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Bibliography and Reference Guide
When writing essays or thesis you are required to acknowledge the sources of information that you have used. These sources must be described in sufficient detail for others to identify and consult them.
Citation Styles
We suggest the footnoting style . This requires you to footnote your sources and add them to a Bibliography at the end of the text.
Citing references within the text
In the text of your essay or thesis you need to reference any phrases, facts or opinions which are derived from other sources which are not your own. Below are some examples:
Footnoting style example:
All indications are that a revival of abstract painting is underway[1] and has…
[1] Swart-Blackthought, Geoffrey, The Return to the Real, HarperCollins, New York, 1997: 106.
Note:
The full publication details are then presented at the bottom of the page that the number (1.) appears. Also, a separate bibliography of footnote references is made and found at the end of the essay or thesis.
Compiling Bibliographies or Lists of References
A Bibliography is a list of references to books, journal articles or other materials that you have used to write and form your ideas for your essay or thesis. A bibliography can be found at the end of essays or theses or within books or at the end of journal articles. Bibliographies can be presented in one alphabetical sequence, or if the works are very diverse it may be subdivided. It is now common to separate the bibliography by the type of publication, e.g. book. journal. internet. etc.
A list of references contains details ONLY of those works cited in the text.
Remember: compiling a bibliography or list of references should be an exercise in accuracy, legibility and consistency.
Citing different types of publications
Below are examples of how to cite different types of publications/
Note:
Each example includes a list of components that you need to include when citing a particular type of publication.
Books
The directory of business support services for creative people working in the cultural industry. Victoria: Business Creations Pty Ltd, 1998.
Periodical articles
‘Cinderella dresses’, Connoisseur, 220(1990) : 92-95.
Conference papers
‘The age of migrating ideas: early mediaeval art in Northern Britain and Ireland’. International Conference on Insular Art : proceedings of the second International Conference on Insular Art, Edinburgh, 3-6 January, 1991. Edinburgh, National Museums of Scotland, 1993 : 39-46.
Thesis
Assemblage : a visual focus on the organisation of manufactured objects as artworks. (M.Fine Art thesis), Melbourne : Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, 1997.
Reports
Australia Council, National Centre for Culture and Recreation Statistics. Artswork : a report on Australians working in the arts. Australia Council for the Arts, 1997.
Videorecordings
[videorecording], producer , written by TAFE National Video Resource Centre, 1995.
Slides
Cow’s skull, red, white and blue. [slide], Oil : 39 7/8 x 35 7/8 in., 1931
Internet sources
Information obtained from the Internet is covered by copyright law.
For this reason it is important to cite Internet references in your bibliography just as you would cite print references.
Many style guide producers have extended the system used for print resources and applied this to electronic resources. The information provided in a citation should be sufficient to accurately identify the resource. A date of access is very useful as Internet resources change rapidly.
Note: The examples below have been adapted from Harvard style and an alternative style as shown in the printed sources above.
Individual work/website
[updated 4 October, 1999]. ‘Artist’s Projects’, ARTSOURCE, [online] (1999), [ 8 February, 2000]
Electronic Journal or periodical article
Alternative style example:
‘Twisted tales of place’, Globe – ejournal [online] 10 (August) : 1999, 8 February 2000]
Personal email
[sophia@minyos.its.rmit.edu.au] Citing Electronic Resources. 8 February 2000.
Credit:ivythesis.typepad.com
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