When citing a reference within a reference i.e. another author’s work referred to in material being read. Direct reference: Research recently carried out in the Greater Manchester area by Brown (1966 cited by Bassett 1986, p.142) found that … Indirect reference: (Brown, 1966 cited by Bassett, 1986, p.142) Above example Continue Reading
Learning
Learning and development resources and notes.
Citing Quotes
Best to paraphrase or summarise information rather than directly quote – shows understanding of information. May be more appropriate to quote when: paraphrasing more lose impact of quote quote is unusual want to use quote to support argument Provide page number where quote can be found. Emphasise quote by indenting Continue Reading
Citing More Than Two Authors
More than two authors, use only first: “Green et al. (1995) found that the majority…” “Recent research (Grenn et al. 1995) has found that the majority…”
Citing Two or More Authors
Referencing more than one author in the same sentence: “Jones (1946) and Smith (1948) have both shown…” Referencing a source with more than one author: “Abbott and Sales (1946) stated that…” “Further research in the late forties (Abbott and Sales, 1946) lead to major developments…”
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 Continue Reading
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 Continue Reading
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 Continue Reading
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
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.
Other Sources
Vast amount of material published each day, from sources such as: newspapers magazines televisions radio reports Can be useful, e.g. looking into an historical event. Above sources unlikely to report anything useful with regards to computing research. If they do, most likely will be reported from academic publication, therefore should Continue Reading