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UC Referencing Guide

Book Chapter

Format

Author, AA Year of publication, 'Title of chapter' In A Editor & B Editor (eds), Title of book, ... edn, Publisher, Location.

Author, AA Year of publication, 'Title of chapter', In A Editor & B Editor (eds), Title of book, ... edn, viewed Day Month Year, Database name.

Author, AA Year of publication, 'Title of chapter', In A Editor & B Editor (eds), Title of book, ... edn, viewed Day Month Year, <http://xxxxx>

Examples

Richards, KC 1997, 'Views on globalization', In HL Vivaldi (ed.), Australia in a global world, Century, North Ryde, NSW.

Fullan, M 1996, 'Leadership for change', In K Leithwood, J Chapman, D Corson, P Hallinger & A Hart (eds), International handbook for educational leadership and administration, Kluwer Academic Publishers, New York.

Levin, C, Ury, C, Koggel, CW & Furlong, A. 'Welcoming big brother: the malaise of confidentiality in the therapeutic culture', In Confidential relationships, viewed 24 September 2012, EBSCO Academic Search Complete.

'Neglected global epidemics: three growing threats' 2003, In World health report 2003: shaping the future, viewed 31 March 2011, <http://www.who.int/whr/2003/en/whr03_en.pdf>

EndNote Reference Type

Book Section  or  Electronic Book Section

Citing a Source Within a Source

When citing a source you haven't read yourself, but which is referred to in a source you have read.

In-text reference

Lilly (as cited in Maxwell 1999, p.25) stated that '...'

'...' (Schwartz as cited in Burton, Westen & Kowalski 2009, p.63)

Reference list

Maxwell, F 1999, Phonology, Brooks Cole, San Francisco.

Burton L, Westen D & Kowalski R 2009, Psychology, Wiley, Milton, Qld.

No Author / Editor

General guidelines

If there is no author - substitute the title in the position of the author.

Format

Title of work Year of publication, Publisher, Location.

Examples

Macroeconomics, prices and quantities: Essays in memory of Arthur M. Okun 1983, Blackwell, Oxford, England.

No Location / No Publisher / No Year

General guidelines

If the location is not known - substitute n.p. in place of the location.

There are no guidelines for citing works with no publisher in the Style Manual: For Authors, Editors and Printers.  It is acceptable in other styles to use the location and date.  Consult your lecturer before citing material without a publisher.

If the date is not known - substitute an approximate date (c. for circa or ? after date) or n.d. in place of the year.

Format - no date

Author, AA c. year, Title of work, Publisher, Location.

Author, AA n.d., Title of work, Publisher, Location.

Author, AA 1943?, Title of work, Publisher, Location.

Examples

Smythe, V c. 2007, Ant colonies: How they communicate, Emu, Canberra.

Browne, JD n.d., Forensic science as a career, Tower, London.