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4.1. Description of a book by one author

When describing the book of one author, write the author’s surname

and initials indicated on the title page. The surname and initials are separated by

a comma. Then give full information on the title of the book, including the type

of publication.After a slashwrite as follows: the information about responsibility

(authors, compilers, editors, etc.) – Information about the publication.– Place of

publication: publisher, date of publication.– Volume (in pages). For example:

1. Nabebin, A.A. Probability theory and mathematical statistics / A.A. Na-

bebin. – Moscow: MPEI, 2007. – 208 p.

2. Sheynin, Oscar. Theory of probability and statistics as exemplified in short

dictums / O. Sheynin – 2nd, rev. and enlarg. ed.– Berlin: NGVerl, 2009.– 199 p.

4.2. Description of a book by two or three authors

When describing the publication of two or three authors, write the

name and initials of the first of the authors indicated on the title page.

Full information about the authors is given in the information about

responsibility after a slash, for example:

1. Melisheva, E. P. Informatics / E. P. Melisheva, D.V. Ivanov. – Yelm,

WA, USA: Science Book Publishing House LLC, 2014. – 128 p.

2. Mikhailov, A. I., An introductory course on informatics/documentation

/ A. I. Mikhailov, R. S. Giljarevskij. – 2nd, rev. and enlarg. ed. – The Hague

(Netherlands): International Federation for Documentation, 1971. – 204 p.

4.3. Description of a book by four or more authors

If there are more than three authors, the description begins with the title

of the book. The information about responsibility includes the names of

three authors, instead of other names you should write

et al.

(and others),

for example:

1. Informatics: handbook / A. N. Ermakova, S.V. Bogdanova, D. N. Re-

zenkov et al. – Minsk: MEDIASANT, 2015. – 144 p.

2. Social-economic statistics: handbook / L.A. Mikheikina, E.V. Si-

birskaya, L.V. Oveshnikova et al. – Moscow: LLC “Publishing house “Yun-

iti-Dana”, 2018. – 159 p.

4.4. Description of a book without authors

1. Historical statistics of the United States: earliest times to the present

/ ed. in chief: Susan B. Carter.– Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Press, 2006.– 29 p.