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Developing a search strategy |
From Monash University. Good, simple advice. Don't always start with Google! |
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Elements of Referencing |
- Author's name
- Date of Publication
- Name of publication (with page number if it is hard copy text)
- Place of Publication
Samples of referencing different formats (eg newspaper article, website, information from a CD-ROM, etc).
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| Styles of Referencing |
- In text: Also called "parenthetic. For example,
There are only 2500 adult tigers in the world (Hellard, 2007), compared to 100,000 a century ago. Usually, you will need to include a bibliography or reference list at the end of your assignment. This is normally in alphabetical order of the author's family name.
- Footnotes. In Microsoft Word, you can set up your assignment so that the footnotes (with numbers1 next to each reference) contain the source of your information.
- Endnotes. Again, Microsoft Word can do this automatically for you. The references appear at the end of you assignment.
Note that each of the above styles are 'correct'. Ask your teacher which one they require.
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Reasons for Referencing
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- Prevents you from being accused of plagiarism (copying some else's work)
- Acknowledges the author's intellectual property
- Allows you to go back and check your information
- Will help others to continue your research
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