The pages outlines examples of how to cite images, tables and diagrams using the Harvard referencing method.
An image found online
In-text citations
Mention the image in the text and cite the author and date:
The cartoon by Frith (1968) describes ...
If the image has no named author, cite the full name and date of the image:
The map shows the Parish of Maroota during the 1840s (Map of the Parish of Maroota, County of Cumberland, District of Windsor 1840-1849)
List of References
Include information in the following order:
- author (if available)
- year produced (if available)
- title of image (or a description)
- Format and any details (if applicable)
- name and place of the sponsor of the source
- accessed day month year (the date you viewed/ downloaded the image)
- URL or Internet address (between pointed brackets).
Frith J 1968, From the rich man’s table, political cartoon by John Frith, Old Parliament House, Canberra, accessed 11 May 2007, <http://www.oph.gov.au/frith/theherald-01.html>.
If there is no named author, put the image title first, followed by the date (if available):
Khafre pyramid from Khufu’s quarry 2007, digital photograph, Ancient Egypt Research Associates, accessed 2 August 2007, <http://www.aeraweb.org/khufu_quarry.asp>.
Map of the Parish of Maroota, County of Cumberland, District of Windsor 1840-1849, digital image of cartographic material, National Library of Australia, accessed 13 April 2007, <http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-f829>.
Online images/diagrams used as figures
Figures include diagrams, graphs, sketches, photographs and maps. If you are writing a report or an assignment where you include a visual as a figure, unless you have created it yourself, you must include a reference to the original source.
Figures should be numbered and labelled with captions. Captions should be simple and descriptive and be followed by an in-text citation. Figure captions should be directly under the image.
In-text citations
Cite the author and year in the figure caption:
Figure 1: Bloom's Cognitive Domain (Benitez 2012)
If you refer to the Figure in the text, also include a citation:
As can be seen from Figure 1 (Benitez 2012)
List of References
Provide full citation information:
Benitez J 2012, Blooms Cognitve Domain, digital image, ALIEM, accessed 2 August 2015, <https://www.aliem.com/blooms-digital-taxonomy/>.
Online data in a table caption
In-text citation
If you reproduce or adapt table data found online you must include a citation. All tables should be numbered and table captions should be above the table.
Table 2: Agricultural water use, by state 2004-05 (Australian Bureau of Statistics 2006)
| State | Total ML |
| NSW (including Canberra) | 3 976 108 |
| Vic. | 2 570 219 |
| Qld | 2 864 889 |
| SA | 1 004 828 |
| WA | 429 372 |
| Tas | 255 448 |
| NT | 45 638 |
| Total ML | 11 146 502 |
If you refer to the table in text, include a citation:
As indicated in Table 2, a total of 11 146 502 ML was used (Australian Bureau of Statistics 2006)
List of References
Include the name of the web page where the table data is found.
Australian Bureau of Statistics 2006, Water Use on Australian Farms, 2004-05, Cat. no. 4618.0, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canberra, accessed 4 July 2007, <https://www.abs.gov.au>.