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Chicago Referencing Writing & Research Skills 061 . Referencing – why?. It reflects the careful and thorough work you have put into locating and exploring your sources Is a courtesy to the reader who may share your interest
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Referencing – why? • It reflects the careful and thorough work you have put into locating and exploring your sources • Is a courtesy to the reader who may share your interest • Allows you to acknowledge those authors who made possible particular aspects of your work • Draw attention to your intellectual contribution and originality
Basic Chicago referencing - book Smith, Anne. 2008. The Future of Australian Science: A Student’s Guide. Melbourne: Longman. Author (surname + first names – initials if given on text) Title (in italics;all major words start with a capital letter) Date Sub-title (in italics: preceded by colon; all major words start with a capital letter) Place of publication (city not country; followed by colon) Publisher Hanging indent
Basic Chicago referencing – journal article Author (surname + first names – initials if given on text) Article title (NOT in italics but in inverted commas;all major words start with a capital letter) Smith, Anne. 2008. “The Future of Australian Science: A Student’s Guide.” The Australian Journal of Scientific Education 26 (2): 253-86. Date Journal title (In italics; All major words start with capital letter) Volume and issue numbers Pages hanging indent
Basic Chicago referencing – journal article from database Author (surname + first names – initials if given on text) Article title (NOT in italics but in inverted commas;all major words start with a capital letter) Smith, Anne. 2008. “The Future of Australian Science: A Student’s Guide.” The Australian Journal of Scientific Education 26 (2): 253-86. doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2008.07.009. Date Journal title (In italics; all major words start with capital letter) Volume and issue number followed by page numbers Hanging indent doi of article in database
Basic Chicago referencing - website Author (surname + first names – initials if given on text) Title (in italics: All major words start with a capital letter) Smith, Anne. 2008. The Future of Australian Science: A Student’s Guide. Accessed April 15, 2011, http://www.science.com/students/pdf Date Date you accessed the site URL (don’t start new line manually) Hanging indent
Curtin Library Site • Go to: http://library.curtin.edu.au/study-and-research-tools/online-tutorials/ You will find: • Interactive Tutorials • Using databases • Tutorials – on how to research • LibGuides • Referencing Guide