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RESEARCH AND
REFERENCING
MS MCCALLAN
TEACHER LIBRARIAN
REFERENCING
Why is referencing important?
What do we need to reference?
What DONT we have to reference?
(Image sourced from Creative Commons)
REFERENCING
Reference when you are using words or ideas from:
books and journal articles;
newspapers and magazines;
pamphlets or brochures;
films, documentaries, television programs or advertisements;
websites or electronic resources;
letters, emails, online discussion forums;
personal interviews;
lecturers or tutors (not always necessary, but check with your lecturer or
tutor about their preferences before you draw on their ideas).
when you reprint any diagrams, illustrations, charts or pictures.
No need to reference:
when you are writing your own observations or experiment results (for example, a
report on a field trip);
when you are writing about your own experiences (for example, a reflective journal);
when you are writing your own thoughts, comments or conclusions in an assignment;
when you are evaluating or offering your own analysis;
when you are using 'common knowledge' (facts that can be found in numerous places
and are likely to be known by a lot of people) or folklore;
when you are using generally accepted facts or information
(University of NSW, 2013).
HARVARD REFERENCING
SJFC Quick Referencing Guide
IN-TEXT REFERENCING
What are in-text citations?
When you include sources in your writing, you need to cite (or give credit
to) the original author. In-text citations allow authors to credit their sources
immediately after they quote them in the text. This method allows the
reader to immediately see the authors source.
When should in-text citations be used?
An author should include in-text citations whenever he or she directly
quotes, paraphrases or summarizes a source.
Citations or references are important because they are like the addresses
where the information resides. If we have the right address we can get
somewhere cool and useful. Otherwise we get LOST!
In-text examples:
HERES AN EXAMPLE
Heres some notes I might have taken from a couple of different sources:
McQuire, Amy. 2015. Gallipoli Could Never Define Australia Like This War Did. New Matilda,
April 22. Accessed April 28, 2016.
https://newmatilda.com/2015/04/22/gallipoli-could-never-define-australia-war-did /
Continuation of belief that Aboriginal tribes didnt declare war is being contested
Thousands of Aboriginal men, women, children died in Frontier Wars.
No mention in Australian War Memorial of these sacrifices.
Smith, Keith Vincent. 2003. Australias oldest murder mystery. Sydney Morning Herald,
November 1. Accessed April 28, 2016. http://
www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/11/01/1067597158244.html
Aboriginal resistance leader Pemulwuy shot 1802
From 1790 until death was scourge of the colony of NSW
Member of Bidjigal tribe