1、BRITISH STANDARD BS 5605:1990 Incorporating Amendment No. 1 Recommendations for Citing and referencing published material ICS 01.140.20BS5605:1990 This British Standard, having been prepared under the direction of the Information and Documentation Standards Policy Committee, was published under the
2、authority of the Board of BSIand comes into effect on 30November 1990 BSI 05-1999 First published August 1978 Second edition November 1990 The following BSI references relate to the work on this standard: Committee reference DOT/1 Draftfor comment 89/95802 DC ISBN 0 580 18972 4 Committees responsibl
3、e for this British Standard The preparation of this British Standard was entrusted by the Information and Documentation Standards Policy Committee (DOT/-) to Technical Committee DOT/1, upon which the following bodies were represented: Aslib Booksellers Association of Great Britain and Ireland Britis
4、h Film Institute British Library Bibliographic Services British Library Science Reference and Information Service CAB International Construction Industry Research and Information Association Institute for Scientific Information Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators Library Association
5、Royal Geographical Society Royal Institute of British Architects Royal Society Standing Conference of National and University Libraries Amendments issued since publication Amd. No. Date Comments 10182 December 1998 New text on pages i, 6 and inside back coverBS5605:1990 BSI 05-1999 i Contents Page C
6、ommittees responsible Inside front cover Foreword ii 1 Scope 1 2 Definitions 1 3 Methods of citation in the text 1 4 Location and arrangement of reference lists 2 5 Elements of a reference 3 Annex A Bibliography 6 List of references Inside back coverBS5605:1990 ii BSI 05-1999 Foreword This British S
7、tandard has been prepared under the direction of the Information and Documentation Standards Policy Committee. It supersedes BS 5605:1978, which is withdrawn. BS 5605 was first issued in 1978 as a summary for authors and editors of the recommendations given in BS 1629:1976 for citing one published d
8、ocument in another, and for setting out lists of references to documents. Citation of unpublished documents is the subject of BS 6371:1983. The 1989 revision of BS 1629 extended its scope to include documents published in forms other than print, e.g. microforms, computer software, sound recordings,
9、as well as a wider range of document, e.g. maps, illustrations. This revision of BS5605 incorporates corresponding changes. A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application. Compliance
10、with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations. Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i and ii, pages1 to 6, an inside back cover and a back cover. This standard has been updated (see copyright date) and may have had a
11、mendments incorporated. This will be indicated in the amendment table on theinside front cover.BS5605:1990 BSI 05-1999 1 1 Scope This British Standard makes recommendations for authors and editors on the preferred methods of citing and referencing published documents and provides a summary of the ma
12、in principles to be followed. It applies to all the different kinds of work that might be cited. NOTE 1Further information about references to published material is given in BS 1629 and to unpublished material in BS6371. NOTE 2The titles of the publications referred to in this standard are listed on
13、 the inside back cover. 2 Definitions For the purposes of this British Standard, the following definitions apply. 2.1 contribution an item provided by an originator to form part of a host document from several originators, e.g. an article in a periodical 2.2 document a combination of a medium and th
14、e information recorded on or in it 2.3 material designation an indication of the physical medium of a document, with details of any special equipment needed to consult it, e.g. “35 mm sound film”, “45 rev/min stereo sound disk” 2.4 monograph a publication, in print or non-print form, complete in its
15、elf or intended to be completed in a finite number of parts 2.5 originator the person, people or organization responsible for the intellectual content of a document or contribution 2.6 reference a set of data describing a document or part of a document, sufficiently precise and detailed to identify
16、it and to enable it to be located 2.7 serial a publication in print or non-print form, issued in successive parts, usually having numerical or chronological designations, and intended when first published to be continued indefinitely 3 Methods of citation in the text 3.1 Relation between citation an
17、d reference Any citation within the text of a document should be linked to the corresponding reference in accordance with one of the methods described in 3.2, 3.3 and3.4. 3.2 Name and date system (Harvard system) The originators name and the year of publication of the document cited are given after
18、each reference in the text. If the originators name occurs naturally in the text, the year follows in parentheses, but if not, both name and year are in parentheses. If details of particular parts of a document are required, e.g.page numbers for printed material, track or title number of sound recor
19、ding, they should be given after the year within the parentheses. For cited documents containing a number of contributions, a role with which a single originator is associated should be preferred to any role with which several originators are associated. If this is not possible, and there are two or
20、iginators, the surnames of both should be given before the date. If there are more than two originators, the surname of the first originator only should be given, followed by “et al”. If two or more documents have the same originator and year, they are distinguished by lower-case letters (a, b, c, e
21、tc.), following the year and within the parentheses. For cited documents with no originator, “Anon” should be used. Example The notion of an invisible college has been explored in the sciences (Crane 1972). Its absence among historians is noted by Stieg(1981b, p. 556). It may be, as Burchard(1965) p
22、oints out, that they have no assistants or are reluctant to delegate (Smith1980; Chapman 1981) 3.3 Numeric system Numerals in the text, in parentheses or superscript, refer to documents in the order in which they are first cited. Subsequent citations of a particular document receive the same number
23、as the first citation. If details of particular parts of a document are required, e.g. page numbers for printed material, track or title number of sound recording, they should be given either after the numerals or in the reference list.BS5605:1990 2 BSI 05-1999 Examples a) The notion of an invisible
24、 college has been explored in the sciences 26 . Its absence among historians is noted by Stieg13 p. 556 . It may be, as Burchard 8points out, that they have no assistants, or are reluctant to delegate 27, 28 b) The notion of an invisible college has been explored in the sciences (26). Its absence am
25、ong historians is noted by Stieg (13 p.556). It may be, as Burchard (8) points out, that they have no assistants, or are reluctant to delegate (27, 28) 3.4 Running notes Numerals in the text, in parentheses or superscript, refer to notes, numbered in the order they occur in the text, that contain re
26、ferences and sometimes other information. If details of particular parts of a document are required, e.g. page numbers for printed material, track or title number of sound recording, they should be given in the notes. Multiple citations of one document receive separate numbers. Example The notion of
27、 an invisible college has been explored in the sciences 32 . Its absence among historians is noted by Stieg 33 . It may be, as Burchard 34points out, that they have no assistants, or are reluctant to delegate 35 4 Location and arrangement of reference lists 4.1 Harvard system In the Harvard system r
28、eferences are listed at the end of the text. Entries are arranged in alphabetical order of originator, subdivided, if necessary, by year and letter. Example BURCHARD, J.E., 1965. How humanists use a library. In: C.F.J. OVERHAGE and J.R. HARMAN, eds. Intrex: Report on a planning conference and inform
29、ation transfer experiments, 3 Sep. 1965. CHAPMAN, J., 1981. Report to the British Library Research and Development Department S1/9/281. Microfiche. Birmingham: University School of History. . CRANE, D., 1972. Invisible Colleges. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. SMITH, C., 1980. Problems of info
30、rmation studies in history. In: S. STONE, ed. Humanities information research. Sheffield: CRUS, 1980, pp.27-30. . STIEG, M.F., 1981b. The information needs of historians. College and Research Libraries, 42 (6), pp. 549-560. 4.2 Numeric system In the numeric system references are listed at the end of
31、 the text. Entries are in numerical order. Example 4.3 Running notes Running notes are set out in their numerical order. They are placed either below the text on the page where they occur or at the end of the text or of any division of it, e.g. chapter. A note that refers to a document cited in an e
32、arlier note either repeats the full reference or gives the number of the earlier note, with any necessary sub-division, e.g. page number. If names are abbreviated, note number 1 explains all such abbreviations or states where explanations may be found. 8. BURCHARD, J.E. How humanists use a library.
33、In: C.F.J. OVERHAGE and J.R.HARMAN, eds. Intrex: Report on a planning conference and information transfer experiments, 3 Sep. 1965. 13. STIEG, M.F. The information needs of historians. College and Research Libraries, 1981, 42(6) pp. 549-560. 26. CRANE, D. Invisible Colleges. Chicago: University of C
34、hicago Press, 1972. 27. SMITH, C., 1980. Problems of information studies in history. In: S. STONE, ed. Humanities information research. Sheffield:CRUS, 1980, pp. 27-30. 28. CHAPMAN, J. Report to the British Library Research and Development Department S1/9/281. Microfiche. Birmingham:University Schoo
35、l of History,1981.BS5605:1990 BSI 05-1999 3 Examples 5 Elements of a reference 5.1 Source of data The data for a reference should be taken from the cited document itself in the form which appears most prominently on the title page or equivalent, e.g. disk label, or from the heading of a contribution
36、. Any additional information supplied by the citer should be given in square brackets. An eye-legible source should be preferred to any other. If possible, the citer should view machine-readable, microform or other audiovisual text to verify data, and should note any differences in brackets. The gui
37、dance in 5.2 to 5.6 illustrates the principles that apply to most documents. For further advice in deciding the appropriate originator, title, etc., seeBS 1629. 5.2 Transliteration Any element not in the roman alphabet should be transliterated or romanized if necessary, in accordance with an appropr
38、iate British Standard, e.g. BS 2979, BS 4280 or BS 4812. 5.3 Order of elements The basic order of elements in normal references should be: a) originator, if any; b) year 1) ; c) title; d) material designation, if necessary; e) production (publisher or equivalent); f) year 1) ; g) numeration within t
39、he item (if only a part is cited); h) location of the item, if rare. 5.4 Titles If a title is insufficient in itself to identify the document, additional information should be added, e.g. the place of the publication in parentheses for a periodical, “Nature (London)”. The title of the main document,
40、 but not a contribution, should be distinguished typographically, e.g. set in italic or underlined. For further advice see BS 5261-1. 5.5 Other information If necessary, the type of document should be stated, e.g. “software”, “sound film”, “map”, or other information relevant to the particular purpo
41、se of the citation added, e.g. names of subsidiary originators such as translators, conductors; size or format; language; priority dates of patents; series numeration; availability. 5.6 Examples The following examples illustrate typical references, in the order for the numeric system. In the Harvard
42、 system, the date follows the originators name. a) 1. The abbreviations used are: CRUS = Centre for Research on User Studies UGC = University Grants Committee 8. BURCHARD, J.E. How humanists use a library. In: C.F.J. OVERHAGE and J.R. HARMAN, eds. Intrex:Report on a planning conference and informati
43、on transfer experiments, 3 Sep. 1965. 15. STIEG, M.F. The information needs of historians. College and Research Libraries, 1981, 42(6), pp. 549-560. 32. CRANE, D. Invisible Colleges. Chicago: University of Chicago Press,1972. 33. STIEG, ref. 15, p. 556. 34. BURCHARD, ref. 8. 35. SMITH, C. Problems o
44、f information studies in history. In: S. STONE, ed. Humanities information research. Sheffield: CRUS, 1980, pp. 27-30. CHAPMAN, J. Report to the British Library Research and Development Department S1/9/28. Microfiche. Birmingham: University School of History, 1981. b) 1. The abbreviations used are l
45、isted on page 357. 8. BURCHARD, J.E. 1) In the Harvard system, the year appears second, otherwise it is after the publisher or equivalent. a) Reference to a monograph Originator R. Perry Title Shetland sanctuary: birds on the Isle of Noss Publisher London: Faber and Faber Year 1948 Normal format: PE
46、RRY, R. Shetland sanctuary: birds on the Isle of Noss. London: Faber and Faber, 1948.BS5605:1990 4 BSI 05-1999 b) Reference to a contribution in a monograph Originator C. Smith Title of contribution Problems of information studies in history Originator of monograph S. Stone, editor Title of monograp
47、h Humanities information research Publisher Sheffield: CRUS Year of publication 1980 Page numbers of contribution 27-30 Normal format: SMITH, C. Problems of information studies in history. In: S. STONE, ed. Humanities information research. Sheffield: CRUS, 1980, pp. 27-30. c) Reference to a serial T
48、itle Natura (Amsterdam) ISSN 0028-0631 Year 1906 Normal format: Natura (Amsterdam). ISSN0028-0631. 1906. d) Reference to a contribution in a serial Originator M.F. Stieg Title of contribution The information needs of historians Title of host serial College and Research Libraries Year 1981 Numeration
49、 Vol. 42, no. 6, pp. 549-560 Normal format: STIEG, M.F. The information needs of historians. College and Research Libraries, 1981, 42(6), 549-560. e) Reference to a patent document Originator Philip Morris Inc. Title of patent document Optical perforating apparatus and system Series designation European patent application0021165 A1 Date of publication 1981-01-07 Normal format: PHILIP MORRIS INC. Optical perforating apparatus and system. European patent application 0021165 A1. 1981-01-07. f) Reference to cartographic material Originator James Wyld T
