A guide to using your reading list to find items in the library

1. Finding items from
your
Reading List.
This tutorial aims to demonstrate how to identify and
locate items from your Reading List.
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2. A Reading List is a list of resources compiled by your
subject lecturer containing a list of citations or
references relevant to a particular course or topic.
The reading list usually consists of books,
book chapters,
and journal articles.
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3. This sample reading list shows some examples of the
typical items that could be included in a reading list. A
citation will include an Author, Date, and Title.
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4. How will I know if a
reference on my reading
list is for a book,
a book chapter, or a
journal article?
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5. Citations contain information to help you locate an item.
Because citations follow a strict format, they will also help
you to determine what type of resource the item is – a
book, a book chapter, or a journal article.
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6. Let’s look at the first citation.
Johnson, Elizabeth. Quest for the Living
God: Mapping Frontiers in the Theology of
God. London: Continuum, 2007.
This is a citation for a book.
Here are the different elements:

7. Let’s look at the first citation.
Johnson, Elizabeth. Quest for the Living
God: Mapping Frontiers in the Theology of
God. London: Continuum, 2007.
This is a citation for a book.
Here are the different elements:
 Author of book

8. Let’s look at the first citation.
Johnson, Elizabeth. Quest for the Living
God: Mapping Frontiers in the Theology of
God. London: Continuum, 2007.
This is a citation for a book.
Here are the different elements:
 Author of book
 Year of Publication

9. Let’s look at the first citation.
Johnson, Elizabeth. Quest for the Living
God: Mapping Frontiers in the Theology
of God. London: Continuum, 2007.
This is a citation for a book.
Here are the different elements:
 Author of book
 Year of Publication
 Title

10. Let’s look at the first citation.
Johnson, Elizabeth. Quest for the Living
God: Mapping Frontiers in the Theology of
God. London: Continuum, 2007.
This is a citation for a book.
Here are the different elements:
 Author of book
 Year of Publication
 Title
 Place of Publication

11. Let’s look at the first citation.
Johnson, Elizabeth. Quest for the Living
God: Mapping Frontiers in the Theology of
God. London: Continuum, 2007.
This is a citation for a book.
Here are the different elements:
 Author of book
 Year of Publication
 Title
 Place of Publication
 Publisher
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12. Johnson, Elizabeth. Quest for the Living
God: Mapping Frontiers in the Theology of
God. London: Continuum, 2007.
The parts of the citation that show you this is a book are:
 Place of Publication
 Publisher
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13. Johnson, Elizabeth. Quest for the Living
God: Mapping Frontiers in the Theology of
God. London: Continuum, 2007.
If you want to find whether Camden Theological Library
has a copy of this book for you to read or borrow you need
to use the following information (keywords) when you
search in Revelation:
 Author of book
 Title
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14. Now let’s look at the second reference.
Schwöbel, Christoph. “The Creature of the Word:
Recovering the Ecclesiology of the
Reformers.” 110-155 in On Being the Church:
Essays on the Christian Community. Ed. Colin
Gunton and Daniel Hardy. Edinburgh: T&T Clark.
1989.
Some books have a different Author for each chapter and
an
Editor responsible for the book as a whole.
This is a reference to a Chapter in an edited book.
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15. Schwöbel, Christoph. “The Creature of the Word:
Recovering the Ecclesiology of the
Reformers.” 110-155 in On Being the Church:
Essays on the Christian Community. Ed. Colin
Gunton and Daniel Hardy. Edinburgh: T&T Clark.
1989.

16. Schwöbel, Christoph. “The Creature of the Word:
Recovering the Ecclesiology of the
Reformers.” 110-155 in On Being the Church:
Essays on the Christian Community. Ed. Colin
Gunton and Daniel Hardy. Edinburgh: T&T Clark.
1989.
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The part of the citation that shows you this is a chapter in
a book is the word IN.

17. Here are the different elements:
Schwöbel, Christoph. “The Creature of the Word:
Recovering the Ecclesiology of the
Reformers.” 110-155 in On Being the Church:
Essays on the Christian Community. Ed. Colin
Gunton and Daniel Hardy. Edinburgh: T&T Clark.
1989.

18. Here are the different elements:
 Author of chapter
Schwöbel, Christoph. “The Creature of the Word:
Recovering the Ecclesiology of the
Reformers.” 110-155 in On Being the Church:
Essays on the Christian Community. Ed. Colin
Gunton and Daniel Hardy. Edinburgh: T&T Clark.
1989.

19. Here are the different elements:
 Author of chapter
 Year of publication
Schwöbel, Christoph. “The Creature of the Word:
Recovering the Ecclesiology of the
Reformers.” 110-155 in On Being the Church:
Essays on the Christian Community. Ed. Colin
Gunton and Daniel Hardy. Edinburgh: T&T Clark.
1989.

20. Here are the different elements:
 Author of chapter
 Year of publication
 Title of chapter
Schwöbel, Christoph. “The Creature of the Word:
Recovering the Ecclesiology of the
Reformers.” 110-155 in On Being the Church:
Essays on the Christian Community. Ed. Colin
Gunton and Daniel Hardy. Edinburgh: T&T Clark.
1989.

21. Here are the different elements:
 Author of chapter
 Year of publication
 Title of chapter
 Title of book
Schwöbel, Christoph. “The Creature of the Word:
Recovering the Ecclesiology of the
Reformers.” 110-155 in On Being the Church:
Essays on the Christian Community. Ed. Colin
Gunton and Daniel Hardy. Edinburgh: T&T Clark.
1989.

22. Here are the different elements:
 Author of chapter
 Year of publication
 Title of chapter
 Title of book
 Editor of book
Schwöbel, Christoph. “The Creature of the Word:
Recovering the Ecclesiology of the
Reformers.” 110-155 in On Being the Church:
Essays on the Christian Community. Ed. Colin
Gunton and Daniel Hardy. Edinburgh: T&T Clark.
1989.

23. Here are the different elements:
 Author of chapter
 Year of publication
 Title of chapter
 Title of book
 Editor of book
 Place of publication
Schwöbel, Christoph. “The Creature of the Word:
Recovering the Ecclesiology of the
Reformers.” 110-155 in On Being the Church:
Essays on the Christian Community. Ed. Colin
Gunton and Daniel Hardy. Edinburgh: T&T Clark.
1989.

24. Here are the different elements:
 Author of chapter
 Year of publication
 Title of chapter
 Title of book
 Editor of book
 Place of publication
 Publisher
Schwöbel, Christoph. 1989. “The Creature of the
Word: Recovering the Ecclesiology of the
Reformers.” 110-155 in On Being the Church:
Essays on the Christian Community. Ed. Colin
Gunton and Daniel Hardy. Edinburgh: T&T Clark.
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25. If you want to find whether Camden Theological Library
has a copy of this book for you to read or borrow you need
to use the following information (keywords) when you
search in Revelation:
 Title of book
 Editor of book
Schwöbel, Christoph. “The Creature of the Word:
Recovering the Ecclesiology of the
Reformers.” 110-155 in On Being the Church:
Essays on the Christian Community. Ed. Colin
Gunton and Daniel Hardy. Edinburgh: T&T Clark.
1989.
You will NOT be successful in your search if you
search using the :
 Author of chapter
 Title of chapter
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26. Now let’s look at the third reference.
Hector, Kevin W. “The Mediation of Christ’s
Normative Spirit: A Constructive Reading of
Schleiermacher’s Pneumatology.” Modern
Theology 24(1) (2008) : 1-22.
This is a citation for a journal article.
Here are the different elements:

27. This is a citation for a journal article.
Here are the different elements:
 Author of article
Hector, Kevin W. “The Mediation of Christ’s
Normative Spirit: A Constructive Reading of
Schleiermacher’s Pneumatology.” Modern
Theology 24(1) (2008) : 1-22.

28. This is a citation for a journal article.
Here are the different elements:
 Author of article
 Year of publication
Hector, Kevin W. “The Mediation of Christ’s
Normative Spirit: A Constructive Reading of
Schleiermacher’s Pneumatology.” Modern
Theology 24(1) (2008) : 1-22.

29. This is a citation for a journal article.
Here are the different elements:
 Author of article
 Year of publication
 Title of article
Hector, Kevin W. “The Mediation of Christ’s
Normative Spirit: A Constructive Reading
of Schleiermacher’s Pneumatology.”
Modern Theology 24(1) (2008) : 1-22.

30. This is a citation for a journal article.
Here are the different elements:
 Author of article
 Year of publication
 Title of article
 Title of journal
Hector, Kevin W. “The Mediation of Christ’s
Normative Spirit: A Constructive Reading of
Schleiermacher’s Pneumatology.” Modern
Theology 24(1) (2008) : 1-22.

31. This is a citation for a journal article.
Here are the different elements:
 Author of article
 Year of publication
 Title of article
 Title of journal
 Volume and issue numbers
Hector, Kevin W. “The Mediation of Christ’s
Normative Spirit: A Constructive Reading of
Schleiermacher’s Pneumatology.” Modern
Theology 24(1) (2008) : 1-22.

32. This is a citation for a journal article.
Here are the different elements:
 Author of article
 Year of publication
 Title of article
 Title of journal
 Volume and issue numbers
 Page numbers of the article
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Hector, Kevin W. “The Mediation of Christ’s
Normative Spirit: A Constructive Reading of
Schleiermacher’s Pneumatology.” Modern
Theology 24(1) (2008) : 1-22.

33. The parts of the citation that show you this is a journal
article are:
 Volume (issue)
 Page numbers
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Hector, Kevin W. “The Mediation of Christ’s
Normative Spirit: A Constructive Reading of
Schleiermacher’s Pneumatology.” Modern
Theology 24(1) (2008) : 1-22.

34. Continue
If you want to find whether you can locate this article you
need to use the following information (keywords) when
you search in Revelation:
 Author of article
 Title of article
 Title of journal
Hector, Kevin W. “The Mediation of Christ’s
Normative Spirit: A Constructive Reading of
Schleiermacher’s Pneumatology.” Modern
Theology 24(1) (2008) : 1-22.

35. How will I know if a
reference on my reading
list is for a book,
a book chapter, or a
journal article?
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36. A citation for a book will contain:
 Place of Publication
 Publisher
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37. A citation for a book chapter will
contain:
 Place of Publication
 Publisher
 “in”
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38. A citation for a journal article will
contain:
 Volume (issue)
 Pages
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39. If you experience any difficulty locating
resources please ask the library staff for
assistance.