At University it is very important that your work is fully referenced. This means you must provide details of your sources wherever you draw arguments, ideas, facts or quotations from other authors. Always keep a note of your references and always check them against Cite Them Right Online
References show your tutors the research that has informed your writing, and helps back up the arguments you put forward in your work. Giving detailed references is also necessary to avoid plagiarism. If you are worried about this issue, please see our referencing guide pages on plagiarism.
At University it is very important that your work is fully referenced. This means you must provide details of your sources wherever you draw arguments, ideas, facts or quotations from other authors.
Make sure you read our library guide on referencing.
This shows your tutors the valuable research that has informed your writing, and helps back up the arguments you put forward in your work. Giving detailed references is also necessary to avoid plagiarism. If you are worried about this issue, please see our referencing guide pages on plagiarism.
Turnitin is an Assignment Drop-Box tool which is set up by your lecturer. It is located within your module information in myUniHub:
For more help see our guide.
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For help with Refworks see our guide. Refworks is a bibliographic management system to support students with managing large number of references.
Your citations should include:
You can either flow the author’s name naturally into your sentence, with the date and page number in brackets next to it, or alternatively, where you make an assertion, all of the citation can be placed in brackets.
Examples
May (2012, p.32) states that manual restraint should only be carried out during radiography when necessary.
A recent study (Reid et al., 2013) developed a questionnaire to measure health-related quality of life...
The Code of Practice for the Welfare of Dogs outlines the need for a suitable diet (DEFRA, 2009).
To see a sample text and reference list using the Harvard style visit the Cite Them Right website
It's very important to reference your work correctly.
Cite Them Right Online will help you to reference just about any source using the Harvard referencing style.
If you include figures, diagrams or images in your work, remember to:
Fig. 1. Paw (2008) - of course this is not a serious example!
This worksheet provides examples following the Harvard Cite Them Right guidelines for referencing. If you are in doubt regarding which guidelines you should be using, please check with your Module Leader.
The University of Lincoln have produced a set of reference guidelines including Harvard and APA 7th ed. which students may find helpful to consult