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Harvard UON Referencing Style:  Conferences, Theses, etc.

UON Library guide to the Australian Harvard Style based on the online Style Manual: the standard for Australian Government writing and editing 2020.

Conference Papers 

 

  • For conference papers published freely online, hyperlink the title.
  • If you’re citing a PDF, avoid linking directly to the PDF. Instead link to the page that hosts the PDF.
  • Unpublished conference papers accessed in print don't include a URL or an accessed date.

 

In-text citation: format and example

... (Author Surname Year of Publication) ...

... (Leong et al. 2019) ...  or  Leong et al. (2019) ...

... (Blunden 2007) ...   or     Blunden (2007) ...

 

Reference list entry: format and example

Author A (Day Month Year) ‘Title of paper: subtitle of paper hyperlinked’ [conference presentation], Name of Conference, Place of Conference, accessed Day Month Year.

Blunden J (9–12 May 2007) ‘Plain or just dull? Collateral damage from the Plain English movement’ [unpublished conference presentation], 3rd IPEd Conference, Tasmania.

Leong T, Lawrence C & Wadley G (2019) 'Designing for diversity in Aboriginal Australia: insights from a national technology project', [conference presentation], 31st Australian Conference on human-computer-interaction, Perth, accessed 22 February 2022. 

 

 

Theses and dissertations 

 

  • If the thesis is online, hyperlink the title and include an accessed date.
  • If you’re citing a PDF, avoid linking directly to the PDF. Instead link to the page that hosts the PDF.
  • The exact format of references to theses is dependent upon whether the thesis is published or unpublished

 

In-text citation: format and example

... (Author Surname Year)  ...    or    Author Surname (Year) ...

... (Baker 2018) ...  or    Baker (2018) ...

... (Rahman 2013)...  or    Rahman (2013) ...

 

Reference list entry: format and example

Author A (Year) Title of thesis: subtitle of thesis [type of thesis], Name of University, accessed Day Month Year.

Baker P (2018) A genealogy of Australian educational revolutions [PhD thesis], University of Newcastle, accessed 22 February 2022. 

Rahman M (2013) Using authentic materials in the writing classes: tertiary level scenario [master’s thesis], BRAC University, accessed 5 May 2017.

 

Lectures and Other Course Materials

 

  • Course material may include lectures and course outlines, course notes, student assignments or discussion posts etc. 
  • Course materials may not be peer reviewed research resources. Be sure to check with your lecturer if they are suitable for use in your assignments.
  • If the course material is freely available online, hyperlink the title and include an accessed date.
  • If the course material is only available online via Canvas (and not publicly accessible any other way) you may treat them as personal communication and include the reference in text only. As it can be difficult to know for sure with some material if this is the case, the Library suggests following the patterns outlined below. This also allows for full referencing of any documents used.

 

In-text citation: format and example

... (Author Surname Year of course) ... or Author Surname (Year of course)

   ... (Smith 2022) ...  or    Smith (2022) ...

 

Reference list entry: format and example

Author Surname Initials (Year) Title of course material [type of material], University, accessed Day Month Year. URL

Smith J (2022) EDUC1010 Diversity and inclusion in education: Pedagogy and inclusion [lecture notes], University of Newcastle, accessed 22 February 2022.

 

Subjects: Referencing