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A Bibliography is a list of all the references/resources that were used during the writing of an essay or assignment. Students are encouraged to use the Online Referencing Generator (above) or the References tab available on Microsoft Office Word 2013. These use the APA style of referencing.
Books
Your bibliography should include for each book resource;
Author, Year of publication, Title, Place of publication: Publisher.
Example of a book with one author:
Hall, N. (2015). Peoples of the desert. Oxford: Heinemann.
Example of a book with two or more authors:
(Include all names and in the order as they appear on the title page.)
Pilkinghorn, E. & Darimar, M. (2015). Under the hakea. St Lucia, Qld: University of Queensland Press.
Example of an e-book:
Ishtar, Z. (1994). Daughters of the Pacific. North Melbourne, Vic: Spinifex Press. Retrieved from https://mercycollege.wheelers.co/title/9781742196985/epub.
Periodicals and Newspaper Articles
Example of a periodical or magazine article:
Clasen, K. (2010, September 15). Points of Contention. Time. vol. 176, no. 11, 54-56.
Example of a newspaper article:
Simpson, J. (2015, April 3). The coming of the rainbow. The West Australian. p. 16.
Example of an online newspaper article:
Emerson, D. (2016, August 13). Sacred river sparks alarm. The West Australian. p. 1, The West Australian. Yahoo7News Online.
Digital Encyclopedias
Aboriginal people of Australia. (2016). in World Book Student, Retrieved from http://www.worldbookonline.com/advanced/article?id=ar751036&st=aboriginal+people+of+australia#tab=homepage.
EBSCOHost Online Journals
Mullins, M. (2008, August 2). Essential ingredient for nation building. Eureka Street. vol. 18, no. 4, 25-26, Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre. EBSCOhost.
Web Pages
Note Carefully: ALWAYS choose a website that has authority, that is, a reputable author. This may be an individual or a corporate group or organisation.
Include as much of the following information as you can locate from the site:
Give the author or organisation (an organisation is known as the corporate author); the year of publication (this is the year of the last update and is usually found at the end of the web page); the title of the article in italics; and the URL (web address) where the site was retrieved from.
Department of Aboriginal Affairs. (2015). Our Aboriginal heritage. Retrieved from http://www.daa.wa.gov.au/heritage/aboriginal- heritage/.
One last reminder: Always list your resources in Alphabetical order according to the author’s surname.
Example of a completed Bibliography
Bibliography
Aboriginal people of Australia. (2016). in World Book Student, Retrieved from http://www.worldbookonline.com/advanced/article?id=ar751036&st=aboriginal+people+of+australia#tab=homepage.
Clasen, K. (2010, September 15). Points of Contention. Time. vol. 176, no. 11, 54-56.
Department of Aboriginal Affairs. (2015). Our Aboriginal heritage. Retrieved from http://www.daa.wa.gov.au/heritage/aboriginal-heritage/.
Emerson, D. (2016, August 13). Sacred river sparks alarm. The West Australian. p. 1, The West Australian. Yahoo7News Online.
Hall, N. (2015). Peoples of the desert. Oxford: Heinemann.
Ishtar, Z. (1994). Daughters of the Pacific. North Melbourne, Vic: Spinifex Press. Retrieved from https://mercycollege.wheelers.co/title/9781742196985/epub.
Mullins, M. (2008, August 2). Essential ingredient for nation building. Eureka Street. vol. 18, no. 4, 25-26, Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre. EBSCOhost.
Pilkinghorn, E. & Darimar, M. (2015). Under the hakea. St Lucia, Qld: University of Queensland Press.
Simpson, J. (2015, April 3). The coming of the rainbow. The West Australian. p. 16.
PLEASE ask Library staff for assistance with any aspect of Bibliography writing with which you have difficulty.