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UQ Harvard referencing style

The Harvard style is a generic author-date style for citing and referencing information used.

Facebook

Elements of the citation

Author of post - last name, initial(s) Year, Name of the page or the content or caption of the post - up to the first 40 words and in italics, Type of post, Date of post - Day Month, viewed date - Day Month Year, <URL>.

In-text  (University of Queensland 2012)
Reference list University of Queensland Library 2017, The winners of the 2017 Queensland Literary Awards will be revealed at tonight’s ceremony. Good luck to all shortlisted writers!, Facebook status update, 4 October, viewed 1 November 2017, <https://www.facebook.com/pg/uniofqldlibrary/posts/>.
EndNote reference type

Generic

Date Access field: enter the date of the post - Day Month eg. 4 October

Twitter

Elements of the citation

Author of post - last name, inital(s) Year, Name of the page or the content or caption of the post - up to the first 40 words and in italics, Type of post, Date of post - Day Month, viewed Date - Day Month Year, <URL>. 

In-text  (UQ Library 2017)
Reference list

UQ Library 2017, Turtles down by UQ St Lucia Lakes today. Air conditioned library or enjoying the sun and the view - tough choice!, Tweet, 4 October, viewed 12 October 2017, <https://twitter.com/uqlibrary/status/915782138905034752>.

EndNote reference type

Generic

Date Access field: enter the date of the post - Day Month eg. 4 October