St Bernard’s College uses the APA referencing style.
A bibliography is a list of all resources used in researching your work.
• It should be included in any task that involves research, as sources of information need to be acknowledged.
• Copying work directly from resources is plagiarism. Plagiarism is the unacknowledged use of another’s words and ideas. It is a serious breach of college rules and the penalties can be severe. See college policies for further details.
• Students should acknowledge resources used in writing their work. This can be done via the footnotes or within the body of the text. Your teachers can assist you with this skill.
The four basic elements of a reference list entry in APA style are: Author, Initials. (Date). Title. Publication information.
Books and e-books (use the same format for both).
Author(s) of book – family name and initials, use & for multiple authors. (Year). Title of book - italicised. Publisher. DOI or Web address - if available
For example:
Sapolsky, R. M. (2017). Behave: The biology of humans at our best and worst. Penguin Books.
Journal and magazine articles
Author(s) - last name, initial(s). (Year, Month Day - if available). Article title. Magazine/journal name - italicised, volume - italicised(Issue - if available), Page(s) - if available. DOI or Web address - if available
Example for magazine:
Flora, C. (2017, September 5). The hardest word. Psychology Today, 50(5). https://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/201709/the-hardest-word?collection=1105674
Newspaper articles
Example for newspaper:
Scrinis, G. (1999). Cloning: Just Say No. The Age. 15 March, p 13.
If author of article is not known start with article name and then have the year of publication.
Author, Initials or Group. (Full date available). Title of webpage. Site name. URL
For example:
Toner, K. (2020, September 24). When Covid-19 hit, he turned his newspaper route into a lifeline for senior citizens
https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/04/us/coronavirus-newspaper-deliveryman-groceries-senior-citizens-cnnheroes-trnd/index.html
Film or movie
Director(s). (Year). Title of film or movie - italicised. Production Company. Web address - if available.Title of video—underlined
Example of film:
Scott, R. (Director). (2006). Blade runner [Film; director's cut on DVD]. Roadshow.
Television programs, audio cassettes, CD ROMs and DVDs all follow the same format.
YouTube video
Author - last name, initial(s) (Year, Month Day). Title of video - italicised [Video]. YouTube - or similar site name. Web address
Example of YouTube video:
O’Brien, B. [Brenna O]. (2017, May 5). NVivo 11 training - full video (5/4/17) - updated [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNo-Qxsp-mk
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