Sources List: Instructions

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Sources list/bibliography

A bibliography is always in alphabetical order.
A bibliography is the final page in a document.
Books
Include these details:
1. Author´s name: Surname first, then first name or initials
2. Year of Publication (in brackets)
3. Title of Book in ITALICS or underlined if handwritten
4. Publisher
5. Place of Publication

Example:
Smith, Kate (1998), Life in Asia, Collins, Melbourne

Encyclopaedia
Include these details:
1. Author of article - if known
2. Date of Publication (in brackets)
3. Title of article in 'quotation marks'
4. Encyclopaedia in ITALICS
5. Date of Publication (comes here if author is not known)
6. Volume number
7. Publisher
8. Place of Publication
Example:
Bond, Adam, (1996) 'Plastics', Encyclopedia of Australia vol 9, Macmillan, Sydney
OR
´Mammals´ World Book Encyclopedia (1996) vol. 12 World Book Inc., Chicago
Encyclopedia or Reference Book on CD ROM
Example:
Microsoft Encarta 98 Encyclopedia Deluxe Edition, CD-ROM. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Corporation, 1983-1999

Magazine or Newspaper
Include these details:
1. Author
2. Year of Publication
3. Title of article in 'single quotation marks'
4. Title of Newspaper or magazine in ITALICS
5. Date of Publication
Example:
Broome, Ken (1997), ‘Life at the top!’ The Herald Sun, Nov 21
On-Line Resources
Include these details, if possible:
1. Author
2. Title of document in ‘single quotation marks’
3. Date of Publication
4. [Online] Available
5. Full <URL>
6. Date of access (in brackets)
Example:
Davis, Heather: ‘Guidelines to writing’ 1998 [Online] Available <http://www.usa.net/~hdavis/home.html> (Jan 7, 1999)
Examples of Bibliographies
Broome, Ken (1997), ‘Life at the top!’ The Herald Sun, Nov 21, 1997

Davis, Heather: ‘Guidelines to writing’ [Online] Available <.http://www.usa.net/~hdavis/home.html> Jan 7, 1999

‘Mammals’ World Book Encyclopaedia (1996) vol. 12 World Book Inc., Chicago

Smith, Kate (1998), Life in Asia, Collins, Melbourne