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Example reference formats for different source types

Twitter examples

If the tweet is particularly lengthy, include the first few words, followed by ellipses.

Format: in text citation 
The use of Virtual Reality resources in a Nursing Simulation Suite provides context driven experience to students (Author, 2019).

Format: reference 
Twitter handle (Year of post) Text of tweet. Source [online]. Day/month of post. Time posted. Available from: URL [Accessed date].

Example: in text citation 
The use of Virtual Reality resources in a Nursing Simulation Suite provides context driven experience to students (@UniNhantsNews, 2019).

Example: reference 
@UniNhantsNews (2019) Second-year Advertising & Digital Marketing students... Twitter [online]. 6 April. 09.30. Available from: https://twitter.com/UniNhantsNews/status/1114475764978679813 [Accessed 10 April 2019].