The Complete Guide to Referencing and Avoiding Plagiarism (Open Up Study Skills) - Softcover

Neville, Colin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0335241034 ISBN 13: 9780335241033

Publisher: Open Univ Pr, 2010

Synopsis

Why is accurate referencing important?

How do I reference sources correctly?

What must I do to avoid plagiarism in my written work?

How can I use referencing to assert my own ideas?

This excellent new edition of The Complete Guide to Referencing and Avoiding Plagiarism continues to demystify the referencing process and provide essential guidance to make sure you are not committing plagiarism. It provides clear guidelines on why and when to reference as well as how to correctly cite from a huge range of sources.

Tackling all the main forms of referencing - Harvard, APA, MLA and Numerical referencing styles - in an accessible and comprehensive manner, you'll want to dip into this book time and again. A unique feature of the book is the comparisons it makes between different referencing styles, which are shown side-by-side. This provides a useful guide, particularly for students on combined studies courses who may be expected to use two, and sometimes three, different referencing styles.

This new edition offers:

A detailed guide to referencing electronic sources and choosing reliable internet sites

Additional frequently asked questions and answers

Research findings of student perceptions of referencing

Cases of referencing in practice by real students

Examples of referencing in action

Exercises and quizzes to test your knowledge

Advice on the use of referencing management software

The Complete Guide to Referencing and Avoiding Plagiarism is essential reading for all students and professionals who need to use referencing in academic writing to reflect their own ideas, constructively apply the work of others, and to avoid plagiarism.

About this title

About the Authors

Colin Neville is based at the University of Bradford and has worked as a lecturer and learning support adviser in further and higher education for 20 years. He is the Learning Area Coordinator for the referencing learning area with 'LearnHigher' (CETL project). Colin is also the author of How to Improve your Assignment Results and is co-authoring The Ultimate Study Skills Handbook.

Colin Neville is based at the University of Bradford and has worked as a lecturer, course organiser and learning development adviser in further and higher education for over 20 years. He is the Specialist Adviser and Research Consultant for the `LearnHigher' referencing learning area (CETL project). Colin is also the author of How to Improve your Assignment Results and is co-author of The Ultimate Study Skills Handbook (both published by Open University Press).

Edition details

• Publisher: Open Univ Pr
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0335241034
• ISBN 13: 9780335241033
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 207