Introduction To Ciattion

                                                                     Introduction To Citations

CITATION & DOCUMENTING INFORMATION SOURCES

(REFERNCE LIST)

Learning objectives:

At the end of this topic, students will be able to:

•       Practice and used the proper citation in their assignments/projects

•       Familiarize with different kind of citations

References :

•       A reference list is a list of books, articles and other sources you use when researching a topic and writing a paper.

•        It us used in Academic study

•       The reference list should appear at the end of your paper

•       It provides the information necessary for a reader to locate and retrieve any source you cite in the body of the paper. Each source you cite in the paper must appear in your reference list

WHEN we WILL WRITE THE REFERENCE LIST?

•       When writing a paper

•       When writing biography

•       When presenting new information in a study

WHY REFERENCING/ BIBLIOGRAPHY IS IMPORTANT?

•       Inform the reader how widely you researched

•       Keep Track of the research (allow you to create the small database of information)

•       Give credit to original author

Bibliography entries/ Reference List must be written in a very specific format

 

 

 

REFERENCING STYLE: APA

•       American Psychological Association

•       Style established in 1928 by Social Science professionals

•       Style provides guidelines for publication.

 

How to format reference list in APA style?

We must follow specific formatting rules depending on the type of source involved

 

                                   General Guidelines