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Citations Harvard Style. Why & How. Why do you cite references. Acknowledge someone else’s work Protect yourself from plagiarism Supports your ideas and arguments Enables reader to find further information Shows you have done the necessary research. When do you cite.
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CitationsHarvard Style Why & How
Why do you cite references • Acknowledge someone else’s work • Protect yourself from plagiarism • Supports your ideas and arguments • Enables reader to find further information • Shows you have done the necessary research
When do you cite Cardiff University 2007
Cite when • Use a direct quote • Use an indirect quote – refer to someone else’s ideas • Paraphrase • When you use a lot of information from one source even if the information is common knowledge. Harvard Business School 2009
Direct Quotes Use direct quotes only when • The phrase is unique and will loose impact being paraphrased • It will emphasise or support your ideas • Paraphrasing and summarising information shows you have an understanding of the content
How Name Date, Page • Direct a worker might get “2 shillings and 6 pence” a week” ( French 2007, p.178). • Indirect French claims that dingoes never made it to Tasmania (2007, p.46). • Long direct quotes – more than 30 words the text should be indented and smaller font than rest of writing (Canberra Institute of Technology 2005, p14 – 15)
For further help on citations https://ilrb.cf.ac.uk/citingreferences/tutorial/faq.html • https://ilrb.cf.ac.uk/citingreferences/index.html
References • Canberra Institute of Technology 2005, Acknowledging the Source, External Relations and Marketing, Canberra. • Cardiff University 2007, Harvard Referencing Tutorial, England, viewed 1 November 2009, https://ilrb.cf.ac.uk/citingreferences/tutorial/index.html • Harvard Business School 2009, Citation Guide, Baker Library Boston, viewed 1 November 2009, http://www.library.hbs.edu/cgi-bin/faq/recordDetail?id=30053&action=&library=harvard_business&institution=harvardss School