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| This report is an archived publication and may contain dated technical, contact, and link information |
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| Publication Number: FHWA-HRT-15-058 Date: February 2017 |
Publication Number: FHWA-HRT-15-058 Date: February 2017 |
Table 9 outlines the elements to include for the most used references in a report. In addition to these reference items, the following items in a report also must be cited in the text and added to the reference list:
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It is important to use recoverable or accessible information in a document so that readers can find the original source from a reference. Personal emails or personal telephone conversations that are not published are normally added within the text or as a footnote and not a reference.(4)
Table 9. Reference information and examples.
| Reference | Elements to Include | Example of Text for Reference List |
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| Publication | Author Year of publication Title Publication number Publisher name Publisher city and State Optional page numbers Optional URL of Web page (such as www.xyz.com/xxx/xxx.htm) |
1. Jonas, P.G. and Scharosch, D.L. (1972). Ultrasonic Inspection of Butt Welds in Highway Bridges, Report No. CA–HY–MR–6210–1–72–36, California Department of Transportation, Sacramento, CA. |
| Web page/ social media/ blog |
Author of Web page (if evident) Year of publication Name of Web page Type of Web page (i.e., “Web page” or “Blog” or “Twitter comment”) Publisher of Web page Publisher city and State URL of Web page (such as www.xyz.com/xxx/xxx.htm) Date that the Web page was last accessed |
2. Federal Highway Administration. (2006). “What’s New.” (website) McLean, VA. Available online: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/research/whatsnew.htm, last accessed August 13, 2016. |
| Workshop or meeting | Author Year of publication or presentation Title Meeting name Meeting sponsor Meeting city and State Optional URL of Web page (such as www.xyz.com/xxx/xxx.htm) |
3. Gibbons, R., Andersen, C., and Hankey, J. (2005). “The Wet Night Visibility of Pavement Markings: A Static Experiment.” Presented at the 84th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC. |
| Article | Article’s Author Article title Year of publication Periodical Title Volume Page Number Range Publisher name Publisher city and State Optional URL of Web page (such as www.xyz.com/xxx/xxx.htm) |
4. Shiffrin, R. and Schneider, W. (1977). “Controlled and Automatic Human Information Processing: II. Perceptual Learning, Automatic Attending, and a General Theory.” Psychological Review, 84, pp.127–190, American Psychological Association, Philadelphia, PA. |
| Map | Map title Type: Map or Chart Contributors Source Title Advanced Info, Publication Info, Pages Website Title Publisher/Sponsor URL Date Published Date Accessed Person Accessed Scale |
5. “Washington, DC.” Map. Google Maps. Washington, DC. August 18, 2016. Accessed August 18, 2016. http://maps.google.com/xyz.xyz. Scale: 1:24,000 ft |
