Citing in the Text
- Books
- Magazines
- Newspapers
- Multimedia
- Internet

Writing a Bibliography
- Books
- Magazines
- Newspapers
- Multimedia
- Internet

INTRODUCTION:

Acknowledging the sources from which we gain ideas, insights and information is very important. 
We need to provide information on these sources for several reasons:

• to acknowledge that the information is not original - i.e. someone else published the information first

  • plagiarism is a very serious form of academic dishonesty

  • not quoting sources amounts to stealing someone else's ideas

• to provide others with a basis for evaluating the quality of the input into the work - you have adequately researched your topic

• to enable others to trace the sources of the ideas so that they are able to extend the research

When conducting research it is important to record the information you will need for citing quotes and writing a bibliography.

All information or data that is not original MUST be acknowledged whether or not it is directly quoted. This includes music, illustrations (pictures, clipart, video, tables, graphs, etc) and design work; anything that is not original.

The information below is a general introduction to the most likely sources used in Secondary School - check the references in the side panel for any examples that are not included below.

Citing within the text

Books (Author, Year, Page)

• (Smith, 1996, pp23-25)

Magazines/Newspapers (Author, Year, Page)

• (Bruce, 2001, p14)

Newspapers (Author or Title, Year/Date, Page)

• (Howard, 2002, p2)

• (Tribune, 23 May 2001, p2)

Multimedia Sources (Author or Title, Year)

• (Controlling Acne, 2002)

Internet (Author if known or Title, Year)

• (Jones, 2002)

• (Web Design Tutorial, 2002)

Bibliography

Books (Author/Editor (Year) Title, Series, Volume Number, Edition, Publisher, Place of Publication)

Smith, J.K. (1996) Tissue Preservation Techniques, 2nd Ed., Yurgan Books, Sydney

Smith, J.K., Brown, A., Jones, M.T. (1996) Tissue Preservation Techniques, 2nd Ed., Yurgan Books, Sydney

Magazines (Author(s) (Year), "Title of the Article", Title of Magazine, Volume, Issue, Page) 

Bruce, R.W. (2001) "Hell on High Water", Adventurer's Magazine, vol3, no. 2, pp.12-23

Bruce, R.W., Ferdinand A. (2001) "Hell on High Water", Adventurer's Magazine, vol3, no. 2, pp.12-23

Newspapers (Author, "Title of the Article", Title of Newspaper, Place of Publication, Date, Page)

Howard, P.J., "Unholy Terror" The Tribune, Maryborough, 23 May 2001, p2

Multimedia Sources (Title (Type) Year, Publisher, Place of Publication)

Controlling Acne (Video) 2002, Health Publishers, Melbourne

Controlling Acne (CD-ROM), Health Publishers, Melbourne

Internet (Author/Editor, Year, Title [Internet] Publisher, Place of Publication, Available: <URL>, [Accessed: Date Accessed])

Jones, B.A. (2002), Web Design Tutorial [Internet] Available: <http://www.designIT.com/tut/web.htm> [Accessed: 15 March 2002]

Web Design Tutorial [Internet] Available: <http://www.designIT.com/tut/web.htm> [Accessed: 15 March 2002]

(Note: It may be difficult to include all of the "usual information" because of the informality inherent with publishing on the Internet.  Include as much information as possible so that the source can be accessed.)