What is Referencing?
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What is referencing?
When you use someone else’s work you must acknowledge that you have done so. If you reference correctly then you will avoid plagiarism.
Referencing includes acknowledging your sources in the main body of your work (in-text citation,) as well as connecting your citations to your reference list or bibliography.
You must acknowledge all of the following whenever you use them in your work:
- exact words (written and spoken, which must be placed in quotation marks);
- paraphrased text;
- images (photos, graphs, tables);
- ideas or theories;
- opinion or analysis;
- illustrations;
- designs, drawings and plans;
- computer programmes; and
- any other multimedia.
Why do I need to reference?
If your work is properly referenced:
- the reader will be able to find your sources;
- your lecturers will be able to see how widely you have read and how much of the subject you have understood;
- your writing will be unmistakably supported by evidence; and
- you will be able to use your sources for any more research you undertake in the future.
The most important resource for referencing is Cite Them Right.
You can borrow it from all our libraries, buy it at John Smith campus bookshops and consult it online 24/7 in the Campus Bookmarks list in UEL Plus.
Also take a look at the UEL Library's Info Skills On line Self Help Tool for how to use Cite Them Right
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