21. Other

Identify the type of source and follow guidelines for citing that type (e.g. if the interview was recorded and saved as a podcast, cite it as you would a podcast).

a) Transcript of recorded interview (recording not accessible) – use date transcript created.

b) Recorded and available in Archive

c) Personal – if non-recoverable for the reader, treat as a personal communication.

(Interviewee Surname, Year)

Examples:

a) Schooling in the 30s … (Gammage, 1983).

b) Nicholas-Borg (1991) states …

c) O. Sorenson (personal communication, May 29, 2018)

a) Interviewee Surname, Initial. (Year, Month Day). Title [Format]. Name of Collection/Series (Reference number). Name of Repository: Location.

b) Interviewee Surname, Initial. (Year, Month Day). Title [Format]. Name of Repository, Location.

Examples:

a) Gammage, H. (1983, July 27). Helen Gammage interviewed by Bill Gammage for the Australia 1938 oral history project [Interview transcript]. Australia 1938 Oral History Project (ORAL TRC 2404 Int. no. 1150). National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia.

b) Nicholas-Borg, M. (1991, December 22). Manwel Nicholas-Borg interviewed by Barry York for the Maltese Australian folklife and social history project [Interview]. National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia.

c) No entry

(Surname, Year)

Example:

The plan provides … (Morrison & Hunt, 2019).

Author Surname, Initial. (Year, Month Day). Title [Press release]. Publisher. DOI/URL

Example:

Morrison, S., & Hunt, G. (2019, April 10). Boosting health services in Tasmania [Press release]. Australian Government Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. https://www.pm.gov.au/media/boosting-health-services-tasmania

• For a speech you attended, with no available recording/ transcript, reference as a personal communication. Otherwise, determine the source type you are referring to and follow guidelines for referencing the source.

(Author Surname, Year)

Example:

The Prime Minister stated … (Morrison, 2019).

Author Surname, Initial. (Year). Title of work where speech is from. Publisher. DOI/URL

Example:

Morrison, S. (2019, February 14). Statement to the House of Representatives: Closing the gap 2019 [Speech transcript]. Australian Government Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. https://www.pm.gov.au/media/statement-house-representatives-closing-gap-2019

a) Unpublished manuscript – include the Department name and the University name if available.

b) Manuscript in an archive/repository

• Follow up on these if practical to ensure you are referring to the most current version, possibly the final publication.

(Author Surname, Year)

Example:

a) Sports equipment was found … (Geisel, n.d.).

b) As discussed in Nicholas-Borg (1969) …

a) Author Surname, Initial. (Year). Title. [Unpublished manuscript / Manuscript submitted for publication / Manuscript in preparation]. Institution/University Department Name, Institution/University Name.

b) Author Surname, Initial. (Year). Title. Database Name/Archive Name. DOI/URL

Example:

a) Geisel, T. S. (n.d.). All sorts of sports. [Unpublished manuscript].

b) Nicholas-Borg, M. (1969). Papers of Manwel Nicholas-Borg, 1969-1991 (MS 8348) [Manuscript]. National Library of Australia.

(Your Surname, Year)

Example:

Smith (2018) states that …

Your Surname, Initial. (Year). Title of assignment. [Unpublished manuscript]. Institution/University Department Name, Institution/University Name.

Example:

Smith, J. (2018). MGT1000 Organisational behaviour and management: Assignment 1. [Unpublished manuscript]. School of Management and Enterprise, University of Southern Queensland.

• Follow guidelines for books, but use appropriate format in square brackets.
• For unknown author, a shortened title can be used in-text.
• In-text, use title case for the title.

a) Game

b) Flashcard

c) Realia

(Author Surname, Year)

OR

(Title, Year)

Examples:

a) Activities such as … (Fractions are as Easy, 1985).

b) Puzzles develop logical thinking … (Zupelz – Orange, n.d.).

c) Hands-on activities … (Measuring Cylinders, n.d.).

Author Surname/Organisation, Initial. (Year). Title [Format]. Producer.

OR

Title [Format]. (Year). Producer.

Examples:

a) Fractions are as easy as pie: A game of common fractions [Game]. (1985). Media materials.

b) Zupelz – orange: Stimulating logical thinking: one puzzle at a time [Flashcard]. (n.d.). Origo Education.

c) Measuring cylinders [Realia]. (n.d.). Gradplex.

• Follow guidelines for Corporate (Group) Author
• Use the abbreviation n.d. if there is no date of publication associated with the content you are citing. Do not use the copyright date provided in the footer of the webpage as this may not relate to the actual content you are citing.
• You do not need to include a retrieval date when the version number is provided. If there is no version number, or the information is likely to change regularly, (unlikely for this source), include a retrieval date. Retrieval dates are only used when the source is designed and expected to change, and/or the source is not archived. In other words, if the version you are referencing cannot be relied upon to be retrieved at a later date.
• When using multiple pages from the website, insert a separate reference for each page, use the APA guidelines for when the author and date of multiple sources are the same.
• Version 9 of the Australian Curriculum can be viewed online as a webpage or downloaded as a web document.
  • If using and referencing from the web page, your title should reflect the learning area/s and year level/s selected.
    • the URL may be very long, you may shorten it however keep in mind the shortened version must be live and take readers to the correct page.
  • When referencing information from the content descriptions, use the title of the pop-outs with the AC*******code in brackets.
  • If using a document from the Downloads section, reference as a web document. Retrieve the correct URL by right clicking the item and copying the link address. The version number is part of the title and does not need to be included again.

The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA, n.d.) describes…. (first citation)

OR

…. (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority [ACARA], n.d.) (first citation)

… (ACARA, n.d.) (subsequent citations)

Subject learning areas

The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. (n.d.). F-10 curriculum: English: Year 7, 8, 9, 10. (Version 9). http://tinyurl.com/4pstsu68

Information from content descriptions

The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. (n.d.). F-10 curriculum: English: Year 7, 8, 9, 10 (AC9E9LA01). (Version 9). shorturl.at/fwBC0

Downloads

The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. (n.d.). English. F-10 Version 9.0. Curriculum content. https://v9.australiancurriculum.edu.au/content/dam/en/curriculum/ac-version-9/downloads/english/english-curriculum-content-f-6-v9.docx

a) Obtained from the holding Repository directly

b) Obtained from a subscription database

• Description of source should be as accurate as possible so that the reader may locate the same copy you are citing.
• Common examples for ‘description of source’ include:
  • certified copy
  • digital download
  • digitised copy
  • index
  • user-generated tree
  • database entry
    

Example:

a) James was born in Mulgrave (“James Allister,” 1866).

b) They married in 1877 (“Owen Johnson and Elizabeth Raymen,” 1877).

“Person’s Full Name”. (Year of event). Birth/Death/Marriage certificate of person’s Full Name/s, Month Day Year of event (Reference number, Location of Register if different from Location of your source) [Description of source]. Site Name. DOI/URL

Examples:

a) “James Allister”. (1866). Birth certificate of James Allister, January 27 1866 (Registration no. 16901/1866) [Digital download]. Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria.  https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/5e12f7e75dd90523336dac5f/results?q=efamily

b) “Owen Johnson and Elizabeth Raymen”. (1877). Marriage certificate of Owen Johnson and Elizabeth Raymen, February 11 1877 (p78/jn1/085, London Metropolitan Archives) [Index]. Ancestry. https://www.ancestry.com/

a) In gallery

b) In exhibition

• Unless it is an important part of your discussion, a simple description, such as painting, installation, or sculpture is adequate. Dimensions and/or specifics of materials are not required.

(Artist Surname, Year)

Example:

a) In The Cypriot (Dobel, 1940) …

b) Time (Andrew, 2012) is an example …

a) Artist Surname, Initial. (Year). Title of artwork [Description]. Name of Gallery, Gallery Location.

b) Artist Surname, Initial. (Year). Title of artwork [Description]. Name of Gallery, Gallery Location.

Example:

a) Dobel, W. (1940). The Cypriot [oil on canvas]. Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane.

b) Andrew, B. (2012). Time [Mixed media print]. Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane.