How to cite and write a bibliography

What needs to be cited?

Some information that you use in your Experimental Research Report may need to be referenced. The type of information that should be referenced includes factual data (dates and numerical figures), graphs, diagrams and others opinions.

Methods of Citing Others Work.

There are a number of methods used to cite other people's work. Two common ways are described in the examples below. These examples involve factual information in the text.

EXAMPLE 1. (Using footnotes)

The LD50 is the amount per kilogram body mass which will kill half the animals it is given to. ¹

Footnotes are listed at the bottom of the page in sequential order.

1 Coghill Graham (1985) Sciencescope 2, Heinemann Educational Australia p 167

EXAMPLE 2 (Acknowledging the source in brackets directly after the statement)

The LD50 is the amount per kilogram body mass which will kill half the animals it is given to. (Coghill, 1985, p167).

How to List a Bibliography.

The system used to cite information must be supported by a bibliography. A bibliography is a list of all the sources of information you used (e.g. books, journals, magazine and newspaper articles, TV broadcast, videos, personal interviews, etc.)

For books, you should write:

Author(s), title of book, year of edition, publisher information (publisher and place of publication), page number.

e.g. Coghill, Graham Sciencescope 2 (1985) Heinemann Education Australia, p167

For journals and other articles:

Author(s), title, article, source, edition, information, page

e.g. Lemonick, Michael. Are We Ready for Fat-Free Fat? TIME (January 22, 1996) pg 40-46

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