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Referencing for Vietnam Campus: RMIT Harvard Style

General rules

Numbering

  • Use number to label each photo in the moodboard

In-text Reference

  • Figure + number (author's family name, publication year)

List of figures

  • Create a list of figures with detailed information of each photo. 
  • Follow Reference list entry rule for artwork to create list of figures for moodboards. 
  • List of figures can be put after the moodboard or at the end of the essay and before the reference list.

Note:

If you are not sure where you should put the list of figures, please consult your lecturer.

Numbering

Use number to label each photo in the moodboard: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

In-text reference

Similar to images' in-text reference: 

  • Include the artist's family name and year in the in-text reference.
  • Refer to the figure number when you discuss the artwork.

Example

Figure 1 (Prawny 2017) shows an abstract background...

As illustrated in Figure 2, the image Shoe (Cegoh 2016) depicts...

Note:

If the artwork or image creator is different from the source author, cite the creator and the year it was made.

Do not refer to an artwork or image as " figure above" or " figure below" or " figure on page 3".

List of figures

For artwork or images you create yourself

  • It's not typically listed in the references. But it's a good idea to confirm with your teacher.

Online sources from a web page

Rule:

Creator's Family Name Initial (Year) Title of artwork or image [format], Name of Website website, accessed Day Month Year. URL

Examples:

Kaiser P (1975) Growing over the fence [synthetic polymer paint on canvas], National Gallery of Victoria website, accessed 22 May 2024. https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/explore/collection/work/60587/

 

Tapestry with dragons and flowers (11th-12th century) [silk tapestry], The Metropolitan Museum of Art website, accessed 22 May 2024. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/39733

Note:

Example of format

  • digital map
  • synthetic polymer paint on canvas
  • photograph 

Online sources from a Library database

Rule:

Creator's Family Name Initial (Year) Title of artwork or image [format], accessed Day Month Year, Name of Database database.

Example:

Primal Pictures (n.d.) Lateral nasal cavity [interactive 3D illustration], accessed 19 August 2022, Anatomy.tv database.

Note:

In RMIT Harvard, don't include a URL link if there's a database name. However, for images from the WGSN database, include both the database name and URL for easier image access.

Example

Chanel (n.d.) cha_mon_ps23_003 [photograph], accessed 22 May 2024, WGSN database. https://www.wgsn.com/content/image_viewer/#/image.35640165

Physical sources viewed in-person

Rule:

Creator's family name Initial (Year) Title of artwork or image [format], Name of Museum/Gallery/Public Space, Location of Museum/Gallery/Public Space.

Example:

Dwyer M (2021) Apparition [night-time digital projection onto holo-gauze screen], University Square, Carlton, VIC.

Note:

Example of format

  • Night-time digital projection onto holo-gauze screen
  • Oil, enamel, aluminum paint, and glass on canvas

Maps

Rule:

Creator’s Family Name Initial (Year of creation) Title of map [format], Name of Publisher, Place of Publication.

Example:

Melway (2021) Geelong [print map], Melway, Clayton, VIC.

Note:

Use these labels within the [format] field:

  • [digital map]: for online maps found on websites or Library databases that were created digitally. Most maps today are like this.
  • [print map]: for hardcopy maps.
  • [digitised map]: for maps that were originally in hardcopy format but are now digitized.

A. For images produced using an AI tool

Caption:

Figure number: Description or explanation

Example:

Figure 1: Image generated using Adobe Firefly from the prompt “interstellar purple and orange space squid.”

Note

No reference list entry is required for an image produced using an AI tool.

B. For AI-generated images reproduced in a published source

Rule:

  • Figure number: Creator's family name Initial [if artist/creator is known] OR leave blank if artist/creator unknown (year produced) Title or description of artwork or image [format], publishing details of where artwork or image was sourced

Example:

  • Figure 1: Allen JM (2022) Théâtre D’opéra Spatial [artwork generated using Midjourney], Roose K (2 September 2022) 'An A.I.-Generated Picture Won an Art Prize. Artists Aren’t Happy.', The New York Times, accessed 3 March 2023. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/02/technology/ai-artificial-intelligence-artists.html

Reference: 

  • If using reproduced images, reference the published source.