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References and footnotes

References and footnotes. Where readers can get more information. References for a policy brief. Keep them to a minimum! Give the most important ones only Give refs for all documents cited in text No need to cite every pers. comm. Make sure they are easily available

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References and footnotes

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  1. References and footnotes Where readers can get more information

  2. References for a policy brief • Keep them to a minimum! • Give the most important ones only • Give refs for all documents cited in text • No need to cite every pers. comm. • Make sure they are easily available • Give internet addresses • Include useful further reading • Include citations in text only if necessary

  3. Reference style • Different series have different styles • Follow the style of series you are writing for • Make sure the info is complete: • Author(s), year, title, series, issue number, page numbers, publisher, city, website • Make sure info is correct • Spelling, dates, punctuation

  4. First author (family name, initials) Other authors (initials, family name) (year) ‘Title’ Series and number City: Publisher Reference style Farrington, J., R. Slater and R. Holmes (2004) ‘Social Protection and Pro-poor Agricultural Growth: What Scope for Synergies?’ Natural Resource Perspectives 91. London: ODI.

  5. Consider also including… • Further reading • Important docs not cited in text • Resource organizations • Links to organizations • Contact info of people who can give more info • Put these in a Resources section, or a box or sidebar

  6. Footnotes and endnotes • Few people read them • Questions to ask: • Do you really need them? • Do you absolutely have to have them? • Can’t you possibly do without them? • If you REALLY must have them… • Keep them to a minimum • Don’t bury important info in them – put it in the main text instead

  7. Appendices • Avoid them if at all possible • Refer readers to an easily available document on the Internet

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