1. 1 Referencing A necessary evil Gray’s School of Art

2. 2 Me Chris Brown Faculty information coordinator (assistant librarian) 01224-263485 Chris.brown@rgu.ac.uk libclient@rgu.ac.uk

3. 3 Programme The purpose of referencing The elements of the reference and where to find the information you need most easily Illustrations reproduced in your work The new referencing guide

4. 4 Plagiarism Form of academic misconduct Claiming someone else’s work as your own Words, thoughts or ideas Accidentally or deliberately conveying the impression that they are your own Penalties can be severe Plagiarism detection software is used by RGU Avoid a charge by referencing fully and correctly

5. 5 Referencing – why? Credit and respect to other academic authors Allows the reader to find the books, articles etc which you have read Allows you to support your arguments Makes a good impression

6. 6 Referencing styles Gray’s has stipulated that you should use a numeric style based on Vancouver referencing Gray’s also wants footnotes

7. 7 3 stages of referencing Stage 1 – citation number –In the body of the text, where you refer to someone else’s work Stage 2 – footnote at the bottom of the page giving the full reference Stage 3 – bibliography at the end of your work

8. 8 Stage 1 – citations in the text Bainbridge 1 states that... It has been suggested 1 that...

9. 9 Stage 2 - footnotes Entered at the bottom of the page on which you have referred to a particular item The citation number for that item will therefore be somewhere on the page The footnote will normally include a page reference

10. 10 Elements of the reference - book Author(s) or editor(s) Title (italics) Edition (if not the first edition) City of publication Publisher Year of publication

11. 11 Books – authors or editors? Daniel P, Ivatts J. Children and social policy. Basingstoke: Macmillan; 1998. p. 84. Hill M, Aldgate J, editors. Child welfare services: developments in law, policy, practice and research. London: Jessica Kingsley; 1996. pp. 56-60.

12. 12 Elements of the Reference – journal article Author(s) Title of the article Title of the journal (italics) Year of publication Volume number Part (issue) number Page numbers

13. 13 Journal article Boyer M-F. Living dolls. World of Interiors. 2008; 28(2): 110-117. p. 115.

14. 14 Web page http://www.crafts_council.org.uk Crafts Council website including references to all forthcoming exhibitions and events.

15. 15 Finding the information for your references Use: Library catalogue records - books Database records – journal articles

16. 16 Bibliography Contains: –All the items to which you have referred and which therefore have citation numbers and footnotes in your text –Any other background reading which you have done

17. 17 Bibliography (2) Divided into sections by type of item, eg books, journal articles, web sites, exhibition catalogues Each section is arranged alphabetically by author – YOU DO NOT NUMBER THE BIBLIOGRAPHY Page numbers are NOT included

18. 18 Illustrations Numbered separately in your text, eg [3.1] for chapter 3 illustration 1 A list of illustrations is provided, by chapter if appropriate, after your bibliography at the end of your work

19. 19 List of illustrations Renoir P-A. Madame Charpentier and her children [oil on canvas]. Reproduced in: Brown M, editor. Picturing Children. Aldershot: Ashgate; 2002. p. 29.

20. 20 The Referencing Guide Available online Decide what type of item you are referencing, eg book, journal article, web page, illustration Find an example template – use “Map View”

21. 21 RefWorks If you would like a session on using RefWorks please contact Lesley Scott

22. 22 And finally... The staff of the RGU Library Service are here to help. If you are having problems please do not hesitate to contact us. If you don’t use us this can lead to psychological problems amongst library staff