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THE BIBLIOGRAPHY
Bibliographies are included in assignments to
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Show that you have used a range of sources for your work
Show you have thought about different ways to approach your topic
Acknowledge authors who have contributed to your knowledge
Help the reader locate your sources
What the bibliography should look like
The bibliography is a list of all the books, websites, blog posts, videos, podcasts and other
materials used are put into an alphabetical list using the last name of the authors. It is on the
last page of your assignment.
Example
Choi, C 2003, 'Cleaner living' Scientific American, vol. 289, no. 5, p. 32.
'Germany' The world book encyclopedia 2004, World Book, Sydney, vol. 8, pp. 114-116.
' Jupiter' Encyclopedia Britannica Online School Edition 2006, viewed 10 November 2006,
<http://www.school.eb.com.au/all/comptons/article-9345009>.
Oakley, V 2003, 'The tragic trade', Australian, 15 November, p. 29.
Ward, C 2004, Australian bush fires burn on, Disaster Relief, viewed 10 January 2007,
<http://www.disasterrelief.org/Disasters/020104Ausfires4/ >.
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WRITING THE BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
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author (surname, initials)
year of publication,
title of book (italics or underlined),
edition (if applicable),
publisher,
place of publication (place and state, if not a capital city).
Examples
One author
Healey, J 2001, Alternative energy, Spinney Press,
Balmain, N.S.W.
Two or more
authors
Gibson, A & Fraser D 2003, Commercial law,
Lawbook, Pyrmont, N.S.W.
Charlesworth, S, Turner, J N & Foreman, L 1999,
Lawyers, social workers and families, Federation
Press, Sydney.
No author
McGraw-Hill dictionary of chemistry, 2003,
McGraw-Hill, New York.
Book with an
editor
West, S (ed.) 1996, Guide to art, Bloomsbury,
London.
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Encyclopedia Article
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Author (if known)
'title of article' (single quotation marks),
title of encyclopedia (italics or underlined)
year of publication,
publisher,
place of publication (place and state, if not a capital city),
volume number,
page number/s.
Examples
No author
'Germany', The World Book Encyclopedia 2004, World Book, Sydney,
vol. 8, pp. 114-116.
Author
Pettus, A M 1998, 'Edward Jenner', Biographical encyclopedia of
scientists, Marshall Cavendish, New York, vol. 3, pp. 691-693.
Web page
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Author(s) of page (may be a person or organisation)
Year page created or revised
Title of Page in italics
Publisher (if known)
Place of publication (if known)
Date viewed
URL
Examples
Author
No author
Ward, C 2004, Australian bush fires burn on, Disaster Relief, viewed 10
January 2005,
<http://www.disasterrelief.org/Disasters/020104Ausfires4>.
‘Space flight’ 2003, National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
viewed 29 December 2007,
<http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/living/spacefood/index.html>.
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Journal or magazine article
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author of the article
(year of publication),
‘title of journal article’
Title of journal (italics)
Volume, issue or number, Page numbers
Examples
Author
Choi, C 2003, 'Cleaner living' Scientific American, vol. 289, no. 5, p.
32.
No author
‘Ever farther, ever faster, ever higher’ 2004, Economist, vol. 372, no.
8387, p.20.
Newspapers
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author (surname, initials)
year of publication,
'title of article' (in single quotation marks),
newspaper name (italics),
date,
page number/s.
Examples
Author
Oakley, V 2003, 'The tragic trade', Australian, 15 November, p. 29.
No author
Advertiser 2005, ‘Aspirin put to the test’,18 January, p. 23.
References:
Referencing using the Harvard author-date system2011, University of South Australia,
viewed 14 March 2012,
http://resource.unisa.edu.au/mod/resource/view.php?id=9819
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