Referencing Guidelines for Princes Hill Secondary College


Plagiarism
Plagiarism is using someone else’s ideas without saying where they came from. It is stealing. You can quote directly from another person’s work but you must say where you got it from. Even if you have not used someone’s exact words, but have put it in your own words (called paraphrasing), you must indicate where the original idea came from.

 

Introduction

The Harvard (Author-Date) System is the referencing system that has been approved as the acceptable referencing method for Princes Hill Secondary College by all faculties. This system is simpler to use and more concise than the older, more formal Oxford (Footnote) System.

Citations

When you quote directly from a source, use an argument or opinion of another author or authors, or refer to information your reader would have no knowledge of, you cite your source. Knowing when to use citations is a skill that is learnt with practice.

You would not cite a generally accepted fact such as American troops entered Iraq in 2003, you would cite an opinion that the American government sent the troops in to gain control of Iraqi oil.


The Harvard system is made up of two components:

.Citation: This occurs in the text of your essay or assignment and provides brief details of the author and date of publication.
Bibliography: This is a full list of references used in the preparation of your work given at the end of your essay or assignment.

Citation – How to make a citation in the text of your work.

Quotations
Quotation marks are used when you directly quote from a source. Quotes should be carefully selected and not used too often. It is better to explain the idea in your own words and show that you understand the author’s point of view. Generally, you should only use direct quotations when the words of the author describe an idea or image that can not be easily explained, or will lose its impact if described in other words.

When you have used a direct quote you should refer to the particular page of the work as shown below.


‘The early construction of Sydney Road was partly performed by convict labour’. (Donati 2005, p. 25)

Other Citations
When referring to an idea that you have used written in your own words, the author’s surname and the year of publication are placed in the text in parentheses. There is no punctuation between the surname and the year of publication.

Citing from a book

The world is becoming increasingly globalised. (Poultney 2004).


Citing from a Webpage


Blue chip shares have increased in value this year. (ASX 2006)


Citing a work with more than one author
Citing a work that has two authors


(Bond & Norrish 1992)

If there are more than three authors

(Bond et al. 1996)

Citing works with an editor but no author

(ed. Black 1998)


Citing anonymous and works without authors
Anonymous works are referred to by their title in parentheses


(A history of Greece 1994)

If there is no specific author of a publication but it has been written by an organisation, then the name of the organisation is used


(CSIRO 1996)

Bibliography- How to format a Bibliography
The purpose of a Bibliography is to:
1. Give a full description of all sources referred to.
2. Give evidence of your awareness of the sources available on the topic.
3. Provide your reader with references to pursue the topic further if desired.

The references are arranged alphabetically by their author or by title if there is no specific author. Any reference which exceeds more than one line in length has the subsequent lines indented.

ASX-Australian Stock Exchange. (2002). [Online]. Available from: <http://www.asx.com.au/asx/homepage/index.jsp> [21 May 2004]

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Conley, T.G. & Galenson, D.W. 1998, ‘Nativity and wealth in mid-nineteenth century cities’, Journal of Economic History, vol. 58, no. 2, pp. 468-493.


Grattan, M.,. 2006, ‘Taxing times for some’, The Age, 5 March, p.15.


Jones, M.D. (ed.) 1998, Management in Australia, Academic Press, London.


McCarthy, E.J., William D.P. & Pascale G.Q. 1997, Basic Marketing, Irwin, Sydney


Malhotra, Y. 2003, ‘The knowledge application gap in information systems research and education and their quest for the dependent variable’, Information Resources Management Journal, [Online], vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 1-7. Available from: Proquest/ABI-Inform. [17 February 2004].


Outfoxed. 2004, (video recording), U.S., Carolina Productions.


Poultney,T., 2004, Globalise me!, Curriculum Corporation, Melbourne

 

How to give a full description of different sources for a Bibliography

Details of sources are often available from the Library catalogue. Follow the examples given for correct punctuation.

Books
The author’s surname is separated from the initials with a comma and followed by the year of publication. This is followed by the title of the publication either italicised or underlined, followed by the name of the publisher and place of publication.

Single author
Poultney, T., 2004, Globalise me!, Curriculum Corporation, Melbourne.
Multiple author
McCarthy, E.J., William D.P. & Pascale G.Q. 1997, Basic Marketing, Irwin, Sydney.
Edited work
Jones, M.D. (ed.) 1998, Management in Australia, Academic Press, London.



World Wide Web page

Author/editor. (Last update or copyright date), Title, [Online], Publisher. Available from: <URL> [Your date of access].


Grossman, M. (2001). Technology and Diplomacy in the 21st Century, [Online], U.S. Department of State. Available from: <http://www.state.gov/p/6580.htm> [21 May 2004].


If no readily identifiable author can be found, use the page title.
ASX-Australian Stock Exchange. (2002). [Online]. Available from: <http://www.asx.com.au/asx/homepage/index.jsp> [21 May 2004].

Always give a last update date, if one is available, in preference to a copyright date as it tells your reader which version of the page you were looking at. Make it clear to your reader that you are using an update date. If no date is given, use the abbreviation n.d. (for no date).

Article in a newspaper
Author(s). Year of publication, ‘Article title’, Newspaper Title, date and page number.


Grattan, M., 2006, ‘Taxing times for some’, The Age, 5 March, p.15.

Videos/DVDs
Title, date of production, (format of the recording), place of production, name of production company.


Outfoxed. 2004, (video recording), U.S., Carolina Productions.


Article in a journal
Author(s). Year of publication, ‘Article title’, Journal Title, volume, issue, range of article pages.


Conley, T.G. & Galenson, D.W. 1998, ‘Nativity and wealth in mid-nineteenth century cities’, Journal of Economic History, vol. 58, no. 2, pp. 468-493.

Article from an online database
Author(s). Year of Publication, ‘Article title’, Journal Title, [Online], volume, issue, article pages. Available from: Supplier/Database name. [Date of access].

Malhotra, Y. 2003, ‘The knowledge application gap in information systems research and education and their quest for the dependent variable’, Information Resources Management Journal, [Online], vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 1-7. Available from: Proquest/ABI-Inform. [17 February 2004].

For more information on writing a bibliography go to:

http://www.lib.monash.edu.au/tutorials/citing/

http://www.terrace.qld.edu.au/libraryservices/toolbox/bibliographies.htm#senior

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

REFERENCING GUIDELINES FOR PRINCES HILL SECONDARY COLLEGE