TELSTAR Owen Stephens 12th January 2010
references
course website
ePortfolio
What is a Reference?
What is a Reference? 1. An acknowledgement of other’s work and ideas
What is a Reference? 2. A description of a resource intended to identify the resource to the extent a copy of the resource can be discovered
What is a Resource? A thing that can be referenced. In the context of teaching and learning this includes…
What is a Resource? Course materials Web sites Books (electronic or print) Articles (electronic or print) Journals (electronic or print) Online databases
Why is referencing important?
CILIP, ‘Information literacy: the skills’, (2009) [online], literacy/pages/skills.aspx [20th November 2009]. literacy/pages/skills.aspx “always give credit to other people’s work” “Knowledge of citation style”
“The most common cause of minor plagiarism is a lack of understanding of how to cite material from other sources.” Chester,Gill. 'Plagiarism Detection and Prevention: Final Report on the JISC Electronic Plagiarism Detection Project', (2001).
Title: Effective Literature Search for Research Author: Sarah Gash Edition: 2 nd Publisher: Gower Publishing Limited Year of Publication: 2000 Place of Publication: Aldershot (ISBN: )
Gash, S. Effective Literature Searching for Research (Gower Publishing Limited, Aldershot, 2000). Nature formatting
Gash, Sarah. Effective Literature Searching for Research. Second ed. Aldershot: Gower Publishing Limited, MLA formatting
Where do References appear? Course materials Library Resources Student content (essays, TMAs/eTMAs, ePortfolios)
Referencing and Bookmarking
Where are the resources?