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Harvard Referencing (AGSM)

Guide to the Harvard Referencing Style, as used by Australian Government bodies

Social media and forum posts

Format

Author A or Organisation Name (Day Month Year) ‘Title or first 10 words of content of post ...’ [type of post], Page of Post, accessed Day Month Year. URL

Example

Services Australia (21 October 2021) 'You can get proof of your COVID-19 vaccinations online in . . .' [Facebook status], Services Australia, accessed 8 November 2021. https://www.facebook.com/ServicesAustralia/

Calgary Zoo (8 November 2021) 'Stuffed animals provide comfort, engage play, and inspire a love . . .' [Facebook status], Calgary Zoo, accessed 10 November 2021. https://twitter.com/calgaryzoo/status/1457417324248580104

CryptoCurrency (Cryptocurrency News & Discussion) (8 November 2021) 'How confident are you about your investments in crypto?' [online forum post], Reddit, accessed 8 November 2021. https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/qovisg/how_confident_are_you_about_your_investments_in/

Notes:

  • Use full date (Day Month Year) for social media and forum posts.
  • If there is no title include the first 10 words of the content followed by an ellipsis.

For EndNote users:

EndNote Reference Type Social Media
Field notes
  • Enter the date the item was posted into the Post Date field.
  • Enter the name of the social media page in the Affiliated Organisation field.
  • Enter the type of post in the Type of Work field.

Blog posts

Blog posts with author listed

Format Author A (Day Month Year) ‘Title of article: subtitle of article’, Name of Blog, accessed Day Month Year. URL
Example

Johnson C (12 November 2021) 'Uncovering the lives of whales to better understand our oceans', WWF Australia blog, accessed 23 November 2021. https://www.wwf.org.au/news/blogs/uncovering-the-lives-of-whales-to-better-understand-our-oceans#gs.gq5tvr

Meadows K (19 April 2022) 'Indigenous knowledge and research infrastructure: an interview with Katharina Ruckstuhl', The Scholarly Kitchen, accessed 19 May 2022. https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2022/04/19/indigenous-knowledge-and-research-infrastructure-an-interview-with-katharina-ruckstuhl

For EndNote users:

EndNote Reference Type Blog post
Field notes
  • Enter the year in the Year field.
  • Enter the day and month in the Date field.

 

Blog posts without author listed

Format  Name of Blog (Day Month Year) ‘Title of article: subtitle of article’, Name of Blog, accessed Day Month Year. URL
Example

JCU Library News (4 May 2022) 'May the 4th be with you', JCU Library News, accessed 13 May 2022. https://jculibrarynews.blogspot.com/2022/05/may-4th-be-with-you.html

For EndNote users:

EndNote Reference Type Blog post
Field notes
  • Enter the name of the blog in the Author field
  • Enter the year in the Year field.
  • Enter the day and month in the Date field.

 

Comments on blog posts

Format

Author A (Day Month Year) ‘Re: Title of post: subtitle of post’ [blog comment], Name of Blog, accessed Day Month Year. URL
Example

Tsenekidou S (n.d.) 'Re: Blogging without comments: should you or shouldn’t you?' [blog comment], NeilPatel, accessed 6 May 2022. https://neilpatel.com/blog/blogging-without-comments/

Schonfield RC (19 April 2022) "Re: Indigenous knowledge and research infrastructure: an interview with Katharina Ruckstuhl' [blog comment], The Scholarly Kitchen, accessed 19 May 2022. https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2022/04/19/indigenous-knowledge-and-research-infrastructure-an-interview-with-katharina-ruckstuhl

For EndNote users:

EndNote Reference Type Blog post
Field notes
  • Enter the year in the Year field.
  • Enter the day and month in the Date field.
  • Enter the words 'blog comment' in the Type of Work field.

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