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Why Cite?

Why Cite?. Give credit where it’s due Show you have researched and looked at what specialists have to say in a particular subject Reader, teacher or examiner may wish to check sources

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Why Cite?

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  1. Why Cite? • Give credit where it’s due • Show you have researched and looked at what specialists have to say in a particular subject • Reader, teacher or examiner may wish to check sources • Sources cited should reflect the work done as a whole and are an important element of the whole essay/project process

  2. Reference list, or Works cited • At the end of your essay you should have a page titled “reference list” (use this rather than bibliography) • Begin the list on a new page. • Entries in a works-cited list are arranged in alphabetical order (whatever the format)

  3. Referencing styles • There are several styles. The mostcommon are: • MLA (Modern Language Association) • APA (American Psychological Association) • Chicago/Turabian • Harvard (author-date)

  4. Which one should I use? • There is no prescribed style for presentingyourlist of resourcesconsulted, but whatisimperativeisCONSISTENCYwithinyourwork. • So choose one format and stick to it!

  5. In The Harvard (author-date) system, • Yourreferenceslinkwithyourin-text citations, so the readercanconfirm the full publication details of the workcited in yourtext and be able to locateit.

  6. Example: In-text citation In a recentlypublishedsurvey (Hill, Smith and Reid, 2010, p.93) the authors argue that… Referencelist Hill, P., Smith, R. and Reid, L. (2010) Education in the 21st century. London: EducationalResearchPress

  7. What sort of citation do you need? Is it for…. • Non Periodicalprintsuch as a book • Periodical print • Web publication • Other (interview, e-mail, television broadcast, film, speech etc.)

  8. How to reference a book: Anstice, M. (2004). First contact: a 21st century discovery of cannibals. (1st edition) London: Eye Books. Structure: Surname,Initial of author(s) or editor(s). (Year published). Title.(Edition if shown) City where published: Publisher.

  9. How to reference a journal article: Halvaksz, J.(2006). CannibalisticImaginaries: Mining the Natural and Social Body in Papua New Guinea.TheContemporary Pacific, Volume 18, Number 2. p 335-359. If found online add: Availableat Project MUSE:http://muse.jhu.edu [Accessed 21 May 2012] Structure: Surname,Initial of author(s) or editor(s). (Year published). Full title of the article. Title of the journal. Volume and issue where given. Pages

  10. An internet source • http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/cannibals.html

  11. How to reference an internet source Raffaele, P.(2006) Sleeping withCannibals: ourintrepid reporter gets up close and personalwith New Guinea natives whosaytheystilleattheirfellowtribesmen. Smithsonian magazine. Availableat: http:www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/cannibals.html [Accessed 27 June 2012] Structure: The author(s) of the website (organisation or person). (Year published). Full title of the webpage or site. Full internet address (URL) of the webpage or site. [Date on which you accessed the webpage or site].

  12. An online map or photograph UNEP, (2011), Lake Victoria basin [Online]. Available at: http://gridnairobi.unep.org/chm/waterbasins/Lake_Victoria_Basin-11-03-08.jpg [Accessed 27 June 12]. Structure: Author, Year, Title of work [type of medium] Available at: include web site address/URL) [Accessed date].

  13. Film/DVD/Video Cannibals and Crampons (First Contact) (2004) Directed by M. Anstice and B. Parry. [DVD] : [England] Ginger Productions. Structure: Title of film. (Year) Directed by. [DVD] Place of distribution: distribution company

  14. Where can I find help? in your library: http://libraries.ecolint.ch/chasec Website Catalogue Online databases Librarians

  15. Should I use referencing software? • The majority work for MLA or APA referencing, but there is one for Harvard • Harvard Generator:http://www.harvardgenerator.com/ • Bib me: http://www.bibme.org/

  16. Such a referencelistwillloseyou points…

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