Category: 03 – Referencing
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What is an In Text Citation?
When referring to another author’s work or ideas in your work, need to cite source by author’s last name and year of publication. Examples: Direct citation – author is cited alongside their work. In general, when writing for a professional publication, it is good practice to make reference to other relevant published work. This view…
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Collecting the Right Information
Need to record the appropriate information about the source during research. Books The author’s or editor’s name (or names) The year the book was published The title of the book If it is an edition other than the first The city the book was published in The name of the publisher Journals The author’s name…
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The Harvard Referencing System
Two stages to referencing work using author-date or Harvard system: Refer to work in writing (in text citation). Provide full details of source in bibliography/references. Example: The requirement that feedback is received by students while it still matters to them was raised by Gibbs & Simpson (2004). This supports the view of Kulik (1980) who…
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When Should I Reference a Source?
Work should be referenced when you: paraphrase the work of another author summarise the work of another author quote the work of another author refer to the ideas or theories of another author
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What is Referencing
Allows credit to be given to sources for work used in your writing. Supports arguments and gives factual basis to work. Demonstrates research has been carried out. Provides shortcut to source.