Referencing and Citations
Aaron Mui
TGJ3M/4M1
March 28, 2013
What is Referencing?
• Referencing is acknowledging the
source of information you have
embedding in your own writing. In
other words, it identifies the source
of the information.
• Without proper reference, your
work will be considered to be
plagiarised.
Curtin University. What is Referencing. 2012.
Perth, Western Australia.
http://libguides.library.curtin.edu.au. GIF.
March 21, 2014.
What is Plagiarism?
Neil, Cole. The Pressure of Plagiarism. 2013. Long Beach
California. http://cole-slaw.blogspot.ca. JPEG. March
21, 2014
• Using other people's ideas
without acknowledgement.
• Taking another person's
ideas or words and
presenting them as your
own.
• Rewording another person's
work is also considered
plagiarism.
What Requires Citation?
• Someone else's words or
ideas from any medium
such as print and media.
• Information acquired
through interviewing
another person.
• Diagrams, illustrations,
charts, and pictures.
European Commission. The Future of EU Media. 2011. United
Kingdom of Great Britain. http://ec.europa.eu/digitalagenda/en/eu-media-futures-forum. JPEG. March 21, 2014
The Importance
Pinillo, Filz. What is Plagiarism. 2010. Chicago.
http://oliveharveycollegelibraryguides.pbworks.com/w/page/
47192856/Plagiarism .GIF. March 21, 2014
• Failure to acknowledge
opinions and information
that have come from
others is regarded as
plagiarism.
• Shows your reader the
range, creditability and
reliability of your source
materials
• Most importantly, you are
being marked and
assessed on your ability to
cite works properly.
Where to Reference
• All material sourced from
another author must be
referenced directly in the text.
• For images, the reference
towards the author must be
referenced below the image.
• A complete reference must
appear at the end of your work.
The list includes all the sources
you used in the body of your
text.
ACPL Teens, Essay Writing, 2012. Florida.
http://oliveharveycollegelibraryguides.pbworks.c
om/w/page/47192856/Plagiarism. JPEG. March
21, 2014
In-Text Citation
• The format for in-text citation is mainly based on the
modern approach of MLA Format. Type the author's
last name and the page number you referred to in
brackets after a quote or paraphrased section.
• Ex. (Author’s Last Name, Page Number) If no author
is available indicate the work in another short form
way.
Image Citation
Justin Lam, Waterfall Scenery, 2010. Cambodia,
Asia. http://eswalls.com/waterfall-scenerywallpaper-hd/. JPEG. March 21, 2014
• Anytime you are using an
image that requires permission
from the owner, you must cite
the image you are using. Even
though it is an images, the
rules for referencing still
applies.
• Ex. (Author, Title of the Image,
Location, Website, Image Type
and Date Accessed).
Work Cited (Bibliography)
• The third type of citation is more detailed then InText Citation. This appears at the end of an essay or
presentation. It includes all of the information about
the source, including the author, title, page numbers,
and date of publication.
• Ex. (Author/Institution, “Title of the article“, Date).
What NOT to Cite
Here are a few things that do NOT
require citation.
• Common knowledge: basic
information that can be found in a
lot of places and is well-known
• Historical Dates: this is public
information that does not need to
be cited
• Well-Known Argument or Theory:
an idea/issue that is commonly
discussed or debated
Jollyroger, DO NOT CROSS, 2011, Colorado,
United States.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:No
_sign2.svg. PNG. March 21, 2014
Work Cited
• "Accessibility Navigation." Why Is Referencing so Important? N.p., n.d. Web. 21
Mar. 2014.
<http://www.reading.ac.uk/library/finding-info/lib-citing-why.aspx>.
• “What Is Referencing?" Referencite -. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Mar. 2014.
<http://www.cite.auckland.ac.nz/index.php?p=what_is_referencing>.
• "Bibliography Maker." How to Cite Photographs in MLA Bibliographies. N.p., n.d.
Web. 21 Mar. 2014.
<http://www.bibme.org/citation-guide/MLA/photograph>.
• "Proper Citation." Proper Citation. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Mar. 2014.
<http://www.englishclub.com/writing/plagiarism-citation.htm>.
• "How to Cite Sources." WikiHow. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Mar. 2014.
<http://www.wikihow.com/Cite-Sources>.