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Referencing…. § Including material from books, journals, web sites, etc in an assignment without referencing is called plagiarism, and is regarded as a serious offence at colleges and universities.

Referencing… § Examples of plagiarism include: § Not using “…” if you have copied words directly from somewhere else § Cutting and pasting material from different sources without acknowledging the sources § Not listing all sources used in a bibliography.

Referencing… Avoiding plagiarism § Make note of all items that you refer to when researching an assignment (author / title / date / publisher / web addresses, etc). § If you’re using Infotrac or the e-books, use the How to cite facility. § Use your Bookbag on the library catalogue to keep track of what you’ve borrowed in the past. § http: //voyager. westcoast. wa. edu. au/

Referencing… APA Referencing § This is the style of referencing used by West Coast TAFE, and ECU. § Other Colleges and universities use different systems, such as Harvard Referencing. § We have two reference guides (one published by us, one published by ECU) for sale in the bookshop. § The ECU reference guide is also available on-line at: http: //www. ecu. edu. au/LDS/pdf/refguide. pdf § The Publication manual of the American Psychological Association is also available on Reference in the LRC.

Referencing… In-Text Referencing Direct quote: According to Clarke (2005) “it is a normal part of education to make presentations to explain your analysis of a topic. ” (p. 149). OR “It is a normal part of education to make presentations to explain your analysis of a topic. ” (Clarke, 2005, p. 149). OR paraphrasing: One method of demonstrating your analysis and understanding of a topic is by giving a presentation. (Clarke, 2005).

Referencing… End-Text Referencing Book: § Alfaro-Le. Fevre, R. (2005). Applying nursing process: A tool for critical thinking. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Chapter of a Book § Marieb, E. N. (2004). The endocrine system. In Human anatomy & physiology (pp 603 -643). (6 th ed. ). New York : Pearson / Benjamin Cummings.

Referencing… Online Article § Norris, Erika. (2006). Pancreas. In Jacqueline Longe (Ed. ), Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health, Vol. 4. (2 nd ed. , 20092011). Detroit: Gale. Retrieved February 06, 2007, from Gale Virtual Reference Library via Thomson Gale: http: //find. galegroup. com/gvrl/infomark. do? &content. Set=E BKS&type=retrieve&tab. ID=T 001&prod. Id=GVRL&doc. Id=CX 2584700640&source=gale&user. Group. Name=westcoast&v ersion=1. 0 § http: //infotrac. galegroup. com/itweb/westcoast

Referencing… Bibliography/Reference List These two terms can be used interchangeably, but a Bibliography is usually defined as a listing of relevant items, while a Reference List is a listing of items that you’ve actually referred to as part of your assignment. Items are listed in a Bibliography or a Reference List alphabetically by the author (or by title, if there is no author).

Referencing… Bibliography/Reference List Clarke, A. (2005). IT skills for successful study. London: Palgrave Macmillan. The endocrine system. (2002). [chart]. Skokie, Ill. : Anatomical Chart Co. The endocrine system. (2005). [videorecording]. U. S. : United Learning. Marieb, E. N. (2004). The endocrine system. In Human anatomy & physiology (pp 603 -643). (6 th ed. ). New York : Pearson / Benjamin Cummings.