What does referencing include?
- Citing - When you use someone else's ideas you are required to acknowledge the source in your assignment. This is known as citing (or referencing).
- References - In your essays you will be required to provide a detailed description of your source using a Referencing System such as the Harvard or Numerical Referencing System. References should be provided within the text, immediately following information taken from another source. Additionally, references should be shown in the form of a Reference List or Bibliography.
- Reference Lists - include all the sources you refer to in your writing.
- Bibliography - a list of works you refer to plus any texts you have consulted.
Why reference?
To do sound written research you need to cite references honestly
and professionally. This lets the reader check quotations and data,
and consult the sources used. Referencing makes sure that you avoid
plagiarism and shows the
reading
you have done.
You need to make references when you
- quote - use someone's exact words
- summarise - sum up someone else's arguments
or ideas
- paraphrase - put another author's material
into your own words
- copy - use illustrations such as: diagrams,
tables, charts or maps
When you write academic assignments you are expected to refer to
ideas and material produced by others. The kinds of information
you use will vary and may include: theories, viewpoints, research,
diagrams and statistics. You have to acknowledge the author of each
source.
There are two main parts to citing references:
- how you acknowledge your sources in the text.
- how you list your sources at the end of your work in the reference
list or bibliography.
Next: Referencing systems
Updated:
28 October, 2008
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