Information Services and Systems Skills for Referencing Correctly & Avoiding Plagiarism

Information Services and Systems How do you feel about referencing in an academic assignment? A. B.C.

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Information Services and Systems Good quality assignments will have good quality references… A.Book from the reading list recommended by Delyth or Jo B.Daily Mail article C.Welsh Government document D.British Journal of Social Work article E.Information from social work wikipedia page F.Mental health website found using Google

Information Services and Systems Once you’ve found stuff to use: books, journal articles, reports, statistics, websites etc. how will you keep track of your material? What have you done in the past? Referencing tips: Take good notes

Information Services and Systems Do you know what referencing style the College of Human and Health Sciences expects you to use? A.Harvard B.Oscola C.APA 6 th D.APA 5 th E.MHRA

Information Services and Systems It depends on what you are trying to reference but generally: The Author (s) or Editor (s) The Title Place of publication Publisher If online the URL Common queries: What information do I need...?

Information Services and Systems Look at the resource you are trying to reference For example: A book (look at the reverse title page) Common queries: Where do I find the information?

Information Services and Systems There is a set order the information needs to be recorded: Surname, Initial. (Date). Title (edition). Place: Publisher. Pilgrim, D. (2009). Key concepts in mental health (2nd ed.). London: Sage. Book reference

Information Services and Systems You still need to include the general details (Author, date etc), as well as: Title of Journal Volume Number Issue Number (only required if each issue begins with page 1) Page numbers If online include a doi if available If online version is the same as printed version, reference it as a printed journal article Common queries: How are journals different?

Information Services and Systems Look at the resource you are trying to reference For example: A journal article Common queries: Where do I find the information?

Information Services and Systems 2. Follow instructions.... Journal article reference: There is a set order the information needs to be recorded: Surname, Initial. (Date). Title of article. Name of Journal, vol(issue), pages. doi Tew, J., Ramon, S., Slade, M., Bird, V., Melton, J., & Le Boutillier, C. (2012). Social factors and recovery from mental health difficulties: A review of the evidence. British Journal of Social Work, 42, doi: /bjsw/bcr076 Journal article reference

Information Services and Systems These can be quite tricky! You still need to include the general details (date etc) as well as: Author or Corporate author Title URL Sometimes date accessed Common queries: How are websites/online documents different?

Information Services and Systems Look at the resource you are trying to reference For example: Online document Common queries: Where do I find the information? %20Code%20of%20Practice%20for%20Wales.pdf

Information Services and Systems Common queries Make sure you include a URL that it works! Online publication Welsh Assembly Government. (2008). Mental Health Act 1983: Code of practice for Wales. Retrieved from Health%20Act%201983%20Code%20of%20Practice%20for%2 0Wales.pdf Online publications reference

Information Services and Systems How do you now feel about referencing in an academic assignment? A. B.C.

Information Services and Systems Class exercise Reference list

Information Services and Systems 3. Pay attention to detail......teeny, tiny, irritating detail Everything matters! – Italics – Brackets – Commas, and dots. Referencing tips: Pay attention to detail

Information Services and Systems The reference list should include everything you have referred to in your assignment. It should be alphabetical according to author All lines of each reference are double spaced and after the first are indented Common queries: Acronyms Common queries: The reference list

Information Services and Systems Care Council for Wales. (2015). Code of professional practice for social care. Cardiff: Care Council for Wales. Coffey, M., & Hannigan, B. (2013). New roles for nurses as approved mental health professionals in England and Wales. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 50, doi: /j.ijnurstu Golightley, M. (2014). Social work and mental health (5 th ed.). Los Angeles: Sage/Learning Matters. Example reference list

Information Services and Systems Care Council for Wales. (2015). Code of professional practice for social care. Cardiff: Care Council for Wales. Coffey, M., & Hannigan, B. (2013). New roles for nurses as approved mental health professionals in England and Wales. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 50, doi: /j.ijnurstu Golightley, M. (2011). Social work and mental health (4 th ed.). Exeter: Learning Matters. Example reference list

Information Services and Systems.. but what about in text referencing and paraphrasing?

Information Services and Systems Two main ways of citing information in your writing: Author’s surname, (year), what the author states or considers. Summary of author’s findings, views or conclusions, followed by author’s surname and year in brackets. What does referencing involve?

Information Services and Systems For example: Brown (2012) claims that a far more effective approach is... Brown (2012) points out that a far more effective approach is... A far more effective approach is... (Brown, 2012) What does referencing involve?

Information Services and Systems Parry (2013) claims that early intervention in cases of sudden cardiac arrest can increase the chance of patient survival. Early intervention is necessary to increase the chance of patient survival in cases of sudden cardiac arrest (Parry, 2013). What does referencing involve?

Information Services and Systems Paraphrasing Use paraphrase and summary to acknowledge another author's ideas. You can extract and summarise important points, while at the same time making it clear from whom and where you have got the ideas you are discussing and what your point of view is.

Information Services and Systems Paraphrasing A good paraphrase must be: original accurate grammatically correct referenced properly

Information Services and Systems Paraphrasing 1.Read the source 2.Make notes of the main points 3.Write in your own words 4.Check against article for accuracy 5.Redraft using appropriate academic style, vocabulary and structure. 6.Cite the source

Information Services and Systems Consider: “attempts to measure dignity will not be straightforward” (Gallagher, 2011, p. 1). Paraphrase: It is difficult to measure dignity (Gallagher, 2011) According to Gallagher (2011), the measurement of dignity is complex. Paraphrasing

Information Services and Systems Macklin (2003, p. 1) described dignity as “a useless concept arguing that autonomy was the more useful and necessary value.” Paraphrase: Macklin (2003) claims that the term dignity is unhelpful and that it is far better to use a term such as autonomy. Paraphrasing And:

Information Services and Systems Macklin (2003, p. 1) described dignity as “a useless concept arguing that autonomy was the more useful and necessary value”. Paraphrase showing opinion: The term dignity is unhelpful, it is far better to use a word such as autonomy (Macklin, 2003) Paraphrasing And:

Information Services and Systems You MUST use page numbers and quotation marks in text if you are directly quoting from the source. Not acknowledging others work is classed as PLAGIARISM! Macklin (2003) described dignity as “a useless concept arguing that autonomy was the more useful and necessary value” (p. 1). Dignity is “a useless concept” according to Macklin (2003, p. 1). Direct Quotations

Information Services and Systems Class exercise Paraphrasing

Information Services and Systems In-text citation – 2 authors Note the difference inside the bracket and outside the bracket ……. (Coffey & Hannigan, 2013). Coffey and Hannigan (2013) state that... The fiddly bits! In text citation – 2 authors

Information Services and Systems Common queries In text (first time you cite) (Brown, Esdaile, & Ryan, 2003) or Brown, Esdaile and Ryan (2003) Subsequent citations: (Brown et al., 2003) or Brown et al. (2003). If there are 6 or more authors, then you must use “et al.” from the outset. Common queries: What if there’s more than 2 authors?

Information Services and Systems Common queries When including Acronyms, you must explain what they mean! Guidance provided by the NHS (2012) states that.... Explain what NHS is the first time you cite then you can use only the Acronym after that Guidance provided by the National Health Service (NHS, 2012) states that.... Common queries: Acronyms

Information Services and Systems How do you now feel about referencing in an academic assignment? A. B. C. D.

Information Services and Systems Once you’ve found stuff to use: books, journal articles, reports, statistics, websites etc. how will you keep track of your material? Referencing tips: Use a tool to help

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