
	Part 1: The AGLC Essentials Examples A Domestic & Secondary sources plus Example B Demonstrations Subsequent References Part 2: Academic writing Example C Quotations Using quotations strategically Evaluating source material Avoiding plagiarism

Part 1: The Australian Guide to Legal Citation (AGLC)

The Faculty of Law at the University of Wollongong uses the referencing style outlined in the Australian Guide to Legal Citation (3rd ed, 2010) which will be referred to from now on as the AGLC3.

In Part 1, you are introduced to the principles of citing according to the AGLC. Read through this module together with the AGLC full text publication.

Download the electronic version AGLC3 or borrow a copy from the Library (Call number: KL/155.K1/AUS/1).

Overview

The AGLC is a footnoting style.

Footnoting is a way of telling the reader in the main part of your assessment task that information sources and quotes have been used. Acknowledging your sources of information with footnotes is an effective way to avoid plagiarism.

Bibliography

In addition to footnotes, you will need to provide a bibliography at the end of your written assessment tasks.

A bibliography lists all the sources of information used. Another feature of the AGLC3 is that it requires sources to be grouped in the bibliography by source type under specific centred headings (e.g. books and journal articles as separate from cases and legislation).

Essentials: footnotes and bibliography