Introduction to Referencing

An Introduction to

Referencing

Why reference?

• Acknowledge works that you’ve used i.e. give authors credit

• Helps readers trace the source of information that you have used

• Avoid plagiarism!

• Meet assessment requirements

Spot the components…

The Basics

BOOK

• Author• Year published• Title• Edition• Place of

publication• Name of

publisher

JOURNAL

• Author• Year

published• Title of article• Volume• Part• Page

ELECTRONIC

• As much as you can from the other columns!

• Date Accessed• URL

There are a few styles…

Green, J. (1998) All dressed up: Sixties and the counter-culture, London: Jonathan Cape Ltd

APA

Harvard Green, J., 1998 All Dressed Up: Sixties and the Counter-Culture, Jonathan Cape Ltd, London

Green, J. 1998. All Dressed Up: Sixties and the Counter-Culture. London: Jonathan Cape

Chicago

Green, Jonathan. All Dressed Up: Sixties and the Counter-Culture. London: Jonathan Cape, 1998.

MLA

Finally…

The Bibliography

• Is inserted at the end of your work before appendices

• Contains everything that you have referenced and cited in your assignment

• Is listed in alphabetical order by author regardless of format