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*an author's name. Use the [[corporate author]] if there is one - or use your [[judgement]] to ask yourself if this is an academically reliable source. If it is, use a word (perhaps from a [[URL]]) to serve as the name under which the item will be alphabetised in your List, and as the 'tag' in your text. | *an author's name. Use the [[corporate author]] if there is one - or use your [[judgement]] to ask yourself if this is an academically reliable source. If it is, use a word (perhaps from a [[URL]]) to serve as the name under which the item will be alphabetised in your List, and as the 'tag' in your text. | ||
*a publisher. Many websites do not give this information. Again, ask yourself if this is an academically reliable source. Then add as much information as you can. Remember that some types of sources have different names for the equivalent of a publisher: '''distributor''' of films, '''label''' of music in various formats, etc. | *a publisher. Many websites do not give this information. Again, ask yourself if this is an academically reliable source. Then add as much information as you can. Remember that some types of sources have different names for the equivalent of a publisher: '''distributor''' of films, '''label''' of music in various formats, etc. | ||
| + | *the place of publication. Many electronic resources do not gove this information, in which case neither can you - though you may be able to find the countrey of origin. | ||
| + | *Printed books may give several places of publication. Here, you are advised to pick the first given - though it may be tactful to give the name of the place in the country in which you are reading the book, if there is one. | ||
| + | *The [[URL]] is the essential part of a reference to a w3ebsite. Remember to use the most detailed one - the reference to the actual webpage you have read, not just the website. For newspaper articlews, for example, this will often end with a many digit numerical code. | ||
| + | [[category:referencing]] [[category:Academic culture]] [[category:Academic English]] | ||
Revision as of 09:19, 6 April 2007
Problems can arise in compiling a List of References in the Author-date system of referencing. (A List of References is a list of all the sources used in writing a piece of academic work. For more about the basics of this, see Referencing, Principles of Referencing or Systems of academic referencing.) Some of the problems may be covered here; otherwise, seek advice from someone in your area.
The main thing is to include as much of the Bibliographic detail as is necessary to make it possible for your reader to find and check any source you have mentioned (the second of AWE's Principles of Referencing. In doing this, you may not be able to find:
- a date. Use the abbreviation n. d. (for no date)
- an author's name. Use the corporate author if there is one - or use your judgement to ask yourself if this is an academically reliable source. If it is, use a word (perhaps from a URL) to serve as the name under which the item will be alphabetised in your List, and as the 'tag' in your text.
- a publisher. Many websites do not give this information. Again, ask yourself if this is an academically reliable source. Then add as much information as you can. Remember that some types of sources have different names for the equivalent of a publisher: distributor of films, label of music in various formats, etc.
- the place of publication. Many electronic resources do not gove this information, in which case neither can you - though you may be able to find the countrey of origin.
- Printed books may give several places of publication. Here, you are advised to pick the first given - though it may be tactful to give the name of the place in the country in which you are reading the book, if there is one.
- The URL is the essential part of a reference to a w3ebsite. Remember to use the most detailed one - the reference to the actual webpage you have read, not just the website. For newspaper articlews, for example, this will often end with a many digit numerical code.
