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How should a cooperator publication be cited? [182]

Citations for cooperator publications may list USGS authors by individual names or by using the Bureau name (U.S. Geological Survey). In all cases, the citation must include the cooperator’s name as the publisher. For examples [Read more]

Citations for cooperator publications may list USGS authors by individual names or by using the Bureau name (U.S. Geological Survey). In all cases, the citation must include the cooperator’s name as the publisher. For example:

  1. Full publication with author’s names:
    • Eldridge, W. G., and C. J. Medler. 2020. Inventory and analysis of groundwater resources: Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota. Natural Resource Report NPS/THRO/NRR—2020/2124. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado.  

            https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/639871.

  1. Full publication with agency names:
    • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency. 2020. Council Monitoring and Assessment Program (CMAP): A Framework for Using the Monitoring Program Inventory to Conduct Gap Assessments for the Gulf of Mexico Region. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (produced in cooperation with the U.S. Geological Survey). NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 284. Silver Spring, MD. 55 pp. doi: 10.25923/mrdd-h727 

           https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/27551

  1. Publication chapter with author’s names:
    • McCorquodale, A., Couvillion, B., Dortch, Freeman, A., M., Meselhe, E., Reed, D., Roth, B., Shelden, J., Snedden, G., Wang, H., and White, E. (2017). 2017 Coastal Master Plan: Attachment C3-1: Sediment Distribution. Version Final. (pp. 1-56). Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority. 

           http://coastal.la.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Attachment-C3-1_FINAL_02.22.2017.pdf