Unit 35 Citation, exercise 1
Read text A below. Choose the correct set of student notes below.
a Referencing – v. important! Shows where ideas from + yr. text well supported. Avoids plagiarism!!
in essay: name of author + publisher
in reference list: author, date, title, publisher
b Referencing – v. important! Shows range of reading / text supported / source of ideas. Avoids plagiarism!!
in essay: author's name + date of publication
in bibliography: author, date, title, publisher
When you have decided which approach to take, you need to reference the material which you have read. Good writers state where their ideas have come from. This acknowledges the fact that you are using other people's ideas to support your work, and shows that you are taking part in the academic process of extending ideas. It also prevents you from being accused of plagiarism (copying other people's work and saying it is your own). Students who plagiarize will lose marks, have their grades lowered, and may even be asked to leave the university. To avoid any doubt, you must use clear referencing.
Within your essay, you should give the name of the author of the book you are referring to and the year of publication. For example:
"According to Dasgupta (2007), we cannot truly understand personal success and failure if we do not consider the important impact of economics on our life choices."
You then need to include this information in the reference list, or bibliography, at the end of your essay. This is the section where you report to the reader all the books or articles you have mentioned in your writing. The format is as follows:
References: Dasgupta, G. (2007). Economics: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press.