that when referencing, consistency is always the most important consideration.

the importance of following style guidelines as closely as possible.

the basic rules of most footnote referencing styles.

By the end of this article, you will understand: All the examples given here use Chicago (Notes-Bibliography) Style. The two most commonly required footnote referencing styles for Australian universities are Chicago (Notes-Bibliography) and AGLC (Australian Guide to Legal Citation). 101.At the tertiary level, each school or department has a stated preference for the referencing style students should use when completing assignments for courses. Subsequent references to articles are done in a similar way:ġ7 M Doyle, ‘Captain Mbaye Diagne’, Granta, vol. 228.Ģ E Gaskell, The Life of Charlotte Brontë, Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1975, p. If two or more works by the same author are referred to in the text, include the title:ġ E Gaskell, North and South, Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1970, p. For example:ġ K Reid, Higher Education or Education for Hire? Language and Values in Australian Universities, CQU Press, Rockhampton, 1996, p. If you want to refer to the same source again, a simple method is to give the author’s name, the year of publication and the page number.

Provide all the necessary information in the first footnote.

Second and subsequent references to the same source don’t need to be as detailed as the first note-they just need the minimum information to clearly indicate which text is being referred to. News & opportunities Expand menu for News & opportunities.Campus Life Expand menu for Campus Life.Wellbeing & health Expand menu for Wellbeing & health.Support for Expand menu for Support for.Professional development & UNSW Advantage.IT & eLearning Expand menu for IT & eLearning.Academic skills Expand menu for Academic skills.Support & Development Expand menu for Support & Development.Forms & documents Expand menu for Forms & documents.Managing Your Program Expand menu for Managing Your Program.Getting Started Expand menu for Getting Started.

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