Can your audience access the material?
If your audience is able to access the material, include an entry in the reference list.
For example, slides or lecture notes from the LMS in an assignment marked by your tutor, or slides available on the internet with no login required.
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PowerPoint Slides (accessible by intended audience)
Entry in reference list
Author, A. A. (year). Title of presentation [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from http://xxxxx
For example - reference list
Graham, R. (2015). Introductory Macroeconomics ECON10003 Lecture 1 Semester 1 - 2015 [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from https://app.lms.unimelb.edu.au/webapps/portal/execute/tabs/tabAction?tab_tab_group_id=_115_1
For example - in text citation
(A.A. Author, year)
Graham (2015) emphasized that…
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In his presentation, Graham (2015) discusses the theory of
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Lecture notes (accessible by intended audience)
For example - reference list
Graham, R. (2015). Introductory Macroeconomics ECON10003 Lecture 1 Semester 1 - 2015 [Lecture notes]. Retrieved from https://app.lms.unimelb.edu.au/webapps/portal/execute/tabs/tabAction?tab_tab_group_id=_115_1
For example - in text citation
(A.A. Author, year)
Graham (2015) emphasized that…
OR
In his presentation, Graham (2015) discusses the theory of
If your audience cannot easily access the material, you do not include an entry in the reference list and cite as personal communication. Include enough information in text to provide context.
For example, you are publishing in a journal.
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PowerPoint Slides (not accessible by intended audience)
Entry in reference list
No entry in reference list.
For example - in text citation
(A.A. Author, personal communication, Date)
OR
Author (personal communication, Date)
In the slides for Introductory Macroeconomics ECON10003, Graham (personal communication, 23 September, 2015) details the theory of
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Lecture Notes (not accessible by intended audience)
Entry in reference list
No entry in reference list.
For example - in text citation
(A.A. Author, personal communication, Date)
OR
Author (personal communication, Date)
In his presentation for Introductory Macroeconomics ECON10003, Graham (personal communication, 23 September, 2015) discusses the theory of
Style notes
- Include a retrieval date only where the contents of the page are designed to change over time and the page itself is not archived.
