4) Bibliography Information

A Guide to Writing
Bibliographies
Based on the Harvard Style
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Background
♦ A bibliography is a list of resources used in preparing a piece of work.
♦ When writing up a piece of work you will need to cite (quote) the bibliographical
references of all resources you have used.
♦ Bibliographical references need to be cited in two different places:
1. Where a document is referred to in the text.
2. In a list at the end of the work, which is arranged alphabetically by
author then by date. This author/date system of description is
referred to as the Harvard System.
Books (incl. Reference)

Include the following information in this order:
1. Author’s surname, (comma) initials. (full stop)

2. Date, (comma)
3. Title of book, (italics) (comma)
4. Publisher, (comma)
5. Place of publication. (full stop)
For a reference book:

Title of book, (italics) (comma)
Year, (comma)
Edition, (comma)
Publisher, (comma)
Place of publication. (full stop)
Dixon, J. 1993, How to be a successful student,

Penguin Books, Ringwood.
Books (Edited)
1. Editor’s surname, (comma) initials. (full stop)

2. Year, (comma)
3. Title of book, (italics) (comma)
Harvey, J. 2002, Water pollution,

Penguin Books, Ringwood.
For an Article in an edited book:
For example:
Bryant, S. 1999, ‘The energy crisis of 1920’, in P. Jarman (ed.)
World wide energy, Blackwell, Sydney.
CD-ROMS
1. Subject, (in single quotation marks) (comma)

2. Date, (comma)
3. Title of CD ROM (italics)
4. CD ROM. [in square brackets] (full stop)
‘Snakes’, 1994, Habitats of reptiles [CD ROM]. Crunch Media, N.Y.

Databases
1. Title of the database, (comma)

2. The producer, (comma)
3. The vendor, (vendor in brackets) (comma)
4. Frequency of updating. (full stop)
AGRIS database, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation,

SilverPlatter (vendor), annual updating.
Electronic Book -Accessed via www
1. Author’s surname, initials. (full stop)

2. Year (comma)
3. Title of e-book, (comma) (italics)
5. Place of publication, (comma)
6. Accessed, (day month year)(comma)
7. Internet address <between pointed brackets>
Lloyd, C. 2004, Growing up global , The National Academies Press, Washington,

accessed 10 June 2007, http://www.nap.edu/books/11174/ html/index/html
E-mail

2. Year, (comma)
3. Email, (comma)
4. Day and month of email, (comma)
5. Email address. (full stop)
Saville, A. 2001, email, 24 April, [email protected].
Interviews
1. Surname of person being interviewed, (comma) initials. (full stop)

2. Month and Year of interview, (comma)
3. Title of interview, (italics) (comma)
4. Interviewer’s name
5. Type of interview e.g. tape recording, transcript, video recording [in square
brackets]
6. Place of interview. (full stop)
Berger, P. Aug 2002, Teaching in L.A., Interviewed by J. Smith

[Transcript of Interview] Melbourne Conference Centre.
Journal Articles

2. Date, (comma)
3. Title of the article, (in single quotation marks) (comma)
4. Title of the journal, (italics) (comma)
5. Volume, (comma) number, (comma) month/season, (comma)
6. Page numbers of article. (full stop)
Burns, S. 1989, ‘There’s more than one way to learn’,

Australian Wellbeing, Vol 6, No 33, October, pp42-44.
Newspaper Articles

2. Date, (comma)
3. Title of the article, (in single quotation marks) (comma)
4. Title of the newspaper, (italics) (comma)
5. Date of publication, (comma)
6. Page numbers of article. (full stop)
Popham, B. 1997, ‘Saving the future’,

Weekend Australian, 7 February, p2.
Online Journals -Accessed via www

2. Year (comma)
3. Title of article, (comma) (between single quotations marks)
4. Title of journal (italics) (comma)
6. Page number of article, (comma)
7. Accessed, (day month year)(comma)
Morgan, B. 2004, ‘This is climate change’, Australian Humanities Review, Issue 33,
August - October 2005, accessed 10 June 2007, p 7,
<http://www.latrobe.edu.au/AHR/iss ue-June-2004/morgan.html>
Online Journals -From full text databases

2. Date, (comma)
3. Title of article, (in single quotation marks) (comma)
4. Title of journal, (italics) (comma)
6. Accessed, (day/month/year)
7. From name of database. (full stop)
Holmes, S. 2004, ‘But this time you choose!’,

Australian Cultural History, No 7, pp. 213-231, accessed 11 May 2007 from Sage
Journals Online.
Podcasts -Accessed via www
1. Name of podcast (italics)

2. Date, (comma)
3. Format, (podcast) (comma)
5. Date of podcast, (comma)
6. Accessed, (day month year) (comma)
Lingua Franca 2007, podcast radio programme, ABC Radio National, 28 April, accessed
25 May 2007, <http://abc.net.au/rn/podcast/feeds/ lin.xml>.
Videos
1. Title (italics)
2. Date, (comma)
3. Format, (video recording) (comma)
South American wetland 1982, video recording, BBC, London.
Weblog (Blog) -Accessed via www

2. Year of post (comma)
3. Title of the posting, (between single quotations marks) (comma)
4. Title of the site (italics)
5. Format (weblog post)
6. Date (day month) (comma)
8. URL of the host <between pointed brackets>
Bahnisch, M. 2007, ‘The commentariat vs. the people?’, Larvatus Prodeo, weblog post,
11 May, accessed 22 May 2007,
<http://larvatusprodeo.net/2007/05/11/thecommentariat-vs-the-people/>
Wikis -Accessed via www

1. Title of article, (between single quotations marks) (comma)

2. Title of wiki (italics) (comma)
3. Format (wiki post)
4. Date of last revision (day month year) (comma)
6. Internet address of wiki article page <between pointed brackets>
‘Freud and science’, An essay evolves, wiki article, March 8 2007, accessed 20 May
2007, <http://evolvingessay.pbwiki.com/Freud+and+Science>.
World Wide Web

1. Author – person or organisation responsible for the site
2. Site date, the date the site was created or last revised (comma)
3. Name of sponsor or publisher, (comma)
4. Place of sponsor or publisher, (comma)
5. Date of viewing of the site, (comma) year, (comma)
6. URL. (full stop)
Department of Finance and Administration 2001, Department of

Finance and Administration, Canberra, viewed 7 August, 2001,
http://www.finance.gov.au.

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A Guide to Writing

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Books (incl. Reference)

1. Author’s surname, (comma) initials. (full stop)

For a reference book:

Dixon, J. 1993, How to be a successful student,

1. Editor’s surname, (comma) initials. (full stop)

Harvey, J. 2002, Water pollution,

For an Article in an edited book:

1. Subject, (in single quotation marks) (comma)

‘Snakes’, 1994, Habitats of reptiles [CD ROM]. Crunch Media, N.Y.

1. Title of the database, (comma)

AGRIS database, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation,

Electronic Book -Accessed via www

Include the following information in this order:

1. Author’s surname, initials. (full stop)

Lloyd, C. 2004, Growing up global , The National Academies Press, Washington,

1. Author’s surname, (comma) initials. (full stop)

Saville, A. 2001, email, 24 April, [email protected].

1. Surname of person being interviewed, (comma) initials. (full stop)

Berger, P. Aug 2002, Teaching in L.A., Interviewed by J. Smith

1. Author’s surname, (comma) initials. (full stop)

Burns, S. 1989, ‘There’s more than one way to learn’,

1. Author’s surname, (comma) initials. (full stop)

Popham, B. 1997, ‘Saving the future’,

Include the following information in this order:

1. Author’s surname, initials. (full stop)

Online Journals -From full text databases

Include the following information in this order:

1. Author’s surname, (comma) initials. (full stop)

Holmes, S. 2004, ‘But this time you choose!’,

Include the following information in this order:

1. Name of podcast (italics)

South American wetland 1982, video recording, BBC, London.

Weblog (Blog) -Accessed via www

Include the following information in this order:

Wikis -Accessed via www

1. Title of article, (between single quotations marks) (comma)

World Wide Web

Department of Finance and Administration 2001, Department of

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