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UC Referencing Guide

TV / Radio Program

Format

Writer / Presenter. Year of broadcast. Title of Program. Credits. Aired Month Day, Year, on Station.

Examples

Kimball, C. 2009. Stateline. Aired September 4, 2009, on ABC TV.

Koval, R. 2009. The Book Show. Aired November 19, 2009, on ABC Radio National.

TV / Radio Program - Segment

Format

Writer / Presenter. Year of broadcast. "Title of Segment." Title of Program. Credits. Aired Month Day, Year, on Station.

Example

Shirley, Adam. 2012. "Surf on Placid Lake." 7:30 ACT. Aired November 16, 2012, on ABC TV

TV / Radio Interview

Format

Interviewee. Year of broadcast. "Name of Segment." Interview by Presenter. Title of Program. Studio. Month Day, Year of broadcast.

Examples

Rudd, Kevin. 2009. Interview by Neil Mitchell. Mornings With Neil Mitchell. Radio 3AW. October 16, 2009.

Boyle, Raelene. 2006. Interview by Andrew Denton. Enough Rope With Andrew Denton. ABC. September 25, 2006.

TV / Radio - Episode from a Series

Format

Writer. Year of broadcast. Title of Series. Season number, Episode number, "Title of Episode."  Credits. Aired Month Day, Year, on Station.

Writer. Year of production. Title of Series. Season number, Episode number, "Title of Episode."  Credits. Location: Studio. Format.

Example

Brennan, Robert and Bruce Geller. 1988. Mission Impossible. Season 1, Episode 3, "Holograms." Directed by Kim Manners. USA: Paramount Pictures. DVD.

TV / Radio - Transcript

Format

Writer / Presenter. Year of broadcast. "Title of Segment." Title of Program. Credits. Aired Month Day, Year, on Station. Television/Radio program transcript. URL

Examples

Mascall, S. 2005. "Are We Hardwired for Creativity?" Innovations. Aired February 14, 2005, on ABC Radio Australia. Radio program transcript. http://www.abc.net.au/ra/innovations/stories/s1302318.htm

McLaughlin, M. 2004. "Cyclone Tracy." Rewind. Aired November 7, 2004, on ABC TV. Television broadcast transcript.

TV / Radio - Advertisement

Format

Writer. Year of broadcast. Title of Work. Credits. Aired Month Day, Year, on Station. Television/Radio advertisement.

Example

Beyondblue: Anxiety. 2009. Produced by Beyondblue. Aired November 29, 2009, on WIN TV. Television advertisement.

No Author / Editor

Note: If the author, editor, translator, of the like is unknown, the reference should start with the title.  Works attributed to "Anonymous" should use this as the author.

Format

Title of Work. Year of publication. Edition. Location: Publisher. URL

Anonymous. Year of publication. Title of Work. Edition. Location: Publisher. URL

Examples

Anonymous. 1796. On the Prosodies of teh Greek and Latin Languages. London.

Macroeconomics, Prices and Quantities: Essays in Memory of Arthur M. Okun. 1983. Oxford: Blackwell.

No Location / Publisher / Year

If the location is unknown, the abbreviation n.p. takes the place of the location.

If the publisher is unknown, just enter the location and date.

If the year is unknown, the abbreviation n.d. or an estimated year in brackets bakes the place of the year.

Examples

Browne, J. D. n.d. Forensic Science as a Career. London: Tower.

Smythe, V. [2007?]. Ant Colonies: How They Communicate. Canberra: Emu.

Citing a Source Within a Source

It is always better to read the original source of a quote, however, you may not always have access to the original source. When citing a source you haven't read yourself, but which is referred to in a source you have read, include the original author and date in the text and cite the secondary source.

In-text reference

Schwartz 1987 (quoted in Burton, Westen and Kowalski 2009, p.576) stated that "..."

Examples

 Burton, Lorelle, Drew Westen and Robin Kowalski. 2009. Psychology. 2nd ed. Milton, Australia: Wiley.

EndNote Reference Type

Program / Program segment / Program transcript / Advertisement - Audiovisual Material (enter aired date in Access Date and station in Database Name)

Interview - Interview

Episode from a Series - Television Episode