Understanding Referencing
This resource will help you understand:
What referencing (citing) involves
Why you need to reference (cite) the information you use
What you need to reference (cite)
Where you look for reference information
What is referencing?
As you write your assignments, you will find that you are including thoughts
and ideas which you have come across in your reading. This work is usually
published in books, journal articles or on websites. When you use these ideas
in your assignments they become your sources of information. It is very
important to acknowledge the sources you have used or mentioned in your
work.
If you fail to do this, you could be penalised for plagiarism. Plagiarism is
representing another person’s work or ideas as your own and includes using
ideas without appropriate acknowledgement.
What is the difference between referencing and citing?
There are two ways to acknowledge your sources of information:
A Citation in the text of the document shows that the information comes from a
published source.
