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APA Referencing: Online Resources

This Guide will help you to correctly reference your assignments using the APA style.

Miscellaneous Online Resources and Websites

Check with your lecturer to see if they require Blackboard resources to be included in your Reference List. If not required, treat the resources as a Personal Communication. See Other Sources tab above for further information..

In-Text

(Corporate Author, Publication Year)

(Central Regional TAFE, 2022)

 

Reference List

Corporate Author. (Publication Year). Title: Subtitle [Material format]. Blackboard. URL

Central Regional TAFE. (2022). Topic 3 Developing relationships with babies and toddlers: CHCECE005 [PowerPoint slides]. Blackboard. https://blackboard.centralregionaltafe.wa.edu.au

 

Central Regional TAFE. (2019). BSBWHS403 Contribute to implementing and maintaining WHS consultation and participation processes learner guide [PDF]. Blackboard. https://blackboard.centralregionaltafe.wa.edu.au

Note:

  • If the slides contain references to information published elsewhere, and you want to reference that information as well, it is best practice to read, and reference the original source if possible.
  • Include the unit code in title.
  • Provide the material format in square brackets after the title.
  • If you are writing for an audience with access to the same resource, provide the name of the site and its login page URL.

In-Text

(Author Surname, Publication Year) OR (Corporate Author, Publication Year)

(Rio Tinto, 2024)

(Michael, 2024)

 

Reference List

Corporate Author. (Publication Year, Month Day). Title [Format type]. Publisher.  URL

Author Surname, Initial/s. (Publication Year, Month Day). Title [Format type]. Publisher. URL

 

Rio Tinto. (2024, September 16). Pilbara Aboriginal artists share cultural stories for the 19th colours of our country exhibition [Media release]. https://www.riotinto.com/en/news/releases/2024/pilbara-aboriginal-artists-share-cultural-stories-for-the-19th-colours-of-our-country-exhibition

 

Michael, D. (2024, September 30). New safety gear requirements for water sports from today [Media statement]. Government of Western Australia. https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Cook-Labor-Government/New-safety-gear-requirements-for-water-sports-from-today-20240930

Note:

  • Full date of publication is required for the reference list.
  • Include a description in square brackets after the title, i.e. [Media release].
  • Omit the publisher details if the same as the corporate author.

Create a reference only when the materials can be downloaded directly from the Open Education Resource (OER) repository. Use this format for any materials in any OER repository.

If you are directed to another website page, reference that specific webpage where the materials are retrieved from.

 

In-Text

(Author, Publication Year)

(Velarde, 2019)

 

Reference List

Author Surname, Initial/s. (Year, Month Day). Title. Repository Name. Retrieval Statement/Date,  URL

Velarde, G. (2019, May 16). Pharmacology notes: Nursing implications for clinical practice. OER Commons. Retrieved

October 02, 2024, from https://oercommons.org/authoring/54330-pharmacology-notes-nursing-implications-for-clinic/view

Note:

  • Use as specific a date as is available on the webpage. i.e. year only; a year and month; or a year, month, and day.
  • Italicize the title of resource.
  • Include a retrieval statement and date if the contents are designed to change over time and versions are not archived.

WHOLE WEBSITE

  • Do not create references or in-text citations for whole websites.
  • To mention a website in general, and not any particular information on that site, provide the name of the website within your text and include the URL in brackets.
  • To cite information/resources/documents on a website, determine the type of reference required and then follow the style for that format.

 

WEBPAGE ON A WEBSITE (Cite a work as a webpage if no other format suits)

In-text

(Corporate Author, Year) OR (Author Surname, Year) OR (Corporate Author, n.d.)

(World Health Organisation, n.d.)

(Bruno et al., 2023)

 

Reference List

Corporate Author. (Publication Date or n.d.). Title. Website Name. URL

Author Surname, Initial/s. (Publication Date or n.d.). Title: Subtitle. Website Name. URL

 

World Health Organisation. (n.d.). Coronavirus. https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus


Bruno, A, Dunphy, J. & Georgiakakis, F. (2023, September 21). Recent trends in Australian productivity. Reserve Bank of Australia.

https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2023/sep/recent-trends-in-australian-productivity.html

 

United States Census Bureau. (2023, July 1). U.S. and world population clock. Australia. United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved October 4, 2023, from

https://www.census.gov/popclock/world/as

Note:

  • Where the corporate author and website name are the same, there is no need to repeat the website name.
  • When individual author(s) are credited on the webpage, list them.
  • Use a specific date, if possible, especially if an update date is provided.
  • Do not use the copyright date from a webpage footer or the date of last review. If the date is unknown or cannot be determined, write “n.d.” as the date.
  • Italicize the title of the webpage.
  • For individual authors, provide the website name after the title.
  • Include the retrieval date only if the content cited is of a temporary nature and the page is not archived.

 

WEBPAGE ON A NEWS WEBSITE

In-Text

(Author Surname, Year) 

(Butler, 2023)

 

Reference List

Author Surname, Initial/s. (Publication Date). Title: Subtitle. Publisher. URL

Butler, G. (2023, September 16). Hazard burns could be fuelling the fire danger:  Indigenous practices offer another way. SBS News.

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/hazard-burns-could-be-fuelling-the-fire-danger-indigenous-practices-offer-another-way/pevprmc3f

Note:

  • Use this format for articles from news websites that do not have a corresponding print version.
  • Provide the title of the news story in italics using sentence case.
  • List the name of the news website as the publisher.
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