REFERENCING FOR ASSIGNMENTS
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REFERENCING FOR ASSIGNMENTS
(AFTRS staff and students only)
All AFTRS syllabus documents, course readers, unit outlines and other documents that cite reference books, journal/magazine/newspaper articles, audio-visual sources or online sources should be consistent.
AFTRS uses the Harvard Referencing System, which is the principal referencing source included in the Australian Government's Style Manual for Authors, Editors and Printers. The library holds the latest edition.
Reference lists and syllabi should provide the following information:
For a BOOK
The author's surname, initial, the year of publication, the title of the book, the edition, the publisher, the place of publication, page numbers used (if required) and the AFTRS library catalogue call number, where appropriate.
For example:
Book with one author:
LoBrutto, V 2005, Becoming Film Literate: The Art and Craft of Motion Pictures,
Praeger Publishers, Westport CT. 791.43/155
Book with multiple authors:
Brathwaite, B & Schreiber, I 2009, Challenges for game designers, Course
Technology/Cengage Learning Boston, MA. 794.81/63
Book with an editor:
Elkins, J (ed.) 2010, Visual Cultures, Intellect, Chicago. 700/5
For a JOURNAL ARTICLE
The author's surname, initial, the year of publication, "the title of the article", the title of the journal, the volume and issue details and month if supplied, the page span of the article.
For example:
Example 1
Cowley, T, 2001, "One People, One Destiny", Australian Geographic, vol. 61,
January-March, pp. 48-67.
Example 2
McKee, A, 2006, "Censorship of Sexually Explicit Materials: What Do
Consumers of Pornography Have to Say?", Media International Australia
incorporating Culture and Policy, no. 120, August, pp. 35-50.
For an E-JOURNAL ARTICLE
The author's surname, initial or first name, the year of publication, "the title of the article", the title of the journal, [e-journal] issue number, page numbers, viewed, date viewed, web address.
For example:
Nash, K 2010, Exploring power and trust in documentary: A study of Tom
Zubrycki's Molly and Mobarak, Studies in Documentary Film, [e-journal], vol.
4, issue 1, pp.21-33, viewed 26 December 2010, <http://www.atypon-
link.com/INT/doi/abs/10.1386/sdf.4.1.21_1>
For a NEWSPAPER ARTICLE
The author's surname, initial, the year of publication, "the title of the article", the title of the newspaper, the date of issue, pages,
For example:
Lalor, Peter, 2007, "Mourning's Over as We Reclaim the Ashes", The
Australian, 19 December, p. 1. Factiva database.
For an AUDIO-VISUAL SOURCE
(including: CD-ROM, DVD, film, video, blu-ray, television and radio)
The title, date of original recording, [medium], format, production company or distributor, place of production, running time and the AFTRS library catalogue call number where appropriate.
For example:
Example 1
Strictly ballroom, 1992 feature film, [DVD], M & A Film Corporation,
Australia, STRI.
Example 2
Boys from the Blackstuff, 1982 television mini-series, [DVD], BBC Pebble
Mill, UK, BOYS.
Example 3
Mao's last dancer, 2009 sound recording, [CD], Sony Music Australia,
Australia, MAO
For a PAGE ON THE WEB
The author (person or organisation responsible for the site), the site date (the date the site was created or last updated) if possible, title of webpage or document , [webpage] viewed, date viewed, <web address>.
For example:
Screen Australia May 2009, Pathways & Protocols: a filmmaker's guide to
working with indigenous people, culture and concepts, [webpage] viewed 26
November 2010, <http://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/filming_in_
australia/Indigenous_protocols.asp>
For a BLOG POST
The name (or alias) of the author, year of post, the title of the posting (if applicable) between single quotation marks, the title of the site (in italics), format, the date of posting (day month) accessed day month year (the date you viewed the site), the URL of the blog post (between pointed brackets)
For example:
Pearlman, K 2010, Space, 'Movement and energy' weblog post,
Screenculture - at AFTRS, November 22nd, accessed 26 November 2010,
http://blogs.aftrs.edu.au/screenculture
For a YOUTUBE CLIP
For example:
AFTRS Animation Showreel September 25 2008, YouTube, viewed 24th
September, 2010, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAgutAGaQjU
