The Complete Guide to Referencing and Avoiding Plagiarism

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; and, 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.

ISBN 0335241034   Pages 288 ISBN13 9780335241033 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 426 Publisher Open University Press   Published in Milton Keynes Imprint Open University Press   Previous ISBN 9780335220892 Format Paperback   Height (mm) 241 Publication date 01 Feb 2010   Width (mm) 170 DEWEY 808.027   Spine width (mm) 14 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Tertiary education

		Preface
		Acknowledgements
		The book chapters at a glance
1		The áshock' of referencing		1
2		Why reference?		7
3		The áwhat' and áwhen' of referencing		14
4		Plagiarism		28
5		Referencing styles		44
		Name-referencing styles		48
		American Psychological Association (APA)		48
		Modern Language Association of America (MLA)		49
		Chicago/Turabian		52
		Modern Humanities Research Association (MHRA)		53
		Council of Science Editors (CSE)		55
		Numerical referencing styles		57
		British Standard		68
		Vancouver Style		68
		Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)		69
		Council of Science Editors (CSE)		69
6		Name-date (Harvard) style of referencing		70
7		Frequently asked questions		85
8		How to express your own ideas in assignments		103
9		Referencing in action: example references		111
		Appendix 1		194
		Appendix 2		195
		Appendix 3		196
		Recommended reading on referencing		198
		References		199
		Index		203

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