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HOW TO COMPILE A BIBLIOGRAPHY
The Harvard System
The Harvard System is widely used when compiling
bibliographies. It is also known as the Author-Date System.
Why do I need a Bibliography?
You need to write a Bibliography:
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To acknowledge your sources
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To give your reader information to identify and consult
your source
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To make sure your information is correct
What information do I need to write?
Books
Author’s SURNAME, and initials. (Year of Publication)
Title of book. Place of publication : Publisher.
Example:
Adams-Smith, Patsy (1978). The ANZACS.
Nelson, Melbourne
Encyclopedias
Title . (Year of publication) Place of publication :
Publisher, Volume and page numbers
Example:
World Book Encyclopedia. (1992) London :
World Book, Volume E p179-190
Magazine Article
Author’s SURNAME, and initials. (Year of publication)
Title of the article. Title of the magazine. Volume number or date
of magazine, page numbers
Example:
Madeley, J. (1994) Beyond the pest killers. New
Scientist. 7 May 1994, p24-27
Booklets, Pamphlets, Leaflets or Newspaper Articles
Follow the rules for books as far as you can. Often
these will not have an author, so start with the title. Put (Pamphlet)
after the title. The publisher may not be included, but if it has been
produced for a group, company or government department, use that
information.
Examples:
Occasional Child Care. (Pamphlet) (Date
unknown) Adelaide : Children’s Services Office
Dent, C.A. (1998), The politics of plain English,
The Canberra Times, August p.15
Electronic Media
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A Document on the World Wide Web (Internet)
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Author’s name (some sites may not give the
author’s name)
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Title of the document
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Note that it is an online source
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Complete URL or the http location
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Date you visited or downloaded the information
Example:
Nicholls, Neville. El Nino: of drought and
flooding rains. (Online)
http://www.abc.net.au/science/slab/elnino/story.htm
3 March 1999
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E-Mail
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Author’s name
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Subject line of the message
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Online Source
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Person sending the E-mail
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Address
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Date of the Document or download
Example:
Hood. J. The importance of the saddle in
medieval times. (Online) Available e-mail:
teacher@smithhs.act.edu.au. March 10
1999
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Online Images
Example:
Landuse of Australia. (Online image)
http://www.auslig.gov.au Sept. 23 1998
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CD Rom
Example:
Tuberculosis (1996) Microsoft Encarta (CD
Rom): Microsoft.
Video
Example:
Catering skills (videorecording) (1994)
Bendigo: Video Education Australasia.
Hints:
Make sure:
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