this is the Australian National University Library
and this video is all about unpacking footnoted citations
there are thousands of different citation styles but for the most part they fall into two categories
in-text and footnoted
this video will show you how to decipher footnoted citations
these are indicated with a small numeral at the end of a sentence and the bibliographic information in the footer of each page of text
as well as at the end of the document in the bibliography
at the Australian National University each division and faculty has its own stated
citation style preference
the three most common footnoted ones being
Chicago 17th
AGLC and Vancouver
check with your lecturer or supervisor if you are at all unsure
when you see a footnoted reference it will look something like this
when you first come across a footnoted citation it is not immediately obvious what each part means
so let's unpack a few
let's look at this citation set out in Chicago 17th style
this numeral indicates where we can go to find the full text citation information
we can see the name of the authors, followed by the title in quotation marks
we know it is a thesis, because the publisher information reveals this
it comes from the ANU digital theses database
this is followed by the university information, the specific college involved, and finally the date
this will look slightly different in other footnoted styles, but not radically
this is AGLC 4th
and this is Vancouver
you can then use this information to look up the article yourself on the ANU Library website by searching for the article title
journal volume and issue, author, or a combination of these
now let's look at a journal article
the author's name comes first, followed by the title of the journal article in quotation marks
we know it is a journal article because the journal's title comes next
journals typically have titles that indicate that they are indeed journals
in this case, the journal has been translated from French, so both versions of the title are listed
these numbers here refer to the volume number and issue number
it ends with the date in brackets and the page range of the article
how do we know if a citation is a book or a journal?
simple - a book will appear like this, but note that it is directly followed by a title not in quotation marks
the real giveaway is the publisher's location and name which you will not see in a journal citation
lastly, we see the year of publication whereas a book chapter will appear like this
it begins the same as the other citations, with the author information note it then has the chapter title in quotation marks
followed by the names of the editors of the book
you will only see this information in a book citation
after this, we see the word 'in' which tells us the chapter is in a book
the title of the book comes next, followed by the page range of the chapter
then we see publisher location and name next as it did in the first book example
so next time you come across a footnoted citation
look for these key features to help you find the full text of the source
the surnames of the authors, the year of publication, book or journal title, volume and issue number, and the page number
if you're still in doubt, it's always best to check with your lecturer or supervisor
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