Referencing
Citations and Bibliographies
At Melbourne Montessori, listing sources is done by creating citations and bibliographies using the APA referencing system.
What is a citation?
A citation is a reference to the source of information used in your research. Any time you directly quote, paraphrase or summarize the essential elements of someone else's idea in your work.
(A citation is singular and is often referred to as reference).
What is a bibliography?
A bibliography is an alphabetical list of sources that you have used for researching a topic. A bibliography lists all of the sources you have consulted in preparing your work whether or not you have actually referred to and cited them.
(A bibliography is a multiple list and is often referred to as a reference list).
At Melbourne Montessori, listing sources is done by creating citations and bibliographies using the APA referencing system.
What is a citation?
A citation is a reference to the source of information used in your research. Any time you directly quote, paraphrase or summarize the essential elements of someone else's idea in your work.
(A citation is singular and is often referred to as reference).
What is a bibliography?
A bibliography is an alphabetical list of sources that you have used for researching a topic. A bibliography lists all of the sources you have consulted in preparing your work whether or not you have actually referred to and cited them.
(A bibliography is a multiple list and is often referred to as a reference list).
Sources of information come in many different forms - Creative Process Journal // Phase One: Week 4, deathbydataporn.fumiforthought.com/newCPJ2/1_4.html.
APA is an 'author/date' system, so your in-text reference for all formats (book, journal article, web document) consists of the author(s) surname and year of publication.
The basics of an in-text reference in APA:
The basics of an in-text reference in APA:
- Include author or authors and year of publication.
- Use round brackets.
- Include author or authors, year of publication and page or paragraph number of your quote.
- Use round brackets.
For direct quotes of less than 40 words, incorporate them into the text and enclose the quote with double quotation marks, e.g.
Interpreting these results, Smith et al. (2011, p.26) suggested that the "therapists in dropout cases may have inadvertently validated parental negativity about the adolescent without adequately responding to the adolescent's needs or concerns", contributing to an....
When compiling your APA Bibliography, you should:
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Interpreting these results, Smith et al. (2011, p.26) suggested that the "therapists in dropout cases may have inadvertently validated parental negativity about the adolescent without adequately responding to the adolescent's needs or concerns", contributing to an....
When compiling your APA Bibliography, you should:
- List references on a new page with a heading titled: References.
- Include all your references, regardless of format, e.g. books, journal articles, online sources, in one alphabetical listing from A - Z.
- Order entries alphabetically by surname of author(s).
- List works with no author under the first significant word of the title.
Further details http://libraryguides.vu.edu.au/c.php?g=371375&p=2510492#s-lg-box-wrapper-9022090
Online APA Reference Generator (option to sign up for a free account).
Citethisforme APA guide
Citethisforme APA guide