3. How to insert citations into your assignment. - Referencing & Plagiarism Awareness - LibGuides at Aberystwyth University Skip to Main Content Cymraeg Chat now Sgwrsiwch nawr Aberystwyth University LibGuides Referencing & Plagiarism Awareness 3. How to insert citations into your assignment. Referencing & Plagiarism Awareness: 3. How to insert citations into your assignment. 1. Introduction 2. What is referencing and citation? 3. How to insert citations into your assignment. 4. What is plagiarism? 5. Consequences of plagiarism 6. Plagiarism in the news 7. Which referencing style to use? 8. Referencing examples 9. Reference management tools 10. Submitting your work using Turnitin 11. How to interpret your Turnitin similarity report 12. Further help 13. Quiz Feedback What is citing? Citing is identifying the sources you have used in the text of your assignment. This may be done as; a direct quotation paraphrasing summarising In-text citations give brief details about the source that you refer to. This is an example citation (Harvard referencing style): (Pears and Shields, 2013) Further citation examples from the different referencing styles used at Aberystwyth University can be found here. The citations will allow the person reading your assignment to locate the full details of the source you have used in the reference list located at the end of your work. Example: Reference list (Harvard Style) Pears, R. and Shields, G. (2013) Cite them right: the essential referencing guide. London: Palgrave. Pears, R. and Shields, G. (2013). Cite them right: the essential referencing guide. London: Palgrave. How to use quotes in your assignment. When you use quotations they should be relevant. Try not to use too many as they can break the flow of your text. You will need to balance quotations with your own understanding of the sources used. Don't forget - quotes are included in your word count! A few tips: Enclose any quotes in "quotation marks" - be consistent. Check out the further examples to see whether your chosen referencing style uses single or double quotation marks. If using long quotes that are more than a few sentences, add these as a separate paragraph. This should be indented and there is no need to use quotation marks. Depending on the referencing style you are using, give the author, date and page number that the quote is from. The full details of the source of the quote are then added into the reference list at the end of your assignment. Example (Harvard Style): In-text citation "There are several ways in which you can incorporate citations into your text, depending on your own style and the flow of the work" (Pears and Shields, 2013, p. 8) Reference list Pears, R. and Shields, G. (2013) Cite them right: the essential referencing guide. London: Palgrave How to paraphrase. Paraphrasing is expressing another author's words in your own way. It's just a different method to refer to another author's ideas without using direct quotes. Paraphrasing can sometimes help to provide continuation to the flow of your own work and show your understanding. A few tips: Read your source a few times to ensure you understand the meaning Restate the key point(s) from the source in your own words, but without distorting the original meaning Ensure you cite and reference the source. Example (Harvard Style): Original text: "Most academic institutions subscribe to some kind of referencing software packages such as Refworks or Endnote. Refworks is more often used by undergraduates and taught postgraduates, while Endnote contains more advanced features of particular benefit to researchers and authors." (Pears and Shields, 2013) Paraphrased: Pears and Shields (2013, p. 1) explain that many institutions subscribe to software packages, with Refworks favoured by undergraduates and taught postgraduates, while Endnote is often chosen by researchers due to the greater functionality. Reference list (Harvard Style) Pears, R. and Shields, G. (2013) Cite them right: the essential referencing guide. London: Palgrave. How to summarise. This method provides the key points from an article, book or web page as a brief statement. A few Tips; Ensure you cite and reference the source Only list the main topics Example (Harvard Style): In text citation Importantly, one particular book (Pears and Shields, 2013) looks at the different citation methods when including them in an assignment. Reference list Pears, R. and Shields, G. (2013) Cite them right: the essential referencing guide. London: Palgrave. << Previous: 2. What is referencing and citation? Next: 4. What is plagiarism? >> Diweddarwyd / Last Updated: Apr 26, 2022 2:37 PM URL: https://libguides.aber.ac.uk/referencing Argraffu / Print page Mewngofnodi i LibApps / Login to LibApps Adrodd am broblem / Report a problem. Hygyrchedd / Accessibility
