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Referencing

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Newspapers

Reference list

News database

Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Title of newspaper. Retrieved from http://database homepage

Morton, R. (2018, June 7). State homelessness jumps 37pc in five years. The Australian. Retrieved from https://global.factiva.com


News website

Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Title of newspaper. Retrieved from http://newspaper homepage

Triggs, G. (2018, June 15). Elder abuse is the hidden face of domestic violence. The Guardian. Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/au

In-text

(Morton, 2018) or (Morton, 2018, para. 6)

Notes

  • Capitalise all the main words in the newspaper title
  • Use the home page http://xxxxxxxxxx as the web address can change
  • Include the month and day of publication as well as the year
  • If there is no author use the title of the article both in-text and in the reference list e.g. Co-mingling bins cause contamination. (2018, July 4).
  • If there are no page numbers or the article is long use the paragraph no. e.g. para. 10
  • For multiple authors check the author layout table for in-text and reference list format

Online video

Reference list

Author, A. (Year, Month day). Title of work [Video file]. Retrieved from http://xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Person or organisation who posted the video. (Year, Month day). Title of the video [Video file]. Retrieved from http://xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Genova, L. (2017, April). Lisa Genova: What can you do to prevent Alzheimer’s [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.ted.com

TED. (2017, May 19). Lisa Genova: What can you do to prevent Alzheimer’s [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twG4mr6Jov0

In-text

(Genova, 2017) or Genova (2017) stated that ..

(TED, 2017) or TED (2017)

Notes

  • Videos can be in more than one site. Reference the one you accessed.
  • On some platforms the author is the person or organisation who posts the video rather than the presenter
  • Use the description [Video file] after the title of the work to describe an online video
  • For multiple authors check the author layout table for in-text and reference list format

Streaming video (TV)

Reference list

Author, A. A. (Contribution). (year). Title of episode [Television series episode]. In B. B. Executive producer, Title of programme [streaming video]. Place of publication: Publisher. Retrieved from http://xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Brockie, J. (Presenter). (2018). The exercise pill [Television series episode]. In Insight [Streaming video]. Australia: SBS. Retrieved from https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/program/insight

In-text

(Mosely as cited in Brockie, 2018) or Michael Mosely (as cited in Brockie, 2018) observed …

Notes

  • If you cannot find any of the elements of a citation leave them out and include what is available
  • Use “as cited in” when you are quoting another person apart from the listed author or presenter
  • For multiple authors check the author layout table for in-text and reference list format

Film from a database

Reference list

Director / Producer, A. A. (Contribution). (Year). Title of video [Format]. Country of origin: Studio. Retrieved from http://database homepage

Weis, N. (Producer). (2015). Milk: The politics of infant feeding [Documentary]. Canada: Filmblanc. Retrieved from https://acu.kanopy.com/

In-text

(Weis, 2015) or Weis (2015) portrays the difficulty…

Notes

  • Place the major contributors in the author position. Identify their contribution in brackets.
  • This (Contribution) description can be used for Producers Directors or writers in the case of TV series
  • Describe the type of film in square brackets after the title e.g. [Motion picture] [Short film] [Documentary]
  • Provide the database homepage for the http://xxxxxxx
  • For multiple authors check the author layout table for in-text and reference list format

TV show from a database

Reference List

Author, A. A. (Contribution). (Year). Title of episode [Television episode] In Title of program [Television series]. Place of Publication: Publisher. Retrieved from http://xxxxxxxxxxx

Thompson, P. (Host). (2010). David Suzuki [Television Episode] In Talking heads [Television Series]. Sydney: ABC. Retrieved from https://edutv.informit.com.au/watch-screen.php?videoID=96351   

In-text

(Thompson, 2010)

Notes

  • In brackets after the named person identify their contribution e.g. (Speaker) (Presenter) (Producer)
  • Provide the full http://xxxxxxxxxx
  • For multiple authors check the author layout table for in-text and reference list format

Podcast

Reference list

Author, A. A. (Contribution). (Year, Month Day). Title of work [Audio podcast]. Retrieved from http://xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Malcolm, L. (Presenter). (2018, May 20). Creativity and your brain [Audio podcast]. Retrieved from http://www.abc.net.au/radionational

In-text

(Malcolm, 2018)

Notes

  • In brackets after the named person identify their contribution e.g. (Speaker) (Presenter) (Producer)
  • Use the phrase Audio podcast in square brackets after the title
  • Provide the full http://xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • For multiple authors check the author layout table for in-text and reference list format