How do I find a specific book from a citation?

If you have the citation for a book, the easiest way to see if the Library has it is to search for the title of the book in Sofia.

Not sure if it's a book or book chapter?

Citations for book chapters will include information about the book and information about the chapter. Look for two sets of titles (chapter title AND book title), two sets of names (chapter author(s) AND book editor(s)), and page numbers.

Example

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Book

Clark, N., & Scott, P.S. (2009). Game addiction: The experience and effects. McFarland & Company.

Book chapter

Funk, J.B. (2003). Violent video games: Who's at risk? In Ravitch & J.P. Viteritti (Eds.), Kid stuff: Marketing sex and violence to America's children (pp. 168-192). Johns Hopkins University Press.

To search for the book above in Sofia, go to the Advanced Search, select "Title" in the dropdown menu and type in the title of the book (not the title of the book chapter).

Not sure if it's a journal article or a book chapter?

A journal article will have two sets of titles (article title AND journal title), but it will only have one set of names (there will not be an editor(s)) and there will not be publisher information (name of the publisher or the city of publication).

Example

These citations are in APA style. They may look different when using a different style.

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Article

Olson, C.K., Kutner, L.A., Baer, L., Beresin, E.V., Warner, D., & Nicholi II, A.M. (2009). M-rated video games and aggressive behavior among young adolescents. Applied Developmental Science, 13(4), 188-198.

Book chapter

Funk, J.B. (2003). Violent video games: Who's at risk? In Ravitch & J.P. Viteritti (Eds.), Kid stuff: Marketing sex and violence to America's children (pp. 168-192). Johns Hopkins University Press.