Why is Referencing Important?

Why is Referencing Important?1Why Is Referencing Important?

Referencing shows that you are academically honestReferencing enables an interesting reader to find out more about what you have writtenReferencing means that a teacher can check the accuracy of what you have written

Importantly...You will fail your exams if you dont reference properly.

But you will pass your exams if you DO reference properly.

How to ReferenceAt Patana we use Harvard ReferencingEverything you need to know about referencing is available on our library website.We also have hard copies of this booklet available in the library.

Quick Tips - CitationsFlint (2011) states that students at Bangkok Patana School are becoming increasingly talented at referencing accurately.ORStudents at Bangkok Patana School are becoming increasingly talented at referencing accurately. (Flint, 2011)

In any assignment if you use someone elses idea you must cite it. For example:

Reference Lists and BibliographiesThese go at the end of the assignment. A reference list contains the work of all the people that you have cited.A bibliography is a list of all the reading you have completed for the assignment.

Referencing from a Book Author Authors initials Date Published Book Title Edition (if not 1st) Place Published Publisher

Referencing from a WebsiteAuthor if possibleYear of publication if possible, if unavailable leave it blankTitle of the webpage (Italics)[online] That is what you actually writeDate you looked at the websiteAvailable from: You write Available from: and include the URL

Time for a Competition!Listen carefully...

Which of these references is correct?1988. HINEY, T., London: Raymond Chandler: a biography. VintageT Hiney, 1988. Raymond Chandler: a biography. London: Vintage.

HINEY, T. 1988. Raymond Chandler: a biography. London: Vintage.

Which of these is correct for an individual web page?SMITH, M. 2010. Secondary School Results Go from Strength to Strength [online]. [Accessed 25 August 2011]. Bangkok. Bangkok Patana School Website. Available from: http://www.patana.ac.th.2010. M Smith. SECONDARY RESULTS GO FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH. Bangkok. [Accessed 25 August 2011]M Smith 2011 Bangkok Patana Website. Secondary School results go from Strength. [online]. Bangkok. Bangkok Patana School Website. Available from: http://www.patana.ac.th. [Accessed 25 August 2011].

Learning @ PatanaDoes it matter if we put them in the wrong order? Yes, it is like not using capital letters and full stops properly. It says to the examiner you dont care. Remember what that leads to...

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Whilst I have your attention...Dont forget:Use Google scholar rather than GoogleUse the library online databases, especially JSTORUse the online journals and newspapersUse the massive range of non-fiction books kept upstairs in the library

And Finally...RememberIf you do use references properly for your coursework it really does guarantee success.