If you use someone else's words, or ideas, you need to cite/reference these. Proper citation is important to avoid plagiarism and the academic consequences that can arise from using other authors work without proper acknowledgement. It also supports and strengthens your argument, and demonstrates what you have read.
Find out more about copyright and plagiarism on our website here.
You can use the simple tools on this page to help you generate bibliographies and citations for a wide range of resources.
You can also refer to your school diary under the 'Guide to References' page.
See the guides and examples for various sources below.
"Generally speaking, you can regard something as common knowledge if you find the same information undocumented in at least five credible sources. Additionally, it might be common knowledge if you think the information you're presenting is something your readers will already know, or something that a person could easily find in general reference sources. But when in doubt, cite; if the citation turns out to be unnecessary, your teacher or editor will tell you." (source: Purdue OWL)
Harvard Referencing Generator: Harvard Referencing Generator allows you to either enter a URL, a journal article, or a book title and enter in some basic information. The site will then generate a reference for you which you can save or copy and paste. This is a good tool to produce a quick citation, but do be aware these generators can make mistakes so double check it's veracity after use.
If you found the book you want to reference in the LRC, there is a quick and simple way to get it's citation.
Source: http://www.reasonistproducts.com/atheist-products/featured/the-credible-hulk-always-cites-his-sources/
Here are some examples of in-text and reference list citations for a variety of resources. Compare yours to ensure they're correct!
Harvard Citation of References |
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Book single author with Edition given |
In-text (Doss 2003) |
Book two authors |
In-text (Laudon & Laudon 2003) |
Book three authors |
In-text: Initially (Coveney, Ganster, Hartlen & King 2003) |
Book editor only |
In-text (Shaw 2003) |
Book - translator |
In-text (De Certeau 1984) Reference list De Certeau, M 1984, The practice of everyday life, trans. S Rendall, University of California Press, Berkeley. |
Chapter of book |
In-text (Howard 1998) |
Encyclopaedia – author |
In-text (Karlof 2002) |
Encyclopaedia – without author’s name |
In-text The new shorter Oxford English dictionary (1993, p66) defines ‘amercement’ as. Reference list The new shorter Oxford English dictionary 1993, 4th edn, Oxford University Press, Oxford. |
Government Publication |
In-text: initially (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 2002) |
Newspaper article in print |
In-text (Barker 2004) |
Newspaper online |
In-text (Varghese 2004) |
Television or radio program |
In-text (Sold down the river 2003) |
Video or audio recording |
In-text (Sangare 1997) |
Podcast
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In-text (Vincent Ward Interview 2006) Reference list ‘Vincent Ward Interview’ 2006, podcast, The Movie Show, SBS, 7 July, accessed 25/10/2006, http://www20.sbs.com.au/podcasting/ |
Magazine article |
In-text (Knight 2004) Reference list |
Website |
In-text (Arch & Letourneau 2002) |
Blog |
In-text (Webber & Boon 2006) Reference list Webber, S & Boon, S 2006, Information literacy weblog, weblog, accessed 24/10/2006, http://information-literacy.blogspot.com |
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