Research Skills 5 : Referencing Flashcards

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Why do we reference?

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  • To make clear when a particular piece of information is not our own and to tell others where it came from.
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What does referencing allow us to do?

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Referencing allows us to:

  • show where we got our facts from
  • use other people’s work to support our own argument
  • to provide useful definitions, explanations, etc.

To allow other people to find the material we used to support our claims.

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What should i refernce?

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  • all sources of information used in writing your essay
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What is a citation?

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  • acknowledging others’ work in your work
  • referring to them individually
  • using a direct quotation
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What to include in a cite?

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In the text
- Wherever you state key information

  • you acknowledge the source
  • by giving the author’s name
  • and the year of publication
  • Place the citation immediately after the information
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What is included in Referencing?

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At the end of the text

Under the heading REFERENCES

Exact information of how to find each source cited in the text.

In alphabetical order by author

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