Referencing other sources
With the increasing range of sources now being drawn upon by both academics and students in their writing we cannot be definitive hare about how to reference every kind of source that you are likely to be referencing in your work.
As we mentioned already there are a range of online university sites available via the internet which deals extensively with citation and referencing. It is worth spending some time exploring these and next activity should help you to do this.
Activity Thirteen: Learning about citation
Search the internet for relevant websites which give guidance on citation and referencing for university writing. Choose three different websites. On each one follow the relevant links to find out about citing reports.
Compare the differences and similarities between the advice given on each different site. Now make a record of the key elements that you think should be present when citing reports and in what order they should generally appear.
When we did this task we found the key elements, which frequently appeared in this order that are mentioned below:
- Author(s) name(s)
- Date
- Title of report
- Name of institution
- Web page
- Volume and numbering
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