In-text referencing when using direct quotes from a published conference paper with two or three authors.

There are two options for in text referencing:

  1. Adding a citation at the end of a sentence.
  2. Using the author’s name as part of your sentence.

Essential information to include:

  • The family name of all the authors.
  • No initials are required.
  • The year of publication.
  • Place a comma between the year and the page number.
  • Write the page number/s as p. 95 or pp. 95- 97.
  • Leave a space between the p. and the number.
  • Use ‘single’ inverted commas, to indicate the quotation.

Note:

It is essential to write exactly what is written in the quote.

The sentences below have been paraphrased from:

Weaver, D, Button, Y & Gilding, A 2002, ‘Implementation of a learning management system using an integrated approach to professional development’, in A Williamson, C Gunn, A Young, & T Clear (eds), Winds of change in the sea of learning: proceedings of the 19th annual conference of the Australasian society for computers in learning and tertiary education (ASCILITE), volume 2, Auckland, NewZealand, 8-11 December 2002, Unitec Institute of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand, pp. 711-720.

(a) Weaver, Button and Gilding (2002, p. 711) stated that ‘most Australian universities are either planning to or have adopted a centrally supported Learning Management System (LMS) with the most popular being those provided by WebCT and Blackboard’.

OR

(b) ‘Most Australian universities are either planning to or have adopted a centrally supported Learning Management System (LMS) with the most popular being those provided by WebCT and Blackboard’ (Weaver, Button & Gilding 2002, p. 711).

Note:

  • the different uses of ‘&’ and ‘and’ in the examples above.
    ‘and’ is used when the authors’ names are used as part of the sentence (See - Example a).
    ‘&’ is used when the authors’ names are used in the bracketed citation (See - Example b).
  • the full stop is placed after the bracket when the citation is at the end of the sentence (See - Example b).
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In-text referencing when using direct quotes from a conference paper with two or three authors

The following sentence has been taken from:
Kuchinke, KP & Ardichvili, A 2001, ‘Work related values of managers and subordinates in manufacturing companies in Germany, Georgia, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Russia and the U.S., in OA Aliaga (ed.), Academy of Human Resource Development: proceedings of the 2001 conference, Tulsa, Oklahoma, February 28 - March 4, 2001, Academy of Human Resource Development, Los Angeles, U.S., pp. 237-244.

Choose the correct citation from the box below for each of the examples given. Click and drag the correct citation to the lines indicated.

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