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Conference Publications Basics

Conference Publications Basics

Citations for conference publications should include the name of the organization that sponsored the conference, the location, and date of the conference. That information should be put in parentheses when it appears in a note but not when it is in the bibliography. The URL should be included if it is found online. This format can be used for conference sources such as proceedings, PowerPoint presentations, and poster presentations. Some indication of what the source is should also be included (e.g. a paper, PowerPoint presentation).

Conference Proceedings in Print

Note:

1. Anna Urbanek, “Cost and Benefits of High Speed Rail Integration in Europe” (paper, presented at the TranSopot 2015 Conference: Transport Development Challenges in the Twenty-First Century, May 2015).

Bibliography:

Urbanek, Anna. “Cost and Benefits of High Speed Rail Integration in Europe.” Paper, presented at the TranSopot 2015 Conference: Transport Development Challenges in the Twenty-First Century, May 2015.

Author-Date in-text citation:

(Urbanek 2015)

Reference list:

Urbanek, Anna. 2015. “Cost and Benefits of High Speed Rail Integration in Europe.” Paper, presented at the TranSopot 2015 Conference: Transport Development Challenges in the Twenty-First Century, May 2015.

Conference Proceedings Accessed Online

Note:

2. Julie Haney & Susanne Furman, "Towards Usable Updates for Smart Home Devices," (paper presented at 10th International Workshop on Socio-Technical Aspects in Security, Guildford, New England, September 2020), https://csrc.nist.gov/publications/detail/conference-paper/2020/09/17/towards-usable-updates-for-smart-home-devices.

Bibliography: 

Haney, Julie. & Furman, Susanne. "Towards Usable Updates for Smart Home Devices." Paper presented at 10th International Workshop on Socio-Technical Aspects in Security, Guildford, New England, September 2020. https://csrc.nist.gov/publications/detail/conference-paper/2020/09/17/towards-usable-updates-for-smart-home-devices.

Presentation at a Virtual Conference

There is no need note what technology the conference used (e.g. Zoom, WebEx, etc.)

Note:

3. Hans-Joerg Tiede, “Recent Research on Academic Freedom, Tenure, and Governance” (2022 AAUP Conference and Biennial Meeting, June 16, 2022, virtual).

Bibliography: 

Tiede, Hans-Joerg. “Recent Research on Academic Freedom, Tenure, and Governance.” 2022 AAUP Conference and Biennial Meeting, June 16, 2022, virtual.

Conference Power Point Presentation

Note:

4. Stephen Abram, "Waiting for Your Cat to Bark: Competing with Google's Ilk," (Power-Point presentation, Indiana Library Federation Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN, November 15, 2007). https://stephenslighthouse.com/files/IndianaLibraryFederation.pdf.

Bibliography

Abram, Stephen. "Waiting for Your Cat to Bark: Competing with Google's Ilk." Power-Point presentation, Indiana Library Federation Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN, November 15, 2007. https://stephenslighthouse.com/files/IndianaLibraryFederation.pdf.

Author-Date in-text citation:

(Abram 2007)

Reference list: 

Abram, Stephen. 2007. "Waiting for Your Cat to Bark: Competing with Google's Ilk." Power-Point presentation, Indiana Library Federation Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN, November 15, 2007. https://stephenslighthouse.com/files/IndianaLibraryFederation.pdf.