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UC Referencing Guide

Personal Communication

General guidelines

Personal communication is cited in-text only with no entry in the Reference List.  Include the name of the sender and the date of the communication.

e.g.

(Christine Barnes, personal communication, 13 May 2004)

John Turner (personal communication, 5 February 2020) wrote...

EndNote Reference Type

Personal Communication (For recording your communication only - not entered in Reference List)