How do I reference a book review… in the Cranfield Author-date style?
05/09/2017
If you’ve come across book reviews when searching the journal databases, you may have wondered what they are and whether you should cite them.
In essence, a book review provides a summary and a critical evaluation of a book. As well as analysing the content of the book, book reviews can provide comparisons to other key works in your subject. Reviews should not be substituted for reading the actual book, however instead be used to help understand the basic principles and arguments of the book.
If you have used a book review in your work, you will need to cite and reference it correctly. Here’s how to do this in the Cranfield Author-date style…
References:
We’ll look first at how to create a bibliographic reference for the end of your work. Here is what you need:
- Reviewer(s) of the book (Surname, Initials)
- (Year of publication)
- ‘Title of the review’ (if applicable)
- Review of… (Title of the work reviewed – in italics)
- Author/director/editor of work being reviewed
- Publication details (title in italics, volume, (issue), page numbers)
So an example reference for a book review would look like this:
Al Ariss, A. (2011) Review of Global Careers, by Michael Dickmann and Yehuda Baruch. Human Resource Management, 50 (5), pp. 685-688.
In-text citations:
Where you make reference to this item in your text, follow the normal ‘name and date’ conventions and simply follow any mention with (Al Ariss, 2011) or a variation thereon.
Any questions?
As always, if you have any questions about referencing or citations, please contact MIRC or the Kings Norton Library.
Feature image from Pixabay. Available at: https://pixabay.com/photos/open-book-library-education-read-1428428/
Categories & Tags:
Leave a comment on this post:
You might also like…
Library resources for due diligence
If you’re researching a company with a view to an investment or acquisition, due diligence will be of utmost importance. Although much of the data and information required for this exercise will come from the ...
Introducing Barrington Library
Welcome to all our new students! Barrington Library supports all the students and staff at Cranfield Defence and Security (Shrivenham site). We are looking forward to meeting you all soon, in person or online. Getting ...
Looking for audiobooks?
Are you looking for an audiobook? Maybe you find them more convenient because you can listen to them on-the-go. Maybe you prefer to learn by listening. Or maybe you have a disability that means audiobooks ...
I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to uncover iron-age tools in the Caucuses as part of my MSc
When I was first asked whether I was interested in taking part in an archaeological excavation in Georgia, my first thought was that it didn’t appear to be a natural fit to my Forensic Science ...
Exploring the Skies: My Journey at Cranfield University
When it came to choosing where to further my education, Cranfield University was the obvious choice—especially for someone as passionate about aerospace as I am. Cranfield's global reputation in the field ...
Sourcing country analysis – a guide to Library sources
For those researching a country, you will find that country information tends to take two forms: Analysis - country reports are descriptive reports covering most areas of interest on a country. They contain an analysis ...