The complete guide to referencing and avoiding plagiarism

✍ Scribed by Colin Neville

• Publisher: Open University Press
• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 214
• Series: Open UP study skills
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

There is a great deal of emphasis on accurate referencing in written work for university students, but little information on the 'when', the 'why', as well as the 'how' of referencing. This book fills that gap, giving clear guidelines on how to correctly cite from external sources, what constitutes plagiarism, and how it can be avoided.

✦ Table of Contents

Content: Front cover; Half title; Title; Copy right; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Referencing; Chapter 2 Why reference?; Chapter 3 What, when and how to reference; Chapter 4 Plagiarism; Chapter 5 Referencing styles; Chapter 6 Harvard style of referencing; Chapter 7 American Psychological Association (APA) and Modern Languages Association (MLA) styles; Chapter 8 Numerical referencing styles; Chapter 9 Frequently asked questions; Chapter 10 Referencing in action: example references; Appendix 1 Answers to the quiz on understanding when to reference; Appendix 2 Plagiarism quiz answers
Abstract:

This book aims to fill the gaps within higher education's emphasis on accurate referencing in written work, by giving clear guidelines on how to correctly cite from external sources, what constitutes plagiarism, and how it can be avoided. Read more...