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Researching and Referencing Secondary Sources

This guide explores the importance of secondary sources in academic writing, emphasizing their role in validating your arguments. Learn how to efficiently find and reference information from textbooks, articles, and online resources to support your essay. Master techniques such as skim reading, keyword searching, and proper citation formats (e.g., Harvard style) to enhance your research skills. Additionally, discover how to avoid plagiarism and create a comprehensive bibliography to assist readers in further exploration of your topic.

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Researching and Referencing Secondary Sources

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  1. Researching and Referencing Secondary Sources

  2. Secondary Sources • Information that someone else has written. • Reading about someone else’s research/ideas. • Validates you comments – providing evidence that your comments are correct. • Textbooks • Internet sites • Magazine articles • Newspaper articles

  3. Essay writing • You need to find information from secondary sources to support your essay. • Find information about the ways that your selected micro aspects create meaning for audiences. • Make sure you integrate quotes and reference the source to acknowledge your research. • Avoid Plagiarism!

  4. How to use written texts quickly • Chapter headings • Indexes • End of chapter summaries • Skim reading: • Opening sentences • Key word search • Reading and questioning oneself

  5. Including a direct quote. • In this example, Lacey is the author, 2005 is the year of publication and, 37 is the page number. • “The edit is a potentially disrupting device, as it changes the audience’s perspective.” (Lacey, 2005:37) OR • As Lacey (2005:37) explains, “The edit is a potentially disrupting device, as it changes the audience’s perspective.”

  6. Internet searching • Use a good search engine, eg. Google • Don’t use Wikipedia • Be as precise as you can to avoid excessive sites • Don’t let yourself be distracted!

  7. Bibliography • All sources that you have referenced in the essay must be included in a bibliography at the end of your work. • It’s important to do this so that the reader can complete further research if they wish. • All sources should be listed in alphabetical order by surname of the author.

  8. Recording sources in a bibliography (Harvard style) For written texts, you will need the following details: • Author: surname and initial/s or Editor • Date of publication • Full title • Publishers • Place of publication

  9. Recording internet sources in a bibliography (Harvard style) For internet sources, you will need: • Name of author/writer/originator • Title of the piece • Full web address • Date last accessed • Kermode, M. (2011) ‘Tries of a Clown’ (Online) Accessed: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/ (07/10/11)

  10. It will look like this.... • Kermode, M. (2011) ‘Triers of a Clown’ (Online) Accessed: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/ (07/10/11) • Lacey, N. (2005) Introduction to Film, London:Palgrave Macmillan. • Radner, H. (2009) ‘Le Divorce: romance, Separation and Reconcilliation’, in Abbott, S. & Jermyn, D. Falling in Love Again: Romantic Comedy in Contemporary Cinema, London: I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.

  11. Referencing Task 1. Select a quote from the provided source and write it out with the use of accurate referencing. • Make sure that you select a quote that you understand so that you can explain it. • Don’t ever include a quote without discussing it. 2. Find another suitable quote online

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