• All images referred to in the text or reproduced in an essay, assignment or presentation, must be cited and included in your reference list.
• For more information about copyright, the use of images and open access sources of images, please go to Copyright Matters.
• Access the Citing Images page for guidance on citing images in text.
Standard formats for citation
Image reproduced in a book:
Artist or Creator, A. (Year). Title: Subtitle [medium (if appropriate)]. Reproduced in Full details of book. |
Image from a database:
Artist or Creator, A. (Credit). (Year). Title: Subtitle [medium (if appropriate), length of work (if appropriate)]. Publisher. |
Online image/artwork:
Artist or Creator, A. (Year). Title: Subtitle [medium (if appropriate)]. Publisher. URL |
Original image/artwork (viewed in a gallery or collection):
Artist or Creator, A. (Year). Title: Subtitle [medium (if appropriate)]. Gallery or Collection. |
Image/photograph/artwork from a book
Leibovitz, A. (1996). Olympic portraits. Little Brown.
Mapplethorpe, R. (1989). Some women. Bulfinch Press.
Reproduction in a book
Bedford, P. (2001). Dingo dreaming [ochre on canvas]. Reproduced in McCulloch, S., & McCulloch Childs, E. (2008). McCulloch's contemporary Aboriginal art: The complete guide (p.154). McCulloch & McCulloch Australian Art Books.
Image from a book chapter
Ardagna, C. A., Damiani, E., Frati, F., & Madravio, M. (2007). Open-source solution to secure e-government services. In A-V. Anttiroiko & M. Malkia (Eds.), Encyclopedia of digital government (pp. 1300-1305). Idea Group Reference. http://www.igi-global.com/
Hockley, L. (2008). Science fiction. In G. Creber (Ed.), The television genre book (2nd ed., pp. 36-42). Palgrave Macmillan.
Image from a journal article
Smith, P. J. (2015). Flight of fancy. Sight&Sound, 25(1), 28-31.
Yeh, Q-J., & Xu, X. (2010). The effect of Confucian work ethics on learning about science and technology knowledge and morality. Journal of Business Ethics, 95, 111-128. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-009-0352-1
Image from a newspaper
Leunig, M. (1995, July 27). Thoughts of a baby lying in a child care centre. The Sydney Morning Herald, p. 24.
Image from a database
Kessel, M. (Director). (1995). The making of a monologue: Robert Wilson's Hamlet [video,1:02:18 mins]. Cinema Guild.
Online image/artwork
Heimans, R. (1996). Gloves off (Tom Uren) [oil paint on canvas]. National Portrait Gallery. http://www.portrait.gov.au/portraits/2000.36/gloves-off-tom-uren
Newbold, C. R. (2014). Can I use that picture? The terms, laws, and ethics for using copyrighted pictures. The Visual Communication Guy. http://thevisualcommunicationguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Infographic_CanIUseThatPicture4.jpg
Nolan, S. (1946). The encounter [enamel paint on composition board]. National Gallery of Australia. http://cs.nga.gov.au/Detail.cfm?IRN=28938
Ryder, M. (2006). Driving action with "values". Archestra. http://www.malcolmryder.com/archives/2006/07/
Online map
Google Maps. (2015, February 5). The British Library, London, UK. Google. https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/The+British+Library/@51.529972,-0.127676,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x48761b3b70171395:0x18905479de0fdb25
Original image/artwork (viewed in a gallery or collection)
Angus, J. (2006). Gorilla, gorilla, gorilla [wood veneers, nylon]. Art Gallery of Western Australia.
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