Library training, Part II Justin Hodds Subject Librarian for Education Psychology

Learning objectives At the end of Part II you will: Know what referencing is and why it is important in academic work Have learnt about our guide to referencing different types of media Know how to avoid accusations of plagiarism and poor research methods Be able to find further sources of help as required.

Why referencing is important Demonstrates your ability to select appropriate material and evaluate it Allows others to trace your sources of information quickly and easily Acknowledges the work of other researchers Protects you against accusations of plagiarism.

Plagiarism Plagiarism occurs when “…the student 'borrows' or copies information, data or results from an unacknowledged source, without quotation marks or any indication that the presenter is not the original author or researcher.” Department of Education, The MA in Education: handbook for the full-time course. Bath: University of Bath.

Definitions Citing is the way a writer refers from the text to a list of sources supplied at the end of the work. Referencing is the process of creating a bibliographic list of sources and presenting each entry in a consistent style.

Which system should I use? Various systems in use here Your Department/School will advise The Library has produced a guide for the Harvard and Numeric styles If you are publishing in a journal, use the journal style.

Harvard - citation Cite your source within your text by giving the author’s or editor’s surname(s), year of publication, and (where appropriate) page numbers e.g. Coleman (2005, p.73) has argued that…

Harvard - citation When citing a substantial amount of text, it is customary to let the text stand alone as a paragraph and to indent it. The reader should then be able to use the citation to refer to the full details in your ‘list of references’ or bibliography at the end of your written work.

Harvard - bibliography COLEMAN, M., Leadership and management in education. Oxford: Oxford University Press. REID, D. K. and KNIGHT, M. G., Disability justifies exclusion of minority students. Educational Researcher, 35(6), pp UNESCO, Gender education for all. Paris: UNESCO.

Guide to citing references In the Library and online: Based on British Standard 5605:1990 Explains Harvard and Numeric systems Explains citing in the text Demonstrates how to reference different types of document.

Journal article AUTHOR’S SURNAME, INITIALS., Year. Title of article. Title of journal, Volume (Issue), page numbers. OZERTURK, S. and SAGGI, K., Tariff discrimination versus MFN under incomplete information. Journal of international trade & economic development, 14(2),

E-journal article AUTHOR’S SURNAME, INITIALS., Year. Title. Journal title [online], Volume (Issue). Available from: URL [Accessed date]. OBLINGER, D., Games and learning. EDUCAUSE Quarterly [online], 29(3). Available from: eqm063.asp [Accessed 16 May 2006].

Reference software EndNote and Reference Manager enable you to: gather and store references produce portable libraries of references automatically insert citations while typing (Cite While You Write) create a formatted bibliography while typing (Cite While You Write).

Why use the software? Our online resources are set up to work in tandem with EndNote and Reference Manager Used properly, the software can ensure accuracy and consistency throughout a document Keeping a record of your references could be useful for future research and to verify sources.

Importing references Create a Reference Manager Database Search the SSCI and select the references you want to export Select Export to Reference Software in Output Records in the SSCI Follow the instructions to import the references in to your Database in Reference Manager.

Cite While You Write Open a Word document and position the cursor where a citation should appear Select View - Toolbars – Reference Manager Select Insert Citation on the toolbar Enter identifying text in the Search for: box and select Perform Search Highlight the citation and select Insert.

Cite While You Write #2 Formatting a citation: Select Generate Bibliography Select Harvard in Output style and OK. Deleting a citation: Highlight the citation and select Edit Citation(s) Highlight the citation to be removed Select Remove and OK.

Training and support BUCS IT Training: (The Library does not provide training.) An online manual accompanies the networked software Manuals on Level 4 of the Library: ISI

More help and guidance Your lecturers and fellow students Manufacturer’s web page: Discussion list: Library’s Guide to citing references Library web pages about plagiarism:

The golden rules Draw your material from a range of respected sources Evaluate your material before citing it Always cite your sources Choose one style of referencing and stick to it Be consistent with your presentation and punctuation.

Where can I get help? Justin Hodds Subject Librarian for Education Psychology Office: 5.02 (Library) Telephone:

Questions? Any questions?

The End Thank you.