The Benefits of Successful Referencing

Applying Harvard ConventionsJohn Marsden

Objectives

By the end of this session you will be able to:1. Define what referencing means2. List three good reasons to use references in your

academic work3. Identify when references are needed4. Apply basic Harvard Referencing conventions5. Access further help and information about the use

of Harvard Referencing

Definition?

‘Referencing is the practice of acknowledging in your own writing the intellectual work of others’ (Neville, 2010, p1).

Neville, C. (2010) The complete guide to referencing and avoiding plagiarism, Maidenhead, Open University Press.

The Cathedral of Learning, University of Pittsburgh

What are the benefits?

Working with a partner, take a moment to identify as many reasons as you can for using referencing in your academic writing.

3 minutes

The Benefits1. Acknowledges the work of other writers and

researchers

2. Demonstrates the body of knowledge on which you have based your work

3. Enables other researchers to verify the source and follow up

4. Prevents accusations of plagiarism

Your Essay

Your References

Your Contribution

Harvard

When to Reference?

When directly quoting an author or paraphrasing their ideas

How to ReferenceIn the text

Introducing a direct quote or paraphraseFeltham (2010, p8) argues that, ‘Counselling and psychotherapy represent, a critique of society, or particularly of those social trends and institutions that are dehumanizing’

Concluding a quote paraphrase‘Counselling and psychotherapy represent, a critique of society, or particularly of those social trends and institutions that are dehumanizing’ (Feltham, 2010, p8).

How to Reference

In the Bibliography

Feltham, C. (2010) Critical thinking in counselling and psychotherapy, London, Sage.

Quiz

Date the book was publishedThe place it was publishedThe title of the bookThe name of the publisherThe author(s)

Author(s)DateTitlePlacePublisher

Pears, R. and Shields, G. (2010) Cite them right: the essential referencing guide, London, Palgrave MacMillan.

Web Based Resources

Mike Webb’s video guide to referencing at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7Laol_ALeU&feature=mh_lolz&list=FLff03CC6Smfa93eKfjtjlsw

Type information about your source into the on-screen boxes and this on-line application will generate a list of references for you to import into Microsoft Word http://www.citethisforme.com/

A handy on-line guide to referencing from the University of East Anglia: http://libweb.anglia.ac.uk/referencing/harvard.htm

Objectives Achieved

You are now able to:1. Define what referencing means2. List three good reasons to use references in your

academic work3. Identify when references are needed4. Apply basic Harvard Referencing conventions5. Access further help and information about the use

of Harvard Referencing