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What is referencing?
When you write an assignment
at university, you are required to
refer to the work of other
authors. Each time you do so, it
is necessary to identify their
work by making reference to it
both in the text of your
Which referencing
system should you use?
There are a number of different referencing systems used in academic writing.
author-date systems commonly known as Harvard and APA (American Psychological
Association)
footnoting or endnoting systems commonly used in History and Law.
It is important that you use the referencing system required by your lecturer for an assignment
and maintain consistency in using that system.
Taking
notes
The first part of a Harvard reference is the in-text citation where you
acknowledge the sources you read.
Consider the flow of your writing when choosing how to include the
citation.
Quotation
s
Use quotation marks t and page number(s) to indicate a direct
quote.
Short quotes can be included in your own sentence:
Continuing professional development allows people to build on their knowledge
and skills to develop their level of competence (Alsop, 2000, p.64).
Paraphrasin
g
Summarisin
g
Secondary
References
In the body of
your text cite
both works
The End
List
At the end of your work include a list of references.
List in alphabetical order by author, do not separate into
different types of work.
The following slides show how to reference correctly.
Bibliographies and Reference
Lists
Bibliography:
Reference
List:
Where both
are requested:
Reference list
gives all items
directly cited.
Bibliography
contains any
other reading.
How to reference
a
BOOK
Author(s)
Surname.Initial(s),
Use & between two authors.
Date
Year of publication
Publisher
Place of publication, publisher.
How to reference
a
e-BOOK
Author(s)
Date
Year of publication
Surname.Initial(s),
Use & between two authors.
Title
In sentence case and italicised.
Publisher
Publisher followed by [Online].
Access information
Give homepage of website, and date
and time you accessed the resource.
(As e-books often require a login, only
the homepage needs to be given.)
How to reference
a
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Date
Year of publication
Author(s)
Surname.Initial(s),
Use & between two authors.
Article Title
In sentence case
Journal Title
In Title Case and italicised
Journal information
Give volume and issue as x(x),
followed by page numbers
pp. For multiple pages
p. For a single page item
How to reference
a
e-JOURNAL ARTICLE
Author(s)
Surname.Initial(s),
Use & between two authors.
Journal Title
In Title Case and
italicised
Date
Year of publication
Article Title
In sentence case
Journal information
Give volume and issue as x(x),
followed by page numbers
pp. For multiple pages
p. For a single page item
Follow with [Online].
Access information
Give homepage of website, and date and
time you accessed the resource.
(As e-journals often require a login, only the
homepage needs to be given.)
How to reference
a
WEB PAGE
Date
Author(s)
Surname.Initial(s) if a person
is the author. Otherwise use
corporate author or
organisation.
Access information
Page Title
In sentence case
Website Title
In Title Case and
italicised. Followed
by [Online].
How to reference
Next Session.. We practice
referencing !!!