NELD Bibliography Contributor's Style Guide

This information is intended to help contributors to submit information to the NELD Bibliography. If it is confusing, please let us know!

CORRECTIONS OR ANNOTATIONS TO EXISTING REFERENCES:

Comments on references already listed in the bibliography may be submitted through our online form (http://wings.buffalo.edu/ academic/ department/ anthropology/ NELD/ submit-form.html) or sent to the Task Group care of Hugh Jarvis <hjarvis@buffalo.edu>.

BULK ADDITIONS TO THE BIBLIOGRAPHY:

New references must be submitted in the following format. Please first check that none of them are already listed! Send any questions to the Task Group care of Hugh Jarvis <hjarvis@buffalo.edu>.

References must be in text/ascii digital format. Files can be submitted by email to <hjarvis@buffalo.edu>, or by disk (ask for a mailing address).

Wherever necessary, follow American Antiquity guidelines for authors (1992 "Editorial policy, information for authors, and style guide" American Antiquity 57 (4):749-770).

(Or should we follow American Anthropological Association style guide (http://www.aaanet.org/aaastyle.htm)...???

Use US English, the standard keyboard character set (no French accented letters), and standard North American archaeological and geological spellings (e.g. "archaeology" not "archeology").

Field #1: author(s)

- principal author's last name first, followed by initials and/or first name, then remaining names in natural order, separated by commas

- provide information exactly as in original reference, do not abbreviate or expand on names

- use "Anonymous" if work is truly anonymous, otherwise follow American Antiquity guidelines

e.g. Church, Tim

e.g. Ericson, Jonathan E. and Barbara A. Purdy (Editors)

Field #2: year of publication

- just the year (if unavailable -- e.g. in press -- leave a blank)

e.g. 1994

e.g. 1984

Field #3: title

- primary and secondary title if any, as given in the original reference

- do not use italics, quotation marks, or any other formatting that is not actually used in the reference

e.g. Lithic Resource Studies: A Sourcebook for Archaeologists

e.g. Prehistoric Quarries and Lithic Production

Field #4: source

- all remaining reference "source" information, in American Antiquity format

- do not use italics, quotation marks, or any other formatting that is not actually used in the reference

e.g. Special Publication No. 3. Lithic Technology, Department of Anthropology, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma

e.g. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

(The following will need to be procured from the work itself. Please be precise. Remember that your information will help (or hinder) bibliography users in their research.)

Field #5: geographic regions covered

- list all names of specific provinces and states covered, separated by commas (include those outside of the Northeast)

e.g. Nova Scotia, Maine

Field #6: lithic types mentioned

- list only the names of lithic materials actually discussed in the work, separated by commas, with no formatting

- include the lithological material types (as given in the work), informal/common names (only as used), and formal stratigraphic names

- case is not critical as searching is not case sensitive

e.g. Knife River flint, Onondaga chert

Field #7: archaeological significance

- list keywords and phrases which describe the archaeological significance of the work, separated by commas (see the online glossary for more examples)

- possibilities include:

1. name(s) of archaeological sites, phases, traditions, cultures, etc.;
2. names of archaeological methodological and theoretical approaches addressed -- give acronyms as well as full names (e.g. sourcing, XRF, x-ray fluorescence, procurement, catchment area, GIS, geographic information systems);
3. type of project (e.g. geology report, site report, experiment);
4. other descriptive terms such as:

   masterwork - seminal work on a particular topic

   survey - broad discussion of a suite of related concepts

   summary - comprehensive discussion of one or more topics

   review - e.g. a book review

   editorial - a journal/newsletter editorial

Field #8: annotations

- clear, concise, objective comments that relate specifically to the work (not to the author)

- comments will attributed to you and cannot be anonymous -- please provide a complete address

e.g. Hugh W. Jarvis (302 Hinman Ave, Buffalo, NY 14216): Excellent survey of information important to archaeological lithics and detailed introduction to various techniques and lithic types. Extensive bibliography.

Last Modified: March 6, 1998