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Harvard (Holmesglen) Referencing Guide - Previous Edition

Tables format

Tables from a webpage

 

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Format Example

Table #: Table title (Author Year)

Table 1: Loans policy for students, Holmesglen Library (Holmesglen 2019)

example table shows loans policy for Holmesglen

 

In-text citation

Refer to tables according to how you've numbered them (i.e. Table 1, Table 2, etc.)

E.g. As shown in Table 1 ... 

 

Reference

Format Example

Author, AA Year, Title of table, viewed Day Month Year, http://xxxxx.

Holmesglen 2019, Loans policy for students, Holmesglen Library, viewed 19 July 2019, https://holmesglen.edu.au/Students/Library/About-the-library/Borrowing-policies/.
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  • URLs are formatted as normal text and are not hyperlinked.

Table from a database

 

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Format Example

Table #: Table title (Author Year)

Table 1: Number of visitors to an undisclosed island in 2017, sorted by age (Adams 2018)

example table shows number of visitors to an undisclosed island

 

In-text citation

Refer to tables according to how you've numbered them (i.e. Table 1, Table 2, etc.)

E.g. As shown in Table 1 ... 

 

Reference

Format Example

Author, AA Year, Title of table, viewed Day Month Year, Database name.

Adams, FG 2018, Dispatches from an undisclosed island in 2017, viewed 7 June 2019, Expert Research database. 

Table from a book

 

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Format Example

Table #: Table title (Author Year, p.xx)

Table 1: Extraterrestial attitudes towards primary colours, in percentages (%) (Bradshaw 2015, p. 41)

example table shows extraterrestrial attitudes towards primary colours

 

In-text citation

Refer to tables according to how you've numbered them (i.e. Table 1, Table 2, etc.)

E.g. As shown in Table 1 ... 

 

Reference

Format Example

Author, AA Year, Title of table, Publisher, Place of Publication.

Bradshaw, C 2015, Extraterrestial attitudes towards primary colours, Intergalactic Publications, Melbourne, VIC. 

Table from an electronic journal

 

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Format Example

Table #: Table title (Author Year, p. xx)

Table 1: Number of Easter chocolates consumed by the Jones family (Brady 2015, p. 34)

example table shows number of Easter chocolates consumed by the Jones family

 

In-text citation

Refer to tables according to how you've numbered them (i.e. Table 1, Table 2, etc.)

E.g. As shown in Table 1 ... 

 

Reference

Format Example

Author, AA Year, Title of table, in 'Article title', Journal Title, vol. x, no. x, pp. xx-xx, viewed Day Month Year, Database name.

Brady, LE 2015, Number of Easter chocolates consumed by the Jones family, in 'Jones family values: a longitudinal study', International Journal of Sugary Foods, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 29-38, viewed 7 June 2019, ABCDE database.

Referencing your own tables

 

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Format Example

Table #: Table title (Author Year)

Table 1: Number of people who took part in the magic penguin dance in 2018 (Yurdakul 2019)

example table shows number of people who took part in the magic penguin dance

 

In-text citation

Refer to tables according to how you've numbered them (i.e. Table 1, Table 2, etc.)

E.g. As shown in Table 1 ... 

 

Reference

If the table is unpublished, you do not need to include a reference. (See: personal communications tab)