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Harvard Referencing (2002 version)

Guide to citing & referencing in this author, date style for JCU students

Podcast

Format:

Presenter, AA (Pres.) year, 'Title of episode', Title of program (in italics), Producers (Prods.), Format, Name of channel, DD month YYYY, (original transmission) accessed date, <URL>..

Example:

Kruszelnicki, K (Pres.) 2018, 'The hummingbird: a furnace with feathers', Great Moments in Science, C Smith (Prod.), Podcast, 3 April 2018, ABC, accessed 9 April 2018, <http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/greatmomentsinscience/hummingbird-furnace-with-feathers/9600536>.

In-text citation:

(Kruszelnicki 2018)

Blog post

Format:

Author(s) Year of post, 'Title of blogpost' - in single quotation marks, Title of blogsite - in italics, Format, Day and Month of post, Viewed date, <URL>.

Example:

Farrow, E 2017, 'Young adult books must get it write when it comes to mental health', Huffington Post, Blog post, 27 November, viewed 9 April 2018, <https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/erin-farrow/young-adult-books-must-get-it-write-when-it-comes-to-mental-health_a_23284859/?utm_hp_ref=au-blog>.

TheSharonB 2018, 'A reading challenge for 2018 - Week 1', JCU Library News, Blog post, 2 January, viewed 9 April 2018, <https://jculibrarynews.blogspot.com.au/2018/01/a-reading-challenge-for-2018-week-1.html>.

In-text citation:

(Farrow 2017)

TheSharonB (2018) has set a reading challenge ...

YouTube video

Format:

Author(s) Year, Title - italicised, type of medium, Day and Month (if applicable), Description of post, viewed date, <URL>.

Example:

ESLClips, 2013, How to start an essay, online video, 15 March, YouTube, viewed 9 April 2018, <https://youtu.be/VbmUzBoRmf0>.

Stauber, S 2013, Academic intregrity, online video, 21 August, YouTube, viewed 9 April 2018, <https://youtu.be/2wvXEAO4Q44>.

In-text citation:

As shown in the YouTube clip on writing an essay (ESLClips 2013).

Stauber (2013) discusses points on academic ingregrity.

Social media

Format:

Author of post - last name, inital(s) Year, Name of the page or the content or caption of the post - up to the first 40 words and in italics, Type of post, Date of post - Day Month, viewed Date, <URL>.

Example:

James Cook University Library 2018, Here is a monitor, outside the library, Facebook post, 5 April, viewed 9 April 2018, <https://www.facebook.com/pg/JCULibrary/posts/?ref=page_internal>.

JCU Library 2018, It’s Mabo Day!, Tweet, 2 June 2018, viewed 9 June 2018, <https://twitter.com/JCULibrary/status/1003069529654640642>.

In-text citation:

There is some amazing wildlife on the JCU campuses (James Cook University Library 2018).

JCU Library (2018) posted a Tweet celebrating ...

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