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Library guide on Harvard Referencing Note: Business students should use the RMIT Business style NOT the general Harvard style
Introduction Choosing a reference style What is referencing? Why reference? When to reference? (Plagiarism) 3 3 3 3 3

In-text references: examples Reference List Abbreviations Authors: examples Books: examples

RMIT University definition of plagiarism What constitutes plagiarism? What is the penalty for plagiarism?

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Journal articles: examples

Book Book chapter e-book from a database e-book from the Internet Encyclopaedia or dictionary Secondary citation No date Journal article e-journal article from a database e-journal article from the internet In press article Magazine article no author Newspaper article Newspaper article from a database Newspaper article from a website Discussion list message Newsgroup message Blogs Website documents Course readings from RMIT University Library reserve Course readings from RMIT University Library e-reserve Course readings from RMIT University Learning Hub Government publications Parliamentary debates Australian Bureau of Statistics Legislation Legal cases

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Newspaper articles

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Internet sources

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Course readings

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Reports

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Legislation and Legal cases Other sources

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Conference paper Thesis Patent Standard CD-ROM Film, video, TV and radio program Media release Personal communication

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Introduction
The author-date system originated at Harvard University, and although they no longer produce a standard guide to referencing, a version of the author-date system is still commonly referred to as the Harvard style. Other author-date referencing styles include: Chicago, APA and MLA. The Harvard Style of referencing is widely accepted in scholarly circles. Each reference is indicated in the text by the author and date of the publication cited, sometimes with added information such as page numbers. The full details of these references are listed at the end of the text in a Reference list. There are many different styles or ways of using the Harvard or author-date system. This document is meant only as a guide. It is important that you check with your School as to what they require for referencing. You may be penalised for not conforming to your Schools requirements. Further details and examples may be found in the Style manual for authors, editors and printers (2002). Electronic resources are not adequately addressed in the Style manual for authors, editors and printers (2002) and so the principles of author-date citing have been applied in developing those examples. The information and examples are derived from the following source: Style manual for authors, editors and printers 2002, 6th edn, John Wiley & Sons, Australia.

Choosing a reference style

The style (i.e. order in which the details of a reference are cited) may vary depending on the requirements of your department, lecturer or supervisor. Some Schools produce their own guidelines for citing references. Check with your School whether they have a preferred Referencing Style.

What is referencing?
Referencing an information source used in an academic work means to employ a standardised method of acknowledging that source. The full details of the source must be given. All information used in your assignment, thesis, etc., whether published, or unpublished, must be referenced.

Why reference?
When writing a piece of academic work (ie. essay, thesis, etc.) you are required to acknowledge the sources of information that you have used:

to prove that your work has a substantial, factual basis to show the research you've done to reach your conclusions to allow your readers to identify and retrieve the references for their own use

Information obtained from the Internet is covered by copyright law. For this reason it is important to cite Internet references 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. A date of access is very useful as Internet resources change rapidly.

When to reference? (Plagiarism)

You must reference all sources used in a particular work whether you are:

directly copying the words of another author (quoting), or putting their ideas into your own words (paraphrasing)

If you do not acknowledge these sources, then you are plagiarising their work. Plagiarism is defined as the taking, using, and passing off as your own, the ideas or words of another. It is a very serious academic offence, and may result in your work being failed automatically. There is more information on this subject in Copyright, plagiarism and fair use (http://www.rmit.edu.au/library/info-trek/copyright).

RMIT University definition of plagiarism

RMIT has an assessment charter, which elaborates key responsibilities common to all staff and students in relation to assessment and defines the Universitys policy on plagiarism. Plagiarism is defined (RMIT 2003a)
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as stealing somebodys intellectual property (IP) by presenting their work, thoughts or ideas as though they are your own. It is cheating. It is a serious academic offence and can lead to expulsion from RMIT. Plagiarism can take many forms - written, graphic and visual forms, and includes use of electronic data and material used in oral presentations. Plagiarism may even occur unintentionally, such as when the origin of the material used is not properly cited.

What constitutes plagiarism?

Under the charter, you may be accused of plagiarism if you do any of the following:

Copy sentences or paragraphs word-for-word from any source, whether published or unpublished (including, but not limited to books, journals, reports, theses, websites, conference papers, course notes, etc.) without proper citation. Closely paraphrase sentences, paragraphs, ideas or themes without proper citation. Piece together text from one or more sources and add only linking sentences without proper citation. Copy or submit whole or parts of computer files without acknowledging their source. Copy designs or works of art and submit them as your original work. Copy a whole or any part of another students work. Submit work as your own that someone else has done for you.

Enabling Plagiarism is the act of assisting or allowing another person to plagiarise your own work (RMIT 2003a). It is also a serious academic offence. More detail on what constitutes plagiarism is found in the January 2003 Policy: Plagiarism (http://mams.rmit.edu.au/1oavdg0bdd1.pdf).

What is the penalty for plagiarism?

Plagiarism is not permitted in RMIT University. Any use of another persons work or ideas must be acknowledged. If you fail to do this, you may be charged with academic misconduct and face a penalty under RMIT Regulations 6.1.1 Student Discipline (http://mams.rmit.edu.au/j4lb68xx36oj1.pdf.) Penalties for plagiarism (RMIT 2003c) include:

recording of a failure for the assignment or course cancellation of any or all results suspension from the program expulsion from the program

Acknowledgement: The information in this section on Plagiarism has been supplied from the Written reports and essays: guidelines for referencing and presentation (RMIT Business 2006, p. 5).

In-text references: examples

In the text of your essay or thesis you should identify your source by giving, in parentheses, the author's name and year of publication of the work to which reference has been made. From the textual reference, the reader can turn to the alphabetical list of references for full publication details. There are two ways of referencing in-text: 1. Paraphrasing 2. Direct quotes Paraphrasing When paraphrasing, the ideas of the author(s) are expressed in your own words. Paraphrasing is used to indicate to the reader: your understanding of the content in the reference you are using your ability to relevantly and appropriately use ideas and information to support an argument or an opinion

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Include the authors name and date of publication by either: adding the citation at the end of the sentence using the authors name as part of your sentence Lack of variability in a product is an important measure of its quality (Shannon 2003). Shannon (2003) describes the role of statistics in minimising product variability. Direct quotes When quoting, the exact words of the author(s) are used. Direct quotes should be kept to a minimum. When using direct quotes include the authors name, date of publication and page number. If directly quoting from a work use single quotation marks around the text being quoted. Include the authors name and date of publication by either: adding the citation at the end of the sentence using the authors name as part of your sentence Statistical thinking can be defined as a set of thought processes and value systems that focus on understanding, managing and reducing variation in the output of the firm (Shannon 2003, p. 5). Shannon defines statistical thinking as a set of thought processes and value systems that focus on understanding, managing and reducing variation in the output of the firm (2003, p. 5).
Acknowledgement: The information in this section on In-text referencing has been supplied from the Written reports and essays: guidelines for referencing and presentation (RMIT Business, 2007, p. 5).

Multiple works If citing multiple works at one point in the text it is recommended that the authors names be ordered alphabetically inside the parentheses, with a semicolon to separate them. Other studies of globalization focus on its cultural and human implications (Bauman 1998; Tomlinson 1999).

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Electronic sources Many electronic sources do not provide page numbers, unless they are in PDF format. If quoting or paraphrasing from a website, that is NOT a PDF, then use as part of the in-text reference either: a section heading, (eg. United Nations 2007, article 1) a paragraph number (eg. United Nations 2007, para.10)

Reference List
You must use a variety of sources in your written work e.g. books, journals and websites etc. This indicates that you have researched widely. The publication details of every item cited / used in your writing need to be included in the reference list at the end of your paper. Any websites used must also be documented in full. This enables the reader to locate the source if they wish. Each reference list entry requires a specific format depending on the reference type i.e. whether it is a book, book chapter, journal article, website, etc. In general the order of elements contained within each reference should include: author date title of work title of larger work (if any) publishing details date of access (if electronic). Apart from the author and date, each element is separated from the others with a comma and the citation finishes with a full stop. The Reference List is arranged alphabetically by author, and thereafter chronologically, starting with the earliest date. In the Harvard Style sources that are not cited in the text but are relevant to the subject may be listed separately as a bibliography. What is the difference between a reference list and a bibliography? A reference list details in alphabetical order by author family name all the works and data sources you have cited in your written work. A bibliography lists, in alphabetical order by author family name, all the works and data sources you have used or accessed to create your written work.

Abbreviations
Acceptable abbreviations in the reference list for parts of books and other publications include: app. c. ch. ed. (eds.) edn. et al. n.d. n.p. no. p., pp. para. pt. rev. suppl. vol. vols. appendix circa chapter editor (Editors) edition and others no date no place number page/s paragraph part revised supplement volume (as in Vol.4) volumes (as in 4 volumes)

Authors: examples
Whatever type of work you are referencing, the way you list the authors names depends on the number of authors.

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In-text citation One author (Jones 1995) or Jones (1995) states

Reference list Jones, B 1995, Sleepers, wake!: technology and the future of work, 4th edn, Oxford University Press, Melbourne. Stein, B & Reynolds, JS 2000, Mechanical and electrical equipment for buildings, 9th edn, John Wiley & Sons, New York.

Two or three authors Where there is more than one author, the in-text citation in parentheses will use an ampersand (&) to join them, whilst if the reference is part of the sentence you use the word and . Four or more authors If there are four or more authors only include the first author in your in-text citation, adding the words et al. meaning and others. However the Reference List should include all authors.

(Stein & Reynolds 2000) or Stein and Reynolds (2000) argue..

(Yarbro et al. 2000) or Yarbro et al. (2000) have found

Yarbro, CH, Frogge, MH, Goodman, M & Groenwald, SL 2000, Cancer nursing, 5th edn, Jones and Bartlett, Boston.

Multiple works at one point in (Bauman 1998; Tomlinson the text 1999) Authors names should be ordered alphabetically inside the parentheses, with a semicolon to separate them.

Bauman, Z 1998, Globalization and culture, Polity Press, Oxford. Tomlinson, J 1999, Globalization: the human consequences, Routledge, London. Heyland, DK 2001, In search of the magic nutraceutical: problems with current approaches, Journal of nutrition, vol. 131, no. 9, p. 2591S. ------ & Novak, F 2001, Immunonutrition in the critically ill patient: more harm than good?, JPEN: Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition, vol. 25, no. 2, p. S51.

Several works by same first author and year Single author entries precede references with multiple authors beginning with the same name. A 2-em rule can be used to replace the authors name(s) that are repeated.

(Heyland 2001) or Heyland (2001) reports..

(Heyland & Novak 2001) or Heyland and Novak (2001) reports..

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Several works by same author and year If you are referring to several works by the same author or group of authors from the same year, designate these a, b, c, . with the order of the listing based on the letter-by-letter alphabetical order of the title of the work. No author given Where an item has no named author it is cited by its title.

(Porter 2001a) (Porter 2001b) or Porter (2001a) states. or according to Porter (2001b)

Porter, ME 2001a, 'Japan: what went wrong', Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition, vol. 237, no. 56, p. A22. ---- 2001b, 'Strategy and the Internet', Harvard Business Review, vol. 79, no. 3, p. 62.

Style manual for authors, editors and printers (2002) or According to the Style manual for authors, editors and printers (2002) (eds. Muller, Cloete & Badat 2001) or edited by Muller, Cloete and Badat (2001)

Style manual for authors, editors and printers 2002, 6th edn, John Wiley & Sons, Australia.

Editor/s Use the abbreviation ed. for editor or eds. for multiple editors.

Muller, J, Cloete, N & Badat, S (eds.) 2001, Challenges of globalisation: South African debates with Manuel Castells, Maskew Miller Longman, Pinelands, Cape Town.

Books: examples
Book
Authors surname, Initials Year, Title of book, Edition, Publisher, Place of publication. Jones, B 1995, Sleepers, wake!: technology and the future of work, 4th edn, Oxford University Press, Melbourne.

Book chapter
Authors surname, Initials Year, Title of chapter, [in] Author of book (if different), Title of book, Edition, Publisher, Place of publication, Page number(s). Crawford, RJ 1998, 'Plastics available to the designer', in Plastics engineering, 3rd edn, HeinemannButterworth, Oxford, pp. 6-18. or Christians, CG 2000, Ethics and politics in qualitative research, in Denzin NK & Lincoln YS Handbook of qualitative research, 2nd edn, Sage, Thousand Oaks, CA, pp. 133-154.

e-book from a database

Note: Style manual for authors, editors and printers (2002) does not distinguish between printed sources and those sourced electronically. The following is a suggested procedure for referencing e-books. If an e-book is retrieved electronically from a library database in page image format, eg. in an Acrobat (PDF) file, cite it the same as the original printed book. Where alternative formats are available, it is recommended to choose page image format. If an e-book is retrieved from a library database where it has been reformatted, eg. as HTML or plain text, or from a website, you should cite the source you have used, as images, charts, page numbers, etc. may
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have been removed. Where the source is a library database give the database name, or if it is from the internet give the URL. Authors surname, Initials Year of publication, Title of book, Edition, Publisher, Place of publication, viewed day month year, database name. Kung, SY, Mak, MW & Lin, SH 2004, Biometric authentication: a machine learning approach, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ., viewed 5 August 2005, Safari Tech Books Online.

e-book from the Internet

Note: Style manual for authors, editors and printers (2002) does not distinguish between printed sources and those sourced electronically. The following is a suggested procedure for referencing e-books. If an e-book is retrieved electronically from a library database in page image format, eg. in an Acrobat (PDF) file, cite it the same as the original printed book. Where alternative formats are available, it is recommended to choose page image format. If an e-book is retrieved from a library database where it has been reformatted, eg. as HTML or plain text, or from a website, you should cite the source you have used, as images, charts, page numbers, etc. may have been removed. Where the source is a library database give the database name, or if it is from the internet give the URL. Authors surname, Initials Year of publication, Title of chapter, [in] Author of book (if different), Title of book, Edition, Publisher, Place of publication, viewed day month year, <URL>. Chen, C & Farruggia, S 2002, Culture and adolescent development, in Lonner, WJ, Dinnel, DL, Hayes, SA & Sattler, DN (eds.), Online Readings in Psychology and Culture, Unit 11, Chapter 2, Center for CrossCultural Research, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington USA, viewed 15 September 2005, <http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~culture/Chen_Farruggia.htm>.

Encyclopaedia or dictionary
Encyclopaedias and dictionaries should be cited in the in-text reference only, NOT in the Reference List. (Literacy in America: an encyclopedia 2001, p.25) states The Macquarie dictionary (1997) defines it as

Secondary citation
While primary sources are essential, sometimes the source you wish to refer to may be unavailable and you must refer to someone else's citation of that source. This is a secondary source and in this case you must include both names in the in-text reference. The Reference List example would include only the source you have seen. Intext MacDonald (1993, cited in Saunders, Lewis & Thornhill 2003, p. 48) states or (MacDonald 1993, cited in Saunders, Lewis & Thornhill 2003, p. 48) Reference List Saunders, M, Lewis, P & Thornhill, A 2003, Research methods for business students, 3rd edn, Pearson Educational, Essex, p. 48.

No date
Works that do not have a publication date may be cited using the expression n.d. (no date).

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In-text (Brown n.d.) or Brown (n.d.) Reference List Brown, S n.d. B. B. Bernard, Sunshine Press, London.

Journal articles: examples

Note: Capitalise the first letter of the first word, and each of the major words of the journal name. Do not use capital letters for words such as on, for, in, and. eg. The Australian Journal of Language and Literacy

Journal article
Author(s) of article - surname and initials Year of publication, Title of article, Journal name, volume number, issue number, page number(s). Zivkovic, B & Fujii, I 2001, 'An analysis of isothermal phase change of phase change material within rectangular and cylindrical containers', Solar Energy, vol. 70, no.1, pp. 51-61.

e-journal article from a database

Note: Style manual for authors, editors and printers (2002) does not distinguish between journal articles from printed sources and articles sourced electronically. The following is a suggested procedure for referencing electronic journal articles. If a journal article is retrieved electronically from a library database in page image format, eg. as an Acrobat (PDF) file, cite it the same as the original printed article. Where alternative formats are available, it is recommended to choose page image format. If a journal article is retrieved from a library database where it has been reformatted, eg. as HTML or plain text, or from a website, you should cite the source you have used, as images, charts, page numbers, etc may have been removed. Where the source is a library database give the database name, not the URL. Author(s) of article - surname and initials Year of publication, Title of article, Journal name, volume number, issue number, page number(s), viewed day month year, database name. Easthope, G 2004, 'Consuming health: the market for complementary and alternative medicine', Australian Journal of Primary Health, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 68-75, viewed 30 March 2005, Australian Public Affairs Full Text.

e-journal article from the internet

Note: Style manual for authors, editors and printers (2002) does not distinguish between journal articles from printed sources and articles sourced electronically. The following is a suggested procedure for referencing electronic journal articles. If a journal article is retrieved from the internet where it is available only in HTML, and not PDF, you should cite the source you used along with the viewed date and the URL. As page numbers are not available for HTML format then if quoting or paraphrasing from the internet use as part of the in-text reference either: a section heading, (eg. Courtney 2005, Diagnosis section) a paragraph number (eg. Courtney 2005, para.4) Author(s) of article - surname and initials Year of publication, Title of article, Journal name, volume number, issue number, viewed day month year, URL.

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Reference list example: Courtney, AU, McCarter, DF & Pollart, SM 2005, Childhood asthma: treatment update, American Family Physician, vol. 71, no. 10, viewed 1 May 2008, http://www.aafp.org/afp/20050515/1959.html. In-text citation example: It is stated that: Asthma causes airway hyperresponsiveness, airflow limitation, and persistent respiratory symptoms such as wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, and shortness of breath (Courtney 2005, Diagnosis section) or It is stated that: Asthma causes airway hyperresponsiveness, airflow limitation, and persistent respiratory symptoms such as wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, and shortness of breath (Courtney 2005, para. 4)

In press article
Author(s) of article - surname and initials in press, Title of article, Journal name, viewed day month year, database name (if applicable). Mundermann, A, Wakeling, JM, Nigg, BM, Humble, RN & Stefanyshyn, DJ in press, 'Foot orthoses affect frequency components of muscle activity in the lower extremity ', Gait and posture, viewed 15 September 2005, ScienceDirect.

Magazine article no author

Note: if the magazine article does NOT have an author then provide details as an in-text citation only, NOT in the Reference List. For example: Electronics Weekly (11 July 2007, p.4) states

Newspaper articles
Note: Capitalise the first letter of the first word, and each of the major words of the newspaper name. Note: if the newspaper article does NOT have an author then provide details as an in-text citation only, NOT in the Reference List. For example: The Australian (10 July 2002, p.1) states

Newspaper article
Authors surname, Initials Year of publication, Title of article, Newspaper name, day month, page number (s). Tobler, K & Kerin, J 2002, Hormone alert for cancer, The Australian, 10 July, p. 1.

Newspaper article from a database

Note: Style manual for authors, editors and printers (2002) does not distinguish between articles from printed sources and articles sourced electronically. The following is a suggested procedure for referencing electronic newspaper articles. If a newspaper article is retrieved electronically from a library database in page image format, eg. as an Acrobat (PDF) file, cite it the same as the original printed article. Where alternative formats are available, it is recommended to choose page image format. If a newspaper article is retrieved from a library database where it has been reformatted, eg. as HTML or plain text, or from a website, you should cite the source you have used, as images, charts, page numbers, etc may have been removed. Where the source is a library database give the database name, not the URL. Authors surname, Initials Year of publication, Title of article, Newspaper name, day month, viewed day

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month year, name of database. Timmins, N 2005, Delay raises doubt in public sector, Financial Times, 20 July, viewed 21 July 2005, Factiva.

Newspaper article from a website

If a newspaper article is found via the newspapers website in HTML or plain text, include the articles URL at the end of the citation. Authors surname, Initials Year of publication, Title of article, Newspaper name, day month, viewed day month year, <URL>. Sparrow, J 2009, 'Risking blood on his hands, The Age, 13 May, viewed 12 June 2009, <http:// www.theage.com.au/opinion/risking-blood-on-his-hands-20090512-b1xs.html>.

Internet sources
Discussion list message
Author <authors email address> Year of posting, Title of posting, description of posting, date and month of posting, name of list owner, viewed day month year, <URL>. Shively, E <chminf-l@listserv.indiana.edu> 1997, CA pre-1967 information, list server, 1 July, Chemical Information Sources Discussion List, viewed 3 July 2003, <http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/chminfl.html>.

Newsgroup message
Author <authors email address> Year of posting, Title of posting, description of posting, date and month of posting, name of newsgroup owner, viewed day month year, <URL>. Milinkovich, M 2005, Oracle PL/SQL in Eclipse, newsgroup, 12 July, News.Eclipse.Technology, 15 September 2005, <http://dev.eclipse.org/newslists/news.eclipse.technology/msg01045.html>,

Blogs
Author <authors email address> Year of posting, Title of posting, description of posting, date and month of posting, name of list owner, viewed day month year, <URL>. Steffen, A 2005, Bird flu can we out-collaborate a pandemic? blog, 15 August, World Changing: another world is here, viewed 15 September 2005, <http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/003310.html>.

Website documents
Many electronic sources do not provide page numbers, unless they are in PDF format. If quoting or paraphrasing from a website, that is NOT a PDF, then use as part of the in-text reference either: a section heading, (eg. Stone 2004, Usage and prognosis section) a paragraph number (eg. Stone 2004, para.11) Author/editor. Year of document, Title of document, name of the sponsor of the source, date of viewing, <URL>. Reference list example: Stone, A 2004, Headaches due to wind cold, Al Stone Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicines, viewed 10 September 2006, < http://beyondwellbeing.com/headaches/wind-cold.shtml >.

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In-text citation example: It is stated that: this formula is about 85% targeting the symptoms of headache and stuffy nose, while only 15% directly addresses the cold or allergies (Stone 2004, Usage and prognosis section) or It is stated that: this formula is about 85% targeting the symptoms of headache and stuffy nose, while only 15% directly addresses the cold or allergies (Stone 2004, para. 11)

Course readings
Course readings from RMIT University Library reserve
Authors surname, Initials Year of publication, Title of work, course notes from (number), Publisher, Place of publication, viewed day month year, RMIT University Library. Dixon, C 2002, Mechanical design 2: project resource material, course readings fromMIET1068, RMIT University, Melbourne, viewed 22 July 2005, RMIT University Library.

Course readings from RMIT University Library e-reserve

Authors surname, Initials Year of publication, Title of work, course notes from (number), Publisher, Place of publication, viewed day month year, RMIT University Library <URL>. Holland, J 2004, Lecture notes 3: bulldozers and land clearing, course readings from CIVE1057, RMIT University, Melbourne, viewed 22 July 2005, RMIT University Library <http://eresources.lib.rmit.edu.au/ ereserve/notes02/cive1057/31259006935782.pdf>.

Course readings from RMIT University Learning Hub

Authors surname, Initials Year of publication, Title of work, course notes from (number), Publisher, Place of publication, viewed day month year, RMIT University Learning Hub. Smith, H 2005, Metadata, course readings from ISYS6655, RMIT University, Melbourne, viewed 8 July 2005, RMIT University Learning Hub.

Reports
Government publications
These may include departmental reports, reports of commissions of inquiry, committees of review and committees of parliament. Authors surname, Initials Year of publication, Title of report, Report series code and number, Sponsoring body or body issuing report series, Publisher, Place of publication. Kogan, P, Moses, I & El-Khawas, EH 1994, Staffing higher education : meeting new challenges : report of the IMHE project on policies for academic staffing in higher education, Higher education policy series, no. 27, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London. OR Australia, Parliament 1976, Department of Foreign Affairs annual report 1975, Parl. Paper 142, Canberra. Many government publications are available on the Internet. The following document appeared as a
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Parliamentary paper, but is also available from the relevant authority's website. The way you access a document may affect your citation. Australia, Parliament 2003, Fraud control arrangements in the Australian Customs Service, Parl. Paper 32, Canberra. AND Australian National Audit Office 2003, Fraud control arrangements in the Australian Customs Service, viewed August 4 2003, <http://www.anao.gov.au/WebSite.nsf/ Publications/2F8FE1D39613A8B8CA256CF300709A62>.

Parliamentary debates
For parliamentary debates and the official records of what has been said in parliament. Australia, Senate 2000, Debates, Vol S25, p. 65.

Australian Bureau of Statistics

Authors name, Year of publication, Title of report, cat. no., Publisher, Place of publication. Australian Bureau of Statistics 2005, Australian social trends 2005, cat. no. 4102.0, ABS, Canberra. OR Authors name, Year of publication, Title of report, cat. no., Publisher, Place of publication, viewed day month year, URL. Australian Bureau of Statistics 2004, Mental Health In Australia: A Snapshot, cat. no. 4824.0.55.001, ABS, Canberra, viewed 18 August 2005, <http://www.abs.gov.au/>.

Legislation and Legal cases

Legislation
When referring to Commonwealth Acts, Ordinances and Regulations, the title must be reproduced exactly, without changing the capitalisation or spelling. The words Act and Bill are generally written with a capital letter. An Act or Ordinance may be cited by the short title, which is usually drafted into modern legislation. The first reference must always include the short title in italics. Subsequent references may refer to it by an undated, descriptive title in roman type. Legislation is usually numbered as well as dated. The number follows the date. For Australian State legislation, the State must be included in roman type. Acts of Parliaments of the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Canada and the United States, use roman type. Bills currently before Parliament are presented in roman type, not italics. Interstate Road Transport Act 1985 (Cwlth) Interstate Road Transport Act Air Navigation Act 1920 (No. 50) (Cwlth) Firearms Act 1936 (NSW)

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Badgers Act 1974 (UK)

Legal cases
To fully cite legal authorities list name of case; (date) or volume number, or both; abbreviated name of report series; and beginning page. Greutner v. Everard (1960) 103 CLR 177

Other sources
Conference paper
Authors surname, Initials Year of publication, Title of paper, [in] Editor (if applicable), Title of published proceeding which may include place held and date(s), Publisher, Place of publication, page number(s). Kovacs, GL 1994, Simulation-scheduling system using hybrid software technology, in Computer Integrated Manufacturing and Automation Technology: Proceedings of the 4th International conference, Troy, New York, October 10-12, 1994, IEEE Computer Society Press, Los Alamitos, California, pp.351-356.

Thesis
Authors surname, Initials Year of preparation of thesis, Title of thesis, Award, Institution under whose auspices the study was taken. Garland, CP 1986, Structure and removal of non-cellulosic components of eucalypt woods, MApplSci thesis, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.

Patent
Name(s) of inventor. Name(s) of assignees Year of Patent, Patent title, Patent number including country of issue. Tucker , MD & Betty, RG Sandia Corporation 2006, Reactive formulations for a neutralization of toxic industrial chemicals, US patent 7,125,497.

Standard
Corporate body issuing standard Year of publication, Title of standard, Number of standard including identifier of issuing country or body, Publisher of standard, Place of publication. International Organization for Standardization 1982, Steels - classification - part 1: classification of steels into unalloyed and alloy steels based on chemical composition, ISO 4948-1:1982, International Organization for Standardization, Geneva.

CD-ROM
Author/editors name, Initials Year, Title, Edition, CD-ROM, Publisher, Place of publication. Young, B & Heath, J 2000, Wheater's functional histology : a text and colour atlas, 4th edn, CD-ROM, Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh.

Film, video, TV and radio program

Title of program Date of recording, format, publisher, place of recording, date viewed.

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What are we going to do with the money? 1997, television program, SBS Television, Sydney, 8 August. Or Swiss ball: exercises for performance and function 1999, video recording, Galaxy Leisure Corporation, 3 February. Note: the in-text reference would be to the title of the program, also in italics.

Media release
Name of person who delivered media release Year released, Title, media release, Name of organisation/ professional body represented, Place released, day month. Watersmith, C 2000, BHP enters new era, media release, BHP Limited, Melbourne, 1 March. Or Smith, A (Minister for Justice and Customs) 1999, Coastwatch initiative bears fruit, media release, Parliament House, Canberra, 21 July.

Personal communication
Information gained through personal communication, either face-to-face interview or conversation, telephone call, facsimile, letter, email, etc. should be provided as an in-text citation. Details of personal communications do not need to be included in the Reference List. The information, including day, month and year, is provided in the text, or parenthically. Details of the organisation that the person represents may also be included. Note that initials precede the family name. When interviewed on 24 April 1999, Ms S Savieri confirmed.. Ms S Savieri confirmed this by facsimile on 24 April 1999. It has been confirmed that an outbreak occurred in Shepparton (S Savieri 1999, pers. comm., 24 April). Ms S Savieri (Australian Institute of Criminology) confirmed this by email on 24 April 1999. It has been confirmed that an outbreak occurred in Shepparton (S Savieri [Australian Institute of Criminology] 1999, pers. comm., 24 April).

Bibliography
RMIT Business 2007, Written reports and essays: guidelines for referencing and presentation in RMIT Business, RMIT University, Melbourne. Style manual for authors, editors and printers 2002, 6th edn, John Wiley & Sons, Australia.

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