Subject & Study Guides: TUS Athlone Campus Harvard Guide: Moodle References and Digital Repositories

Citing Moodle and Digital Repositories

Citing Multimedia Formats: Examples

Material Type	In-Text Example	Reference List Example
VIRTUAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS E.G. MOODLE Journal article template		CITATION ORDER FOR JOURNAL ARTICLE ON MOODLE: Author or tutor Year of publication (in round brackets) Title of article Title of Journal (In Italics) Volume, Issue, Page numbers Code(if available): Name of academic module (in italics) Available at: URL of VLE [Accessed: date].
VLE Journal article example	According to Grimes... (2002)	Grimes, D. & Schultz, K. (2002) Cohort studies: marching towards outcomes, Lancet, 359 (9303), pp. 341-345. Research methods, Available at: https://elearningm2.ait.ie/2013/my/ [Accessed: 7 March 2013].
VLE Text extracts from Books template		CITATION ORDER FOR BOOK EXTRACTS DIGITISED FOR USE ON MOODLE: Author or tutor Year of publication (in round brackets) Extract title Title of Book (In Italics) Place of publication: Publisher Page number of extract Code(if available): Name of Academic Module taken from Moodle (In Italics) Available at: URL of VLE [Accessed: date].
VLE Text extracts from Books example	Smith (1999) states...	Smith, J.C. (1999) R-attitutes, R-beliefs and relaxation philosophies. In: ABC relaxation theory: an evidence based approach. New York: Springer, pp. 82-99. AL_NGENR_B_2: Holistic Care Nutr & Gastroint. Available at: https://elearningm2.ait.ie/2013/course/view.php?id=3072 [Accessed 26 August 2014].
VLE Lecture notes template	Doherty (2014) states	CITATION ORDER FOR LECTURER NOTES ON MOODLE: Author or tutor Year of publication (in round brackets) Title of Item Code (if available): Name of Academic module (In Italics) College: Unpublished Available at: URL of VLE [Accessed: date].
VLE Lecture notes example	Doherty (2014) states	Doherty, S. (2014) Disorders of the GI tract. AL_NGENR_B_2: Holistic Care Nutr & Gastroint. Technological University of the Shannon: Unpublished, Available at: https://elearningm2.ait.ie/2013/mod/resource/view.php?id=60694 [Accessed 16 Nov 2014]
Digital Repositories		Note: In general with articles from digital repositories it is recommended to find and cite the published version and then to reference that, however in some cases, there is no ‘published version (in this case as it is a thesis) so the Institutional Repository must be referenced in the full reference
Digital Repositories Template example		TEMPLATE CITATION FOR DIGITAL REPOSITORY: Author Year of publication (in round brackets) Title of Item (In italics) Place of publication: publisher (if stated) Name of Digital Repository. (In italics) Available at: URL of VLE [Accessed: date].
Digital Repository Example online thesis	(Vladimar, 2004)	Vladimar, M. (2004) The application of Electro-Etching in the manufacturing process for cardiovascular stents. Dissertation (MA), Galway: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology. CUAL Repository. Available at: http://cual.openrepository.com/cual/handle/10759/344351 [Accessed 24 February 2015].
PowerPoint on Moodle template		Author(s) Year of publication (in round brackets) Title of Item (In italics) [Powerpoint] Code: Name of Academic module (In Italics) Available at: URL of VLE [Accessed: date].
Example PowerPoint	(Booth, 2011)	Booth, L (2011). History of radiography [PowerPoint presentation]. MISR4004: Patient care skills: an introduction to human sciences. Available at: https://elearningm2.ait.ie/2013/mod/resource/view.php?id=60694 (Accessed: 7 August 2012).