Bibliographic style
A simplified, non-standard citation style has been developed for Manukau's journey - a Manukau timeline. This aims to preserve the flow of source essays while allowing for the ready identification of cited items. Thus authors' names are given forename(s) first, long titles are abridged, and publishers' names are normally omitted. Note that the software used for Manukau's journey - a Manukau timeline does not allow for the use of italics in citations or macrons in Māori words.
The main categories of citation are as follows:-
- Books: author(s), title, editor, place of publication, date, page reference.
- Periodical articles: author(s), title of article, title of periodical, volume number, issue number, date, page reference.
- Newspaper articles (including articles from weekly publications): author(s), title of article, title of newspaper, date (i.e. day/month/year), page reference.
On occasion some of the above elements are modified or omitted. For instance, in the case of official reports, the name of the publisher is sometimes given instead of the place of publication and the month of publication in addition to the year.
Other categories of citation are largely self-explanatory. Citations and descriptions of manuscript, archival and ephemeral sources may vary according to their place of origin. URLS are sometimes abridged. Minor variations in punctuation may occur; and librarians in particular may notice some evolution of citation styles.
Abbreviations
In Manukau's journey - a Manukau timeline, abbreviations and acronyms are kept to a minimum, and are generally explained where they occur.
The following abbreviations have been used within citations:
AJHR
cf.
col.
comp.
ed.
et al.
etc.
ibid.
ms.
n.d.
NZ
NZPD
op. cit.
p./pp.
passim.
pers. comm.
supp.
S.R.
trans.
t/s
vol./volsAppendix to the Journal of the House of Representatives
compared to
column
compiled/compiler(s)
editor(s)
and others
and so on
in the same source (i.e. the reference immediately preceeding)
manuscript (i.e. unpublished)
date not given and/or not known
New Zealand
New Zealand Parliamentary Debates ('Hansard')
in the same reference (i.e. a reference given previously)
page/pages
and throughout the same work
personal communication
supplement
Statutory Regulation
translated/translator(s)
typescript (i.e. not formally published)
volume/volumes.