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Referencing stylesUsing referencesReferencing (or citing) is acknowledging the sources of information that you have used in your written work at university (for example, in an essay or a report, or in your thesis). Citing a reference acknowledges the work of the author you have consulted and enables others to locate the item that you have cited. Failure to provide proper acknowledgement of your use of another's work constitutes plagiarism. Please see Plagiarism information for students provided by the University of Adelaide. To cite correctly, you need to use a referencing style: a standardised way of recording the elements of a book or journal article, or web site. See examples of correctly referenced books and journal articles in this library tutorial. Most university departments ask you to use a specific referencing style, such as MLA or Harvard (the author-date system.) Check with your department to see if they recommend a particular style. See also the University's Academic Learning and Language's Quick Guide to Referencing. Use EndNote or EndNote Web to store and manage your references. Reference stylesMLA styleMLA formatting and style guide (Online Writing Lab, Purdue University) MLA style manual and guide to scholarly publishing (book) *Test your referencing skills with a short online library skills tutorial: MLA Harvard author-date systemHarvard referencing guide (University of Adelaide Academic Learning & Language) Style manual for authors, editors and printers (book) *Test your referencing skills with a short online library skills tutorial: Harvard author-date system APAAPA referencing guide (University of Adelaide Academic Learning & Language) APA (American Psychological Association) style guide (Purdue University) Other stylesVancouver style (University of Queensland) Research and documentation Online - shows when and how to use references using different styles Citation Machine is a website that formats your citations in different styles for you The Columbia guide to online style (book) |
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