There are many citation styles, including Harvard, Chicago, MLA and APA. BHI generally uses Harvard. Health and Community Services courses also use APA.
The most important thing is to acknowledge authorship, giving sufficient information to identify the item.
You can think of publication or distribution of an item as an EVENT. Something, by someone, was placed in the public arena, with rights attached, in the year of publication. A Harvard citation specifies WHO (WHEN) WHAT WHERE
The details to put in the footnote, endnote or bibliography will always include the following information. What follows is a variation on the Harvard style. Once you know the pattern, you will be able to construct an adequate citation for any information you find and use.
If you don't know who took personal responsibility for the information, you may be able to list a corporate author.
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WHO (WHEN) |
WHAT |
WHERE |
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Book |
Author/s (Publication year) |
Identifying title |
Publisher, Place of publication |
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Book chapter |
Author/s (Publication year) |
Identifying title |
Editor/s, Work title, Publisher, Place of publication, page range |
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Journal article |
Author/s (Publication year) |
Identifying title |
Journal name, Volume (Issue) Issue date, page range |
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Web page or file |
Author/s (Year last updated if known, else year viewed) |
Identifying title |
Available: Web address http://.... Date accessed: Calendar date |