re:cite
Giving credit where it’s due
A University of Melbourne library guide to referencing, citation, and acknowledgement in your research and essay writing.
Choose your citation style, and reference type
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APA
This is an introduction to the American Psychological Association (APA) style which is widely used in the social sciences and other fields, such as education, commerce and nursing.
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Harvard
Important Tip: The Harvard style is an author-date citation system that has not been updated for more than 15 years and has no official institutional connection to Harvard University. The guidance provided on Re:cite is based on an Australian style manual by Snooks and Co. (2002). If you have a choice of which citation style to use, a recommended alternative author-date system to Harvard is APA.
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Vancouver
Vancouver style uses a numeric system of in-text referencing.
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Chicago 16A Footnote
Chicago 16 style has both an author-date system and a notes and bibliography system. This guide is for Chicago 16A- Notes and Bibliography (Footnote).
The following resources have been used to prepare the examples
The Chicago Manual of Style. 2010. 16th ed. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.
Turabian, Kate. 2013. A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. Chicago Style for Students and Researchers. Eighth edition. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.
These are referred to as the "Manual" and "Turabian," respectively.
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Chicago 16B Author-Date
Chicago 16 style has both an author-date system and a notes and bibliography system. This guide is for Chicago 16B- Author-Date. Please check with your lecturer for your required style.
The following resources have been used to prepare the examples
The Chicago Manual of Style. 2010. 16th ed. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.
Turabian, Kate. 2013. A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. Chicago Style for Students and Researchers. Eighth edition. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.
These are referred to as the "Manual" and "Turabian," respectively.
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MLA
Based on the MLA Handbook. 8th ed., Modern Language Association of America, 2016.
Additional information is taken from the MLA website: "What's New in the Eighth Edition." MLA, www.mla.org/MLA-Style/What-s-New-in-the-Eighth-Edition and the MLA blog "Behind the Style." MLA Style Center, style.mla.org/category/behind-the-style. -
AGLC
The Australian Guide to Legal Citation (AGLC) is a footnote/reference system. The 4th edition of AGLC has recently been published and is available as a free view only PDF online. We are currently updating the AGLC Re:cite pages from AGLC 3 to AGLC 4.
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Cambridge (for Art History)
This style is based on those commonly used for exhibition catalogues. The formatting is a variant of the Cambridge style.