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Part 1: Assignments to Books

Part 1

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Assignments
Material Type In Text Citation Note Subsequent Note Bibliography
Assignment from Another Unit 1 1. Bryan K. Jones, “The Importance of Critical Thinking ” (Unpublished MS, BAR100, Murdoch University, 2016), 1. #. Jones, “The Importance of Critical Thinking”, 2. Jones, Bryan K. “The Importance of Critical Thinking.” Unpublished MS, BAR100: Academic Learning Skills, Murdoch University, 2016.

A-V Materials
Material Type In Text Citation Note Subsequent Note Bibliography
DVD 2 2. Ridley Scott, Blade Runner (Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video, 1983), DVD 32:15. #. Scott, Blade Runner, 35:07. Scott, Ridley, dir. Blade Runner. With performances by Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, and Sean Young. Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video, 1983, DVD, 114 min.
Radio Programme 3 3. Dominique Schwartz, The World Today. "Pike River Workers Lose Their Jobs," ABC Radio, December 14, 2010, radio broadcast, 2:25. #. Schwartz, The World Today, 2:50. Schwartz, Dominique. The World Today. "Pike River Workers Lose Their Jobs." Aired on December 14, 2010 on ABC Radio, 4:25 min.
Sound Recording 4 4. Dougie Young, The Songs of Dougie Young. "I Don't Want Your Money," National Library of Australia, 1994, compact disc, 1:20. #. Young, The Songs of Dougie Young, 2:15. Young, Dougie, vocalist. The Songs of Dougie Young. "I Don't Want Your Money." Recorded in 1994. National Library of Australia, compact disc, 3:13 min.
Television Programme 5 5. Sarah Ferguson, Four Corners. "The Deal," ABC Television, October 4, 2010, television broadcast, 14:17. #. Ferguson, Four Corners, 15:30. Ferguson, Sarah. Four Corners. "The Deal." Aired on October 4, 2010 on ABC Television, 35:15 min.
Video Recording 6 6. Terence Davies, The Neon Bible (Triumph Video, 1998), videocassette (VHS), 49:37. #. Davies, Neon Bible, 58:16. Davies, Terence. The Neon Bible. Triumph Video, 1998, Videocassette (VHS), 92 min.
YouTube or Vimeo Video 7 7. NRK, "Medieval Helpdesk with English Subtitles," uploaded February 26, 2007, YouTube video, 2:44. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQHX-SjgQvQ. #. NRK, "Medieval Helpdesk." NRK. "Medieval Helpdesk with English Subtitles." Uploaded on February 26, 2007. YouTube video, 2:44 min. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQHX-SjgQvQ.

Book Chapters
Material Type In Text Citation Note Subsequent Note Bibliography
Chapter or Article in Edited e-Book 26
26. A. Holdsworth, "Who Do You Think You Are? Family History and Memory on British Television," in Televising History: Mediating the Past in Postwar Europe, Erin Bell et al., eds. (Palgrave Macmillan, 2010), 5, https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230277205.
#. Holdsworth, "Who Do You Think You Are? Family History and Memory on British Television," 6-7. Holdsworth, A. "Who Do You Think You Are? Family History and Memory on British Television." In Televising History: Mediating the Past in Postwar Europe, edited by Erin Bell and Ann Gray. Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230277205.
Chapter or Article in Edited Book 8 8. Glenn Gould, Glenn, "Streisand as Schwarzkopf," in The Glenn Gould Reader, ed. Tim Page (Vintage, 1984), 309. #. Gould, "Streisand as Schwarzkopf," 310. Gould, Glenn. "Streisand as Schwarzkopf." In The Glenn Gould Reader, edited by Tim Page, 308-11. New York: Vintage, 1984.
Single Chapter from an Anthology or Compilation 9 9. Italo Calvino, "Cybernetics and Ghosts," in The Uses of Literature: Essays, trans. Patrick Creagh (San Diego: Harcourt, 1982), 16. #. Calvino, "Cybernetics and Ghosts," 23. Calvino, Italo. "Cybernetics and Ghosts." In The Uses of Literature: Essays, translated by Patrick Creagh, 3-27. San Diego: Harcourt, 1982.
Entry in a Reference Work 10 10. John Hirst, "Macquarie, Lachlan," in The Oxford Companion to Australian History, ed. Graeme Davison, John Hirst and Stuart Macintyre (Oxford University Press, 2001), 172. #. Hirst, "Macquarie, Lachlan," 172. Hirst, John. "Macquarie, Lachlan." In The Oxford Companion to Australian History, edited by Graeme Davison, John Hirst and Stuart Macintyre. Oxford University Press, 2001.

Books
Material Type In Text Citation Note Subsequent Note Bibliography
e-Book: Single Author 11 11. D.J. Medley, The Church and the Empire, Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 1003 to A.D. 1304 (Project Gutenberg, 2005), 10, http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7343. #. Medley, The Church and the Empire, Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 1003 to A.D. 1304, 12. Medley, D. J. The Church and the Empire, Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 1003 to A.D. 1304. 1910 ed. Salt Lake City: Project Gutenberg, 2005. http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7343.
Book: Single Author 12 12. Jimmy Boyle, The Pain of Confinement: Prison Diaries (Edinburgh: Canongate, 1984), 12. #. Boyle, The Pain of Confinement, 45. Boyle, Jimmy. The Pain of Confinement: Prison Diaries. Edinburgh: Canongate, 1984.
Book: Two to six Authors 13 13. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh, et al., Apes, Language and the Human Mind (New York: Oxford UP, 1998), 18. #. Savage-Rumbaugh, Shanker and Taylor, Apes, Language and the Human Mind, 32. Savage-Rumbaugh, Sue, Stuart G. Shanker and Talbot J. Taylor. Apes, Language and the Human Mind. New York: Oxford UP, 1998.
Book: Organisation as Author 14 14. Australian Copyright Council, Copyright for Book Publishers: A Practical Guide (Redfern, NSW: ACC, 1997), 13. #. Australian Copyright Council, Copyright for Book Publishers, 26. Australian Copyright Council. Copyright for Book Publishers: A Practical Guide. Redfern, NSW: ACC, 1997.
Book: Government Publication 15 15. Australia. Dept. of Aboriginal Affairs. Programs in Action for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People: Achievements. (Canberra: AGPS, 1989), 3. #. Aust. Dept. of Aboriginal Affairs. Programs in Action for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, 6. Australia. Department of Aboriginal Affairs. Programs in Action for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People: Achievements. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service for Department of Aboriginal Affairs, 1989.
Book: Editor 16 16. Joel Greenberg, ed., Of Prairie, Woods, and Water: Two Centuries of Chicago Nature Writing (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2008), 326. #. Greenberg, Of Prairie, Woods, and Water, 327. Greenberg, Joel, ed. Of Prairie, Woods, and Water: Two Centuries of Chicago Nature Writing. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2008.
Book: Different Editions 17 17. Horace Newcomb, ed., Television: The Critical View, 6th ed. (New York: Oxford UP, 2000), 17. #. Newcomb,  Television, 43. Newcomb, Horace, ed. Television: The Critical View. 6th ed. New York: Oxford UP, 2000.

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Assignments - A-V Materials - Book Chapters - Books 

Part 2:    
Conference Papers - Datasets

Part 3:    
Internet Documents - Journal Articles - Newspaper Articles

Part 4:   
Podcasts - Readers - Secondary Sources - Theses