Bibliographies

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Back to Home This page will help you prepare your bibliographies.
 * A bibliography is a list of resources used in preparing a piece of work.
 * When writing an assignment you will have to cite or quote the references of all the resources you have used
 * You need to cite in 2 places:
 * 1) Where you have referred to a source in the text.
 * 2) In a list at the end of your assignment.


 * The referencing system shown on this page is referred to as the Harvard System**


 * 1) **Author's surname, initials.** (including the comma & the full stop)
 * 2) **Year.** (in brackets) (don't forget the full stop)
 * 3) **Title of the book.** (underlined or in //Italics// (don't forget the full stop)
 * 4)  **Publisher,** (don't forget the comma)
 * 5) **Place of publication.** (don't forget the full stop)


 * Thickett, G. (2000). //Chemistry Pathways 1: Preliminary Course//. Macmillan Education, South Yarra.**

**Reference Books**


Because reference books usually don't have one specific author, you reference them in the following way:


 * 1) **Title of the book.** (underlined or in //Italics// (don't forget the full stop)
 * 2) **Year.** (in brackets) (don't forget the full stop)
 * 3)  **Publisher,** (don't forget the comma)
 * 4) **Place of publication.** (don't forget the full stop)

**Edited Books**
For books that have many contributors, have been edited by one specific person you do the following:
 * 1) **Editor's surname, initials.** (including the comma & the full stop)
 * 2) **Year.** (in brackets) (don't forget the full stop)
 * 3) **Title of the book.** (underlined or in //Italics// (don't forget the full stop)
 * 4)  **Publisher,** (don't forget the comma)
 * 5) **Place of publication.** (don't forget the full stop)

Here is an example:

 * Reyes, J. (ed.) (2008). //How to build a great school network.// Good Samaritan Books, Hinchinbrook.**

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 * 1) **Author's surname, initials.** (including the comma & the full stop) [Note : if there is no author start at step 3]
 * 2) ** Year. ** (in brackets) (don't forget the full stop) [if there is no date, write "n.d."]
 * 3) **Title.** (underlined or in //Italics)//
 * 4) **[Internet].** [in squared brackets] (followed by a full stop)
 * 5)  **Publisher,** (don't forget the comma)
 * 6) **Place of publication.** (don't forget the full stop)
 * 7) **Available from:** < URL > [Accessed date].

For example: **Dominish, G. (2008).** //**The Blue Mountains Tourism Site**// **[Internet]. Blue Mountains Tourist Society, Katoomba. Available from <http://www.mybluemountains.org.au/the guide [Accessed 5 February 2009].**

Journal Articles

 * 1) **Author's surname, initials.** (including the comma & the full stop)
 * 2) **Year.** (in brackets) (don't forget the full stop)
 * 3) **Title of the article.** (don't forget the full stop)
 * 4) **Title of the journal.** (underlined or in //Italics// (full stop)
 * 5)  **Volume, number, month/season,** (comma)
 * 6) **Page numbers of the article.** (don't forget the full stop)

Example:
 * Costin, D. (2006). How the West was won: an introspective look at the 2005 NRL grand final. //Rugby League Week//. No 98, May 12-19, pp.24-25.**

Newspaper Articles

 * 1) **Author's surname, initials.** (including the comma & the full stop)
 * 2) **Year.** (in brackets) (full stop)
 * 3) **Title of the article.** (full stop)
 * 4) **Title of the newspaper.** (underlined or in //Italics// (full stop)
 * 5)  **Date of publication,** (comma)
 * 6) **Page numbers of the article.** (don't forget the full stop)

Example:
 * Teuma, D. (2009). Dragons breathe fire. //Sydney Morning Herald//. 5 May, p34.**

Video



 * 1) **Series title** (full stop)
 * 2) **Series number.** (full stop)
 * 3) **Title.** (underlined or in //Italics)// (full stop)
 * 4)  **Year.** (in brackets) (full stop)
 * 5) **Publisher,** (comma)
 * 6) **Place of publication.** (full stop)
 * 7)  **Date of transmission,** (comma)
 * 8) **Medium: Format.** [in square brackets] (full stop)

Example:
 * The Planets. 2. //Terra Firma.// (1999). ABC, Sydney. 14 Novermber 2005, [DVD].**

CD-Roms

 * 1) **Author's surname, initials.** (including the comma & full stop)
 * 2) **Year.** (in brackets) (full stop)
 * 3) **Title.** (underlined or in //Italics)// (full stop)
 * 4) **CD ROM** [in square brackets] (full stop)
 * 5)  **Publisher,** (comma)
 * 6) **Place of publication.** (full stop)

Example:
 * Zahra, S. (2007). This is Malta: an interactive adventure. [CD-Rom]. Kafinti Press, Gozo.**

Email

 * 1) Sender's surname, initials. (full stop)
 * 2) (Sender's Email address), (brackets) (comma)
 * 3) Day, (comma) month, (comma) year. (full stop)
 * 4) Subject of message. (underlined or italics) (full stop)
 * 5) E-mail to (recipient's email address). (brackets) (full stop)

Example: Ponting, R. (captianoz@acb.org.au), 1 April 2007. //How to run between wickets.// (gwood@wacb.org.au)

Personal Interviews

 * 1) Name of interviewee: First Initial (full stop) Surname (full stop)
 * 2) Type of interview. (personal or telephone) (full stop)
 * 3) Date of interview. (full stop)

Example:
 * J.Smith. Personal interview. March 24, 2008**.

Referencing in the text
If you are citing the work of another author, you should insert their surname as well as the publication year.

Example: The work of Wheeler (2008) supports this argument, whilst Newhouse (1999) argues that...

If you are quoting directly you can do the following:

Example: Newhouse (1999) p62.

This information is based upon: //A guide to writing bibliographies: based on the Harvard Style:// **Syba signs, Rozelle.**