000). Practice guidelines for the
treatment of patients with eating disorders (2nd ed.). Washington,
DC: Author.

29. CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

Stahl, G. (Ed.). (2002). Proceedings of CSCL ’02: Computer support for
collaborative learning. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

30. MOTION PICTURETo cite a motion picture (film, video, or DVD), list the director and the year of the picture’s release. Give the title, followed by “Motion picture” in brackets, the country where it was made, and the name of the studio. If the motion picture is difficult to find, include instead the name and address of its distributor.

Soderbergh, S. (Director). (2000). Traffic [Motion picture]. United
States: Gramercy Pictures.

Spurlock, M. (Director). (2004). Super size me [Motion picture].
(Available from IDP Films, 1133 Broadway, Suite 926, New York,
NY 10010)

31. TELEVISION PROGRAMTo cite a television program, list the producer and the date it was aired. Give the title, followed by “Television broadcast” in brackets, the city, and the television network or service.

Pratt, C. (Executive Producer). (2001, December 2). Face the nation
[Television broadcast]. Washington, DC: CBS News.

For a television series, use the year in which the series was produced, and follow the title with “Television series” in brackets. For an episode in a series, list the writer and director and the year. After the episode title put “Television series episode” in brackets. Follow with information about the series.

Janows, J. (Executive Producer). (2000). Culture shock [Television
series]. Boston: WGBH.

Loeterman, B. (Writer), & Gale, B. (Director). (2000). Real justice
[Television series episode]. In M. Sullivan (Executive Producer),
Frontline. Boston: WGBH.


Source: http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/manual.html. Visited on 21.09.2007

A Librarian's 2.0 Manifesto

Taken from http://liblogs.albany.edu/library20/2006/11/a_librarians_20_manifesto.html

• I will recognize that the universe of information culture is changing fast and that libraries need to respond positively to these changes to provide resources and services that users need and want.
• I will educate myself about the information culture of my users and look for ways to incorporate what I learn into library services.
• I will not be defensive about my library, but will look clearly at its situation and make an honest assessment about what can be accomplished.
• I will become an active participant in moving my library forward.
• I will recognize that libraries change slowly, and will work with my colleagues to expedite our responsiveness to change.
• I will be courageous about proposing new services and new ways of providing services, even though some of my colleagues will be resistant.
• I will enjoy the excitement and fun of positive change and will convey this to colleagues and users.
• I will let go of previous practices if there is a better way to do things now, even if these practices once seemed so great.
• I will take an experimental approach to change and be willing to make mistakes.
• I will not wait until something is perfect before I release it, and I'll modify it based on user feedback.
• I will not fear Google or related services, but rather will take advantage of these services to benefit users while also providing excellent library services that users need.
• I will avoid requiring users to see things in librarians' terms but rather will shape services to reflect users' preferences and expectations.
• I will be willing to go where users are, both online and in physical spaces, to practice my profession.
• I will create open Web sites that allow users to join with librarians to contribute content in order to enhance their learning experience and provide assistance to their peers.
• I will lobby for an open catalog that provides personalized, interactive features that users expect in online information environments.
• I will encourage my library's administration to blog.
• I will validate, through my actions, librarians' vital and relevant professional role in any type of information culture that evolves.

The seminar topics for the 3rd Semester MLISc students for the year 2007-08 are given below. The dates of the seminar will be intimated later.



Generalised model of telecommunication Ali K.S.
Milestones in the evolution of telecommunications Umme Asima
TRAI and its role Anila K
Development of telecommunications in India Umesha M.L.
Digital Vs. Analogue Signals Archana N
Modulation: Need. Types of Modulation Udaya Bhaskar K.R
Data encoding methods Arundathi. B.L
Frequency, Spectrum and Bandwidth Sunil Kumar R
Modes of transmission Balachandra Deshpande
Multiplexing Sunandamma M
Transmission impairments Banashankari G
Guided Transmission media Sridhar M P
Unguided Transmission media Binod Kumar Yadav
Network components Sidde Gowda M P
Circuit Switching Networks Byrappa M
Packet Switching Networks Sheela M S
Types of computer networks Chenna Keshava B
Medium access control Sajana C
Internet – History and Development Chiranjeevi G.R.
HTTP protocol and HTML Rudresha D.C.
Internet Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and IP Divya Kumar M
Transmission over a telephone channel using PPP Rashmi T
Internet Communication Harish D. N
Security requirements and attacks Raghavendra
Message authentication and hash functions Hemantha Rao K. R.
Public-key encryption Prasad N N
Digital signatures Kiran Kumar G
Fire walls Naveen Kumar M. N
Anti virus software Lohith G.N.
Wireless Networks Manjunatha J





Guidelines for the seminar:

Seminar presentations skills need to be learnt and rehearsed. Being able to give a good and clear presentation to a public audience is an asset you - and your future employer - will greatly value. Oral skills, alongside writing and research skills, teamwork, and time management, are aspects of your degree course, or key skills, which will have application to your future career in whatever field that may be. Future employers always ask for these key skills in references, and they are often seen as more important than the subject of your degree.

This (Click here) web resource gives you other guidelines which you can also follow.

Paper: The content of the seminar paper should be relevant and precise. Diagrams, illustrations etc may be used to explain the concept clearly. The paper should be typed in "Times New Roman" with font size 12 and one & a half line line space. The seminar paper should be prepared well in advance (at least two weeks before the date of presenation) in consultation with the teacher.

Presentation: The paper has to be presented in 10 minutes. Each presentation will be followed by 5 minutes discussion. You should 'read out' the paper/ppt.

More on seminar presentation later....

HR Interview Questions

One of my students has sent me list of HR Interview questions along with model answers. I am reproducing only the questions below. In case you require model answers, do not hesitate to contact me. If you prepare well for the following 64 questions, chances of your selection would be very high.

Question 1 Tell me about yourself.

Question 2 What are your greatest strengths?

Question 3 What are your greatest weaknesses?

Question 4 Tell me about something you did – or failed to do – that you now feel a little ashamed of.

Question 5 Why are you leaving (or did you leave) this position?

Question 6 The “Silent Treatment”

Question 7 Why should I hire you?

Question 8 Aren’t you overqualified for this position?

Question 9 Where do you see yourself five years from now?

Question 10 Describe your ideal company, location and job.

Question 11 Why do you want to work at our company?

Question 12 What are your career options right now?

Question 13 Why have you been out of work so long?

Question 14 Tell me honestly about the strong points and weak points of your boss (company, management team, etc.)…

Question 15 What good books have you read lately?

Question 16 Tell me about a situation when your work was criticized.

Question 17 What are your outside interests?

Question 18 The “Fatal Flaw” question

Question 19 How do you feel about reporting to a younger person (minority, woman, etc)?

Question 20 On confidential matters…

Question 21 Would you lie for the company?

Question 22 Looking back, what would you do differently in your life?

Question 23 Could you have done better in your last job?

Question 24 Can you work under pressure?

Question 25 What makes you angry?

Question 26 Why aren’t you earning more money at this stage of your career?

Question 27 Who has inspired you in your life and why?

Question 28 What was the toughest decision you ever had to make?

Question 29 Tell me about the most boring job you’ve ever had.

Question 30 Have you been absent from work more than a few days in any previous position?

Question 31 What changes would you make if you came on board?

Question 32 I’m concerned that you don’t have as much experience as we’d like in…

Question 33 How do you feel about working nights and weekends?

Question 34 Are you willing to relocate or travel?

Question 35 Do you have the stomach to fire people? Have you had experience firing many people?

Question 36 Why have you had so many jobs?

Question 37 What do you see as the proper role/mission of…
…a good (job title you’re seeking);
…a good manager;
…an executive in serving the community;
…a leading company in our industry; etc.

Question 38 What would you say to your boss if he’s crazy about an idea, but you think it stinks?

Question 39 How could you have improved your career progress?

Question 40 What would you do if a fellow executive on your own corporate level wasn’t pulling his/her weight…and this was hurting your department?

POSSIBLE FOLLOW-UP QUESTION: And what would you do if he still did not change his ways?

Question 41 You’ve been with your firm a long time. Won’t it be hard switching to a new company?

Question 42 May I contact your present employer for a reference?

Question 43 Give me an example of your creativity (analytical skill…managing ability, etc.)

Question 44 Where could you use some improvement?

Question 45 What do you worry about?

Question 46 How many hours a week do you normally work?

Question 47 What’s the most difficult part of being a (job title)?

Question 48 The “Hypothetical Problem”

Question 49 What was the toughest challenge you’ve ever faced?

Question 50 Have you consider starting your own business?

Question 51 What are your goals?

Question 52 What do you for when you hire people?

Question 53 Sell me this stapler…(this pencil…this clock…or some other object on interviewer’s desk).

Question 54 “The Salary Question” – How much money do you want?

Question 55 The Illegal Question

Question 56 The “Secret” Illegal Question

Question 57 What was the toughest part of your last job?

Question 58 How do you define success…and how do you measure up to your own definition?

Question 59 “The Opinion Question” – What do you think about …Abortion…The President…The Death Penalty…(or any other controversial subject)?

Question 60 If you won $10 million lottery, would you still work?

Question 61 Looking back on your last position, have you done your best work?

Question 62 Why should I hire you from the outside when I could promote someone from within?

Question 63 Tell me something negative you’ve heard about our company…

Question 64 On a scale of one to ten, rate me as an interviewer.

Blogging continues

I had stopped blogging for a long time now. May 1, 2006 was the last postings from me. I had a few personal set back in that year. Hence, I was not in a mood to blog.
From now onwards I will start blogging again regularly.