Subject guides: AGLC Guide: Written Correspondence & Generative AI

AGLC Rule

See the full details and examples in rule 7.12 of the AGLC4, page 125.

If the correspondence is an archive, include the details in brackets after the dates.
A URL may also be included if it aids in retrieval in accounace with rules 4.4-4.5

Citation Elements Written Correspondence

Type of Correspondence	from Author	to Recipient,	full date,
Email	from Bruce Wayne	to James Gordon,	21 February 2023

Example of Generative AI

Guidance

Example

Output from [program], [creator] to [recipient], [full date].

¹Output from ChatGPT, OpenAI to John Smith, 23 February 2023.

Discursive text may be used in the footnote to provide information about the prompts used to generate the output, in accordance with rule 1.1.5.

An appendix may be used to provide comprehensive information about the series of prompts and outputs used to generate the output.

²Output from ChatGPT, OpenAI to John Smith, 23 February 2023. The output was generated in response to the prompt, ‘Provide an overview of the creation of the Australian Guide to Legal Citation’: see below Appendix A.

Notes:

Some assignments may not permit the use of generative tools; confirm with your unit lecture prior to using.
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Follow rule 1.5, page 15 for quotes if quoting ChatGPT.