Background
Citing in the text
Citing in the text (without direct quote)
At each point in the text which refers to a particular resource, insert the author's surname and publication year. (Initials not necessary unless two authors have same name)
e.g. The work of Baxter (1992), Stevens (1995) and Torney (1989) were all concerned with the importance of consistency in bibliographies and citations.
Citing direct quotations
After the quote include author's surname, publication year followed by page number. [one page (p) pages (pp) (full stop)]
e.g. "We met resistance at both objectives" (Meyers, 2001, p.5)
Books
Include the following information in this order:
Example:
Paul,A. Girlosophy. (2002). Crows Nest, NSW: Allen and Unwin.
For a reference book
Title of Book. [underlined when handwritten; italics when typed] (full stop)
Year (in brackets)
Place of publication(colon)
Publisher (full stop)
Books (edited)
Include the following information in this order
Example:
Kovtan, D. (ed.) Introduction to astrology. (1999) New York: Todrti.
For an Article in an edited book:
Before 1 to 5 add:
CD Roms
Include the following information in this order:
Example:
Hawker, M. (1999). Australian Prime Ministers [CD ROM]. Melbourne: CD Software.
Include the following information in this order:
Example:
Francis, S. (sfrancis@boxhillhs.vic.edu.au), 10th October, 1999. Internet Sites. (boxhillhs@vic.edu.au).
Interviews
Include the following information in this order:
Example:
B. Owens. Personal interview. 25th July 2000
Journal articles
Include the following information in this order:
Example:
Davey, J. (1991). Is memory getting harder to retain? Psychology. No. 12, March, pp. 35-38.
Newspaper articles
Include the following information in this order:
Example:
Reimer, P. (1998). Black dingoes search. Sunday Herald-Sun. 18th September, p 4.
Videos
Include the following information in this order:
Example:
Scientific Eye. 6. Brain Power. (1994). Sydney: ABC. 21st May, [video:VHS]
Websites
Include the following information in this order:
Example:
Davis, L. (1997). DNA: The real story [Internet]. Canberra: CSIRO. Available from: http://www.csiro.gov.au [Accessed 17th June, 1998].
If there is no author start at step 3.
If there is no date write n.d. (no date) after the author's name
e.g. Hanson, B. n.d. Central Nepal. (cont. on from step 3
If there is no publisher or place of publication skip 5 and 6 and conclude with 7
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