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ARU students are now required to use the Cite Them Right style of Harvard referencing, see our Cite Them Right page.The full guide has two sections. In the first part we show you how to cite a reference in the text of your assignment, in the second part we have included instructions for each of the main source types such as books or web pages. Examples are given in red. Any similarities with published works are coincidental.
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IMAGES
DVD, video or film
The required elements for a reference are:
Full title of DVD or video. Year of release. [type of medium] Director. (if relevant) Country of origin: Film studio or maker. (Other relevant details).
For a film the suggested elements should include:
Title, Year of release. [medium] Director. Country of origin: Film studio.
For film accessed via a streaming service:
An in-text reference for the above example would read:
Full title of DVD or video. Year of release. [type of medium] Director. (if relevant) Country of origin: Film studio or maker. (Other relevant details).
Great films from the 80s. 2005. [DVD] New York: Warner Brothers.
Health for all children 3: the video. 2004. [video] London: Child Growth Foundation. (Narrated by D.B.M. Hall).
Health for all children 3: the video. 2004. [video] London: Child Growth Foundation. (Narrated by D.B.M. Hall).
For a film the suggested elements should include:
Title, Year of release. [medium] Director. Country of origin: Film studio.
Macbeth, 1948. [film] Directed by Orson Welles. USA: Republic Pictures
For film accessed via a streaming service:
The Peanut Butter Falcon, 2019. [film] Directed by Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz. Available through: Netflix [Accessed 12 August 2020].
An in-text reference for the above example would read:
Macbeth (1984) was an adaption of Shakespeare's tragedy directed by and starring Orson Welles.
YouTube video
The required elements for a reference are:
Screen name of contributor, Year. Video Title, Series Title. (if relevant) [type of medium] Available at: include web site address/URL (Uniform Resource Locator) [Accessed date].
An in-text reference for the above example would read:
Screen name of contributor, Year. Video Title, Series Title. (if relevant) [type of medium] Available at: include web site address/URL (Uniform Resource Locator) [Accessed date].
Mrgeorged, 2009. Top Gear The Stig revealed Full. [video online] Available at: <http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=eTapK5dRaw4> [Accessed 23 June 2009].
Defra, 2007. Sustainable development: the bigger picture. [video online] Available at: <http://youtu.be/keZmg56ahdM> [Accessed 23 June 2012].
Defra, 2007. Sustainable development: the bigger picture. [video online] Available at: <http://youtu.be/keZmg56ahdM> [Accessed 23 June 2012].
An in-text reference for the above example would read:
The principal research states "The need for substainable development..." (Defra 2007)