Subject guides: Vancouver 2022: Conferences, theses and university materials

Conferences, theses and university materials

Conferences

Conference papers are more often than not, no longer published in a conference proceeding (official record of the conference). Sometimes, only the abstracts can be located in published formats. If you do find the entire published proceedings with the full text of the papers presented follow the example below.

Conferences

Format

Number. Author A. Paper title. Paper presented at: Name of Conference; Month Day, Year of conference; Conference City, Conference Country. Accessed Month Day, Year. URL

Example

38. MacIntyre S. Participation in the classroom, productivity in the workforce: unfulfilled expectations. Paper presented at: Australian Council for Educational Research Conference; August 10-12, 2008; Brisbane, Australia. Accessed August 12, 2022. https://research.acer.edu.au/research_conference_2008/8/

Otherwise, published conference papers are sometimes referenced as part of a book, a journal, or another medium.

Conference paper published in a book

Format

Number. Author A. Title of chapter. In: Editor A, ed. Title of Book. Xth ed. Publisher; Year:page-page. doi:.10.xxx OR Accessed Month Day, Year. URL

Example

39. Krylatov A, Raevskaya A. Travel times equilibration procedure for route-flow traffic assignment problem. In: Kotsireas I, Pardalos P, eds. Lecture Notes in Computer Science: Vol. 12096: Learning and Intelligent Optimization Conference Proceedings. Springer; 2020:225–240. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-53552-0_9

Tips

How you reference conference papers, abstracts, posters or recordings will depend on whether the items are published or unpublished.
For more details about referencing conference proceedings see 3.13.8 of the Style Manual.
Section 3.13.9 of the Style Manual details how to refer to meeting presentations and other unpublished material.

Theses

University theses can be sourced in hardcopy in some libraries or online via repositories.

Rule

Present the title of the thesis in italics and title case. Following the title, describe the type of thesis, i.e. Dissertation (PhD), Masters, Honours, etc., the university that awarded the degree, and the year of completion. If the thesis is available online, reference the doi or accessed date and URL.

Online

Format

Number. Author A. Title of Thesis. Type of Thesis; University; Year. doi:.10.xxx OR Accessed Month Day, Year. URL

Example

40. Diemer MJ. Placemaking and Streetscape Design: Exploring the Impacts of Tram Network Modernisation on Subjective Perception of Place Quality. Dissertation. Monash University; 2020. doi:10.26180/13211444.

41. Khumra S. Empowering hospital pharmacists to integrate antimicrobial stewardship into their daily practice. Master's thesis. Monash University; 2022. doi:10.26180/20724190.v1

Print

Format

Number. Author A. Title of Thesis. Type of Thesis; University; Year.

Example

42. Saunders BJ. "Because There's A Better Way Than Hurting Someone" An Exploratory Study of the Nature, Effect and Persistence of "Physical Punishment" in Childhood. Dissertation. Monash University; 2005.

University course materials

Format

Number. Author A. Title of Work. Type of Course material; Year. Accessed Month Day, Year. URL

Example

43. Allen K. Week 4 Quantitative Study Design: Experimental Studies and Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs). Lecture; 2019. Accessed April 20, 2019. https://lms.monash.edu/course/view.php?id=47259&section=8

Tips

Not all unit coordinators allow for the use of unit materials, such as lecture slides, in assignments. Check first to see if these resources are acceptable.
The unit coordinator is usually the author unless otherwise noted.
Include the type of course material after the title (e.g. Lecture, Moodle book, etc.)