Transcript InfoBites: Referencing the Harvard way

Cite it right: Referencing the
Harvard way
Taken from the Info Bites WOLF topic
Why reference?
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Acknowledge the work that has informed
your arguments
Enable a reader to trace the source of
information that you have used
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Assessment requirement
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Protect yourself – plagiarism or cheating
Harvard referencing
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Main system in use at the University
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Sometimes called the author date method
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2 main elements
 References in the text
 Bibliography
Full guide available at
http://www.wlv.ac.uk/lib/referencing
Examples
In his discussion about wartime film, Chapman (1998) notes
that the cinema was a valuable tool for propaganda
Chapman (1998) explains that cinema was a valuable tool for
wartime propaganda
Cinema was a valuable tool for wartime propaganda
(Chapman, 1998)
Reference:
Chapman, J. (1998) The British at war: cinema, state and propaganda
1939-1945. London: I.B. Tauris
Plagiarism
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Using an author’s words or ideas
without acknowledging the source of
information you used
Need to be able to describe and
discuss an author’s ideas without
plagiarising
Citing in the text
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Quoting
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Summarising
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Using the exact words from the text. Quotation
marks should be used.
Taking the key points from a book or article and
expressing them in your own words.
Paraphrasing
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Interpreting an author’s ideas and expressing
them in your own words. The same meaning
written in a different way.
Examples
Quotation
Green (1999) writes that “we live in the shadow of
the sixties. Of all the artificial constructs by which
we delineate our immediate past, ‘the sixties’ have
the greatest purchase on the mass imagination.
They stand rightly or not, as the dominant myth of
the modern era”.
Summary
Green (1999) argues that the sixties are the pivotal
period of the modern world.
Examples (2)
Paraphrasing
For Green (1999), the idea of ‘the sixties’ has a very
powerful hold on our contemporary culture.
Paraphrasing and quoting
For Green, ‘the sixties’ have a strong resonance in
contemporary culture, describing them as “the
dominant myth of the modern era” (1999, p62)
Words to use
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Green
Green
Green
Green
Green
(1999)
(1999)
(1999)
(1999)
(1999)
argues…
reports…
concludes…
finds…
states…
Spot the mistakes (1)
Original
At the crux of any discussion of what happened during the
sixties, one inevitably comes up against the word ‘revolution’.
For the purposes of this discussion it seems best to divide the
‘revolution’ into two parts.
Essay extract
At the crux of any discussion of what happened during the
sixties, one inevitably comes up against the word ‘revolution’.
For the purposes of this discussion it seems best to divide the
‘revolution’ into two parts.
Copied word for word without attribution - Plagiarism
Spot the mistakes (2)
Original
At the crux of any discussion of what happened during the
sixties, one inevitably comes up against the word ‘revolution’.
For the purposes of this discussion it seems best to divide
the ‘revolution’ into two parts.
Essay extract
At the core of any discussion of what occurred during the
sixties, one unavoidably meets the word ‘revolution’. For the
intention of this discussion, it is necessary to separate the
‘revolution’ into two parts.
This is still plagiarism. The essay example just exchanges
one word for another.
Spot the mistakes (3)
Original
At the crux of any discussion of what happened during the
sixties, one inevitably comes up against the word ‘revolution’.
For the purposes of this discussion it seems best to divide
the ‘revolution’ into two parts.
Essay extract
Green (1999) argues that any discussion of ‘the sixties’
inevitably involves use of the term ‘revolution’. In his book,
he chooses to divide this ‘revolution’ into two distinct parts.
The source is correctly referenced. No plagiarism.
Bibliography
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At the end of your work before
appendices
Listed in alphabetical order by author
regardless of format
Reference list
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At the end of your work before
appendices
Must contain everything you have
referenced in your assignment
Listed in alphabetical order by author
regardless of format
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Wednesday 7th November1-2pm MD212b 2nd floor Harrison LC
Cite it right: referencing the Harvard wayCiting references and
compiling bibliographies is a necessary part of academic life and
getting it wrong is a sure fire way to lose marks. Come along to
practice your referencing skills.
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Exercise
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Referencing quiz on WOLF