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Personal Communications

 

Template

Name of person from whom you received the communication. Person's occupation. Personal communication by letter/conversation/email. Date of communication.


Endnote (arranged numerically by the citation number in the text)

(1) Brown C. Faculty information coordinator. Personal communication by email. 2008 Jun 27.

Bibliography (arranged alphabetically by author)

Personal communications are not included in the bibliography.


Direct quotation

If you have quoted directly from the item ONCE ONLY in your text you should include a page reference at the end of the endnote.

(1) Brown C. Faculty information coordinator. Personal communication by email. 2008 Jun 27. p. 14.

If you have quoted directly from the item MORE THAN ONCE the page reference is given on each occasion with the citation in the text.

(1 p. 5)