LIST OF REFERENCES
If you used all these sources of information in an assignment, your list (in alphabetical order)
would look like this:
List of References
Ashley Leahy (2013, March 3). It is a Carbon price is not a tax. You cannot trade a tax.
#Qanda. Retrieved from https://twitter.com/search?q=%23qanda&src=typd
Barack Obama. (2013, March 5). Retrieved from https://www.facebook.com/
barackobama?ref=ts&fref=ts
Better Health Channel. (2013). Asthma. Retrieved from http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/
bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/ct_asthma?open
Borthwick, John. (2013, March 1). Captivated by Cambodia. The West Australian. Retrieved from http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/travel/a/-/travel/16277596/capitvatedby-cambodia/
Browne, K. (2013). Pack attack. Choice (February). p.16-19.
Cancer Council Australia (2011). Be sun smart. [Fact sheet]. Retrieved from http://
www.cancer.org.au/preventing-cancer/reduce-your-risk/be-sunsmart.html
Chu, Clement (Creator). (2006, September 1). Science fun [Video file]. Retrieved from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfs4Rd5f_IQ
Davis, T. R. (Producer and presenter). (2012, May 14). Living science. ]Radio broadcast].
Sydney, NSW, Australia: ABC Radio Australia.
Department of Environmental Protection. (2012). Protecting the Ozone (Brochure). Perth,
W.A., Australia: Government of Western Australia.
Gallipoli and the Anzac legend (2010). MacquarieNet. Retrieved from http://
www.macnet.mq.edu.au/eshs%40FF
Hay, Donna. (2008). Off the Shelf. Sydney: Harper Collins.
Huntington, P., Myers, J. & Owens, E. (2004). Horse Sense. Collingwood, Victoria: Landlinks.
Malcolm, L. (Presenter). (2012, 7 October). Changing your brain [Podcast]. All in The
Mind. Retrieved from http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/listen/podcast.xml
Nelson Mandela. (Last modified 5th March 2013). Retrieved March 6, 2013, from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Mandela
Pride and Prejudice. (1813). Retrieved from http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1342
APA GUIDE TO
REFERENCING
Punch drunk. (2013, 25 February). [Television series episode]. In Four Corners. Sydney,
NSW, Australia: ABC1.
Rain stops carnival. (2013, March 1). The Esperance Express, p. 2.
The Vietnam War. (2006). In The World Book Encyclopedia (Vol. 20, pages 372-378). Chicago: World Book Inc.
Towery, C. & Pruett, M. (2002). Wavescape. London: Barrons.
VEA (Creator). (2012). All about food additives. Retrieved from Clickview media delivery
system.
Reference
King, J. (2011). APA guide to referencing. Toowong, QLD: School Library Association of QLD Inc.
©
Vicki Morris (words) and Samuel Barnett (layout), Esperance Senior High School
2013
REFERENCING
When you use information created by other people, you must give them the credit for it. If not, it can
be said that you have stolen their work or cheated. This is called plagiarism and you will be heavily
penalised for doing it.
To avoid plagiarising, you need to create a list of references at the end of your work.
Background information to all resources in this guide ….
Part
Example
Helpful hints
ONLINE RESOURCES
WEBSITE / IMAGE / PHOTO
Better Health Channel. (2013). Asthma. Retrieved from
http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/ct_asthma?open
ENCYCLOPEDIA
Gallipoli and the Anzac legend (2010). MacquarieNet. Retrieved from http://www.macnet.mq.edu.au/
eshs%40FF
FACT SHEET
Cancer Council Australia (2011). Be sun smart. [Fact sheet]. Retrieved from http://www.cancer.org.au/preventing-cancer/reduce-your-risk/be-sunsmart.html
1
Surname of the author,
creator or presenter
Richards,
If not stated, write ‘unknown’.
Social networking sites use the normal
name style eg. Allan Richards
2
First name or initials
Allan OR A.W.
Use the whole name or the initials
3
Date published or produced
(2012)
If no date, write ‘no date.’
4
Title of the resource
Great Sporting Achievements. Use italics for the title.
EBOOK
Pride and Prejudice. (1813). Retrieved from http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1342
5
Place published
Sydney, N.S.W., Australia:
Not all parts are required.
CLICKVIEW / IVIEW / NINEMSN ETC
VEA (Creator). (2012). All about food additives. Retrieved from Clickview media delivery system.
6
Publisher
Penguin
The company or individual that produced the resource for the market.
PRINTED RESOURCES
YOU TUBE AND OTHER VIDEOS
Chu, Clement (Creator). (2006, September 1). Science fun [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.
com/watch?v=Pfs4Rd5f_IQ
WIKI ARTICLE
Nelson Mandela. (Last modified 5th March 2013). Retrieved March 6, 2013, from Wikipedia: http://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Mandela
FACEBOOK
Barack Obama. (2013, March 5). Retrieved from https://www.facebook.com/barackobama?ref=ts&fref=ts
BOOK – ONE AUTHOR
TWITTER
Ashley Leahy (2013, March 3). A carbon price is not a tax. You cannot trade a tax. #Qanda. Retrieved from
https://twitter.com/search?q=%23qanda&src=typd
BOOK – TWO AUTHORS
NEWSPAPER ARTICLE
Borthwick, John. (2013, March 1). Captivated by Cambodia. The West Australian. Retrieved from http://
au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/travel/a/-/travel/16277596/capitvated-by-cambodia/
RADIO PODCAST
Malcolm, L. (Presenter). (2012, 7 October). Changing your brain [Podcast]. All in The Mind. Retrieved from
http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/listen/podcast.xml
Hay, Donna. (2008). Off the shelf. Sydney, NSW: Harper Collins.
Towery, C. & Pruett, M. (2002). Wavescape. London: Barrons.
BOOK – THREE OR MORE AUTHORS
Huntington, P., Myers, J. & Owens, E. (2004). Horse Sense. Collingwood, Victoria: Landlinks.
ENCYCLOPEDIA
The Vietnam War. (2006). In The World Book Encyclopedia (Vol. 20, pages 372-378). Chicago:
World Book Inc.
MAGAZINE / JOURNAL ARTICLE
Browne, K. (2013). Pack attack. Choice (February). p.16-19.
NEWSPAPER ARTICLE
Rain stops carnival. (2013, March 1). The Esperance Express, p. 2.
FACT SHEET / BROCHURE / LEAFLET
Department of Environmental Protection. (2012). Protecting the Ozone (Brochure). Perth, W.A.,
Australia: Government of Western Australia.
MEDIA
TELEVISION PROGRAM
Punch drunk. (2013, 25 February). [Television series episode]. In Four Corners. Sydney, NSW, Australia:
ABC1.
The Da Vinci Shroud. (2013, 22 February). [Television broadcast]. Sydney, NSW, Australia: ABC1.
RADIO PROGRAM
Davis, T. R. (Producer and presenter). (2012, May 14). Living science. ]Radio broadcast]. Sydney, NSW,
Australia: ABC Radio Australia.