Library guides: Citing and referencing: Theses / Exegeses / Dissertations

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General Rule

After the author and title list the kind of thesis, the academic institution and the date

Example of Note

1. Karen Leigh Culcasi, "Cartographic Representations of Kurdistan in the Print Media" (master's thesis, Syracuse University, 2003), 15.

Example of entry in Bibliography

Murphy, Priscillia Coit. "What a Book Can Do: Silent Spring and Media-Borne Public Debate." PhD diss., University of North Carolina, 2000.

General Rule	To cite a thesis or dissertation consulted in an online database, add the name of the database, the URL, and the access date following the institutional information.
Example of Note	1. Karen Leigh Culcasi, "Cartographic Representations of Kurdistan in the Print Media" (master's thesis, Syracuse University, 2003), 15.
Example of entry in Bibliography	Murphy, Priscilla Coit. "What a Book Can Do: Silent Spring and Media-Borne Public Debate." PhD diss., University of North Carolina, 2000. In Proquest Dissertations and Theses http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.lib.monash.edu.au/docview/304629695?accountid=12528 (accessed February 15, 2013).

General Rule	After the author and title list the kind of thesis, the academic institution and the date
Example of Reference List	Culcasi, Karen Leigh. 2003. Cartographic representations of Kurdistan in the print media. Master's thesis, Syracuse University.
Rule for Paranthetical citations (In Text)	Follow the same format for as a book when citing in text. (Author year of publication, XX-XX)
Example for Paranthetical citations (In Text)	(Culcasi 2003, 21-22)

General Rule	To cite a thesis or dissertation consulted in an online database, add the name of the database, the access date and URL following the institutional information.
Example of Reference List	Murphy, Priscilla Coit. 2000. What a book can do: Silent spring and media-borne public debate. PhD diss., University of North Carolina. In Proquest Dissertations and Theses. Accessed February 15, 2013. http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.lib.monash.edu.au/docview/304629695?accountid=12528
Rule for Parenthetical citations (In Text)	Follow the same style as an electronic book (Author year of publication, XX-XX)
Example for Paranthetical citations (In Text)	(Murphy 2000, 45-46)