Author / Editor (if it is an editor always put (ed) after the name)
Title (this should be in italics)
Series title and number (if part of a series)
Edition (if not the first edition)
Publisher
Place of publication (if there is more than one place listed, usethe first named)
Year of publication
Page numbers (use ‘p' before a single page number and ‘pp' where there are multiple pages)
Example
Simpson, H. Jones, E. & Miles, C . The History of Springfield , 2nd edition. Bugle Press, Derby , 2002, pp 26 – 30.
Author / Editor (if it is an editor always put (ed) after the name)
Title (this should be in italics)
Trans (followed by the name of the person who translated the book)
Series title and number (if part of a series)
Edition (if not the first edition)
Publisher
Place of publication (if there is more than one place listed, use the first named)
Year of publication
Page numbers (use ‘p' before a single page number and ‘pp' where there are multiple pages)
Example
Kawanishi, M. The History of Japan , Trans. Bean, S. Hakodate Publishing, Hakodate , 2002, p 6.
Author / Editor – (if it is an editor always put (ed) after the name)
Title (this should be in italics)
[Title in original language] (this should be in italics)
Series title and number (if part of a series)
Edition (if not the first edition)
Publisher
Place of publication (if there is more than one place listed, use the first named)
Year of publication
Page numbers (use ‘p' before a single page number and ‘pp' where there are multiple pages)
Example
Milani, F. The Phantom of the Opera , [ Le Fantome De L'Opera ] LeRoux, Paris, 2004, pp 6 – 13.
Author / Corporate Author
Title (this should be in italics)
Day/Month/Year
Weblog
[Online]
Available from: URL
[Date of access and GMT] (this should include hour, minute and seconds)
Example
Tyler, R. The Mechanical interface of the Tardis, 16/06/2006, Weblog, [Online] Available from: http://www.darlikcity.org/publication3.html
[Accessed 19th April 2006. GMT 07:49:37].
Author of the chapter
Title of chapter followed by, In:
Editor (if it is an editor always put (ed) after the name)
Title of book (this should be in italics)
Series title and number (if part of a series)
Edition (if not the first edition)
Publisher
Place of publication (if there is more than one place listed, use the first named)
Year of publication
Page numbers (use ‘p' before a single page number and ‘pp' where there are multiple pages)
Example
Stone, T. Libraries in the Twenty-First Century, In: Woolley, M. (ed) The Changing World of Information Retrieval. UOL Press, Luton , 2002, pp 23 – 45.
Author / Editor (if it is an editor always put (ed) after the name)
Title (this should be in italics)
Series title and number (if part of a series)
Edition (if not the first edition)
[e-book]
Publisher
Place of publication (if there is more than one place listed, use the first named)
Publisher
Year of publication
Available from: database name or URL
[Date of access]
Example
Simpson, H. Jones, E. & Miles, C . The History of Springfield , 2nd edition. [e-book] Bugle Press, Derby. Available from: http://www.buglepress.com [7 August 2008]
Author / Editor
Title of journal article
Title of journal (this should be in italics)
[Online]
Year of publication
Volume number
(Issue number)
Page numbers of the article (use ‘p’ before a single page number and ‘pp’ where there are multiple pages)
Available from: database name or URL
[Date of access]
Example
Smith, B. Time to go Home. Journal of Hyperactivity, [Online] 2005, 6 (4), pp 122 – 123. Available from: http://www.alu.ac.uk [Accessed 6th June, 2002].
Alternatively
Smith, B. Time to go Home. Journal of Hyperactivity, [Online] 2005, 6 (4), pp 122 – 123. Available from: Pubmed [Accessed 6th June, 2002].
Sender
(Sender’s email address)
Title of message (this should be in italics)
E-mail to: recipients name
(Recipient’s email address)
(Day/Month/Year)
Example
Hornblower, H. (h.hornblower@HMS.Renown.uk) Treaty of Luneville, E-mail to: Pellew, C. (c.pellew@HMS.Justinian.uk), (16/09/05).
Published conference proceedings with author or editor(s):
Author / Editor - if it is an editor always put (ed) after the name
Organisation
Title ( this should be in italics )
Place of publication
Publisher
Date of publication
Page numbers (use 'P' before a single page number and 'pp' where there are multiple pages)
Example of entire conference proceedings
Ryker, W. Federation Council. The astrologics of warp engines. Aberdeen, FCP, 2002, pp 67-69.
Example of individual paper from conference proceedings
Grigio, P. Aphides and the Pasqua grape. In: Rosemount, T. WASS. Proceedings of the 5th annual conference. Florida, Florida Press, 2005, pp 56-78.
Author / Editor (if it is an editor always put (ed) after the name)
Organisation
Title (this should be in italics)
Year of publication
Unpublished conference proceedings
Where the proceedings can be found
Example
Ryker, W. Federation Council. The astrologics of warp engines . 2002. Unpublished conference proceedings. London, Institution of Aerospace.
Tip: If no author or editor is given on the title page, the name of the conference is cited first in italics.
Broadcast interviews
Name of person interviewed
Interviewed by: Name of interviewer
Title of interview (if any)
Title of Program (this should be in italics)
Production information
Date and time
Example
Kirk, T. Interviewed by: Picard, J. News Night Live, 10pm Channel 6, 24th June 2001.
Personal interviews
Name of person interviewed
Interviewed by: Name of interviewer
Date and time
Example
Potter, P. Interviewed by: Snape, S. 24th June 2005.
Author / Editor
Title of journal article
Title of journal (this should be in italics)
Year of publication
Volume number
(Issue number)
Page numbers of the article (use ‘p' before a single page number and ‘pp' where there are multiple pages)
Example
Picard, J. Logistics and the Borg, Starbug Tribune , 2002, 36 (3), pp 44 – 49.
Author
Title (this should be in italics)
Scale
Series title and number (if part of a series)
Publisher
Place of publication (if there is more than one place listed, use the first named)
Date of publication
Example
Geographical Survey of Great Britain , Brighton , 1:50.000. AA Publishing, London, 1972.
Example
World in Action. All work and no play, [Video:VHS] London, ITV, 21st January 2002.
Example
Fragile Earth, 5. South American Wetland:Pantanal, [Video:VHS] Henley, Watchword Video, 1998.
Example
British Diabetic Association. Guidelines on Nutrition, [Audio Cassette] London, BDA, 2005.
Author / Editor (if no author is available use ‘Anon’)
Title of information used
CD-ROM title (thid should be in italics)
[CD-ROM]
Publisher
Year of publication
Example
Anon. Heart Attack, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Mass: Britannica, 2001.
Title of film (this should be in italics)
[Film]
Director
Production company and place of production
Date
Example
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, [Film] Directed by: Chris Columbus. Warner Brothers, USA, 2002.
Reporter
Title of article
Title of newspaper (this should be in italics)
Day, month and year of publication
Page numbers of the article (use ‘p' before a single page number and ‘pp' where there are multiple pages)
Example
Klingon, J. Starfleet Command, Startrek News Friday 3 rd October 2002 , p 27.
Reporter
Title of article
Title of Newspaper (this should be in italics)
[Online]
Day, month and year of publication
Page numbers of the article – if available (use ‘p' before a single page number and ‘pp' where there are multiple pages)
Available from: URL
[Date of access]
Example
Paakkinen, Jouni. All Singing, All Dancing, The Springfield Times, [Online] Wednesday 16 th October 2002 , p 6. Available from: http://www.snpp.com/news.html#songbook [Accessed 15 th November, 2002 ].
Author
Title (this should be in italics)
Patent number
(Patent)
Date of publicationPage numbers (use ‘p’ before a single page number and ‘pp’ where there are multiple pages)
Example
Wetting, W. Fluke board variant of surf board – has extension in shape of lobe of dolphin’s tail attached by joint to underside of board, DE4412911-A1 (Patent) 1995, p 9
Name of Practitioner
Occupation
Date the information was provided
Example
Law, James. Engineering consultant, 26 March 2004.
Title podcast (this should be in italics)
Date
[Online]
Available from: URL
[Date of access and GMT] (this should include hour, minute and seconds)
Example
Nature podcast, 2006, [Online] Available from: http://www.nature.com/environmental/index.html. [Accessed 19th April 2006. GMT 07:49:37].
Author
Title of presentation / lecture
Presented at the conference / meeting title (this should be in italics)
Conference / meeting location
Year
Example
Yoda, M. Code of Ethics for the Jedi: are they outdated?, Presented at the Annual Jedi Conference. Coruscant, 2205.
Author
Title (this should be in italics)
Organisation
Report number: (this should be followed by the actual number in figures)
Date of publication
Page numbers (use 'p' before a single page number and 'pp' where there are multiple pages)
Example
Leatherwood, S. Whales, dolphins, and porpoises of the western North Atlantic. U.S. Dept. of Commerce. Report number: 63, 2001, pp 18-19.
Standard Body or Institution
Standard number
Title (this should be in italics)
Publisher
Place of publication (if there is more than one place listed, use the first named)
Year of publication
Example
British Standards Institution BS 5950-5:1998. Structural use of steelwork in building: code of practice for design of cold formed thin gauge sections. BSI, London. 1998.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE Std 1016-1998. I EEE recommended practice for software design descriptions. IEEE, New York, 1998.
Title (this should be in italics)
The abbreviation: SI
Statutory Instrument number
Place of publication
Publisher
Date of publication
Page numbers (use 'p' before a single page number and 'pp' where there are multiple pages)
Example
The Public Contract Regulations 2006. SI 2006/5. London, TSO (The Stationary Office), 2006, pp 45-46.
Author
Title (this should be in italics)
Type of thesis
Academic institution
Date of publication
Page numbers (use ‘p' before a single page number and ‘pp' where there are multiple pages)
Example
Bodd, C. R. Government in transition: 1989 – 1995 . PhD thesis, University of Utopia . 1999, pp 24-37.
Author / Editor
Title (this should be in italics)
[Online]
Available from: URL
[Date of access]
Example
Edelson, S. Asperger's Syndrome, [Online] Available from:http://www.autism.com/autism/behavior/asperger.htm
[Accessed 15th January 2009].
Government department
Title (this should be in italics)
Paper number
Place of publication
Publisher
Date of publication
Page numbers (use 'p' before a single page number and 'pp' where there are multiple pages)
Example
Department of Health. Choosing Health: making healthier choices easier. CM6374. London, Stationery Office, 2001, p 5.