Library Guides: Senior School Referencing: Maps & Charts

Source: Black, S. (2020).

Referencing maps and charts

Updated for APA 7th edition

Senior School referencing | Maps and Charts: Introduction

In-text references (citations) and Reference lists (Bibliography) help you avoid plagiarism. When referencing the School uses APA 7th edition. APA is one of the more widely used referencing guidelines.

Use APA CiteMaker to build your references lists (bibliographies) as well as your in-text references (citations).

Referencing is a key part of the School's Academic Integrity policies and procedures. Copyright refers to who owns the work (text, images, data, etc.) you are using. Copyright and Creative Common licenses tell you if you have permission to use the other person's work and ideas.

Senior School referencing | Maps and Charts: Guidelines

NOTE: Use the following guidelines when citing and referencing images, maps, charts and graphs. The way you cite and reference art depends on whether you need to provide attribution. Attribution is where the image licence commits you to document the creator or owner of the image. See also the Explore more section at the bottom of this page.

APA7 Art, image, chart, map and graphs reference guidelines
Reference / Bibliography:
Creator: include the creating organisation, or creator's surname [comma] followed by the first letter of first name [full stop].
Date published: insert the date in round brackets followed by a full stop. If there is no date insert the abbreviation n.d.
Title: Insert the map or chart’s title in italics
Insert a short description of the format in square brackets []. Examples include [Map], [Chart], [Diagram].
Platform name examples: Bureau of Meteorology, Geoscience Australia, National Geographic [USA], .
URL: insert the photograph's URL or DOI.

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SOURCE: American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.).
CREDIT: DAVID FEIGHAN, MENTONE GIRLS' GRAMMAR SCHOOL
APA7 Art, image, chart, map and graphs citation guidelines
Use these guidelines when referencing an image, chart, map, graph, or work of art in the body of your text.

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SOURCE: American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.).
CREDIT: DAVID FEIGHAN, MENTONE GIRLS' GRAMMAR SCHOOL
APA 7 caption guidelines
Use these guidelines when labelling an image, chart or graph in the body of your text.
NOTE: The figure number (e.g., Figure 1) appears above the figure title and image in bold font. Number figures in the order in which they are mentioned in your paper. The figure title appears one double-spaced line below the figure number. Capitalize the figure title in italic title case. For details see https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/tables-figures/figures

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SOURCE: American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.).
CREDIT: DAVID FEIGHAN, MENTONE GIRLS' GRAMMAR SCHOOL

Senior School referencing | Maps and Charts: Referencing static online maps

EXAMPLE 1 - A static map with a caption followed by examples of in-text citation as well as a reference list / bibliography entry sourced from the Geoscience Australia web site. NOTE: This map is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence. For more information on licence agreements see the following link to the Kerferd Library Copyright guide.

Figure 1

1:20M Australia General Reference Map (A4) (Geoscience Australia, 2010)

APA 7 Example of captions, in-text references and a bibliography for a static map with licence terms and conditions 1:20M Australia General Reference Map (A4) (Geoscience Australia, 2010)
Title of work: 1:20M Australia General Reference Map (A4)
Creator: Geoscience Australia
Date created: January 1, 2010
Medium / description: colour map
Holding Institution / online platform: Geoscience Australia.
Owner's (Government agency) licence terms and conditions: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0)
URL: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/65187

How to reference this work as well as set up captions

In text reference / citation:
Narrative citations: Geoscience Australia (2010)
Parenthetical citations: (Geoscience Australia, 2010)
Bibliography / Reference list: Don't forget to use hanging indents in your reference list / bibliography.
Geoscience Australia (2010). 1:20M Australia General Reference Map [Map]. Geoscience Australia. http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/65187

Captions
Figure #
1:20M Australia General Reference Map (A4) (Geoscience Australia, 2010)
NOTE: The figure number (e.g., Figure 1) appears above the figure title and image in bold font. Number figures in the order in which they are mentioned in your paper. The figure title appears one double-spaced line below the figure number. capitalize the figure title in italic title case.

Immediately beneath the map you should include a note with the licence terms and conditions. In this case:

Note. 1:20M Australia General Reference Map (A4) [Map], Geoscience Australia, 2010 (http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/65187). (CC BY 4.0)

For details see https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/tables-figures/figures

Senior School referencing | Maps and Charts: Referencing dynamic online maps

EXAMPLE 2 - A static map with a caption followed by examples of in-text citation as well as a reference list / bibliography entry sourced from the City of Melbourne interactive map interactive map viewer containing property, business and asset information. NOTE: This is a dynamic map that changes over time.

Figure 2

Childcare centres in the Melbourne CBD (City of Melbourne, n.d.)

APA 7 Example of captions, in-text references and a bibliography for a dynamic map with licence terms and conditions City of Melbourne Interactive Map (CoMMaps)
Title of work: Childcare centres in the Melbourne CBD. Where there is no fixed title include a short descriptive title.
Creator: City of Melbourne
Date created: No date (n.d.) because the content is designed to change over time and is not archived.
Medium / description: online dynamic interactive map
Holding Institution / online platform: City of Melbourne Interactive Map (CoMMaps).
Owner's (Government agency) licence terms and conditions: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License. (CC BY 3.0 AU)
URL: http://maps.melbourne.vic.gov.au/

How to reference this work as well as set up captions

NOTE: As the content is dynamic include the date you pulled the content in your bibliographic / reference list entry. The date format is "Retreived Month Date [comma] Year [comma]" followed by the URL. See the following example for details.

In text reference / citation:
Narrative citations: City of Melbourne (n.d.)
Parenthetical citations: (City of Melbourne, n.d.)
Bibliography / Reference list: Don't forget to use hanging indents in your reference list / bibliography.
City of Melbourne (n.d.). Childcare centres in the Melbourne CBD [Interactive map]. City of Melbourne Interactive Map (CoMMaps). Retrieved November 27, 2020, from http://maps.melbourne.vic.gov.au/

Captions
Figure #
Childcare centres in the Melbourne CBD (City of Melbourne, n.d.)
NOTE: The figure number (e.g., Figure 1) appears above the figure title and image in bold font. Number figures in the order in which they are mentioned in your paper. The figure title appears one double-spaced line below the figure number. capitalize the figure title in italic title case.

Immediately beneath the map you should include a note with the licence terms and conditions. In this case:

Note. Childcare centres in the Melbourne CBD [Interactive map], City of Melbourne, n.d. (http://maps.melbourne.vic.gov.au/). (CC BY 3.0 AU)

For details see https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/tables-figures/figures

Senior School referencing | Maps and Charts: Explore more

Figure [Images] Setup (APA Style, n.d.)
"All types of visual displays other than tables are considered figures in APA Style.... This page addresses the basics of figure setup, including figure components, principles of figure construction, and placement of figures in a paper. " (APA Style, n.d.)
Sample Figures (APA Style, n.d.)
Expanded for the APA Style Guidelines 7th edition.
Shows a list of "sample figures illustrate how to set up figures in APA Style. Note that any kind of visual display that is not a table is considered a figure." (APA Style, n.d.) Samples include:
• bar graph,
• line graph,
• CONSORT flowchart,
• path model,
• qualitative research figure,
• mixed methods research figure,
• illustration of experimental stimuli, and
• maps
Line Spacing (APA Style, n.d.)
Expanded for the APA Style Guidelines 7th edition.
"In general, double-space all parts of an APA Style paper, including the abstract; text; block quotations; table and figure numbers, titles, and notes; and reference list (including between and within entries). Do not add extra space before or after paragraphs." (APA Style, n.d.)

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