Library training, Part II

Justin Hodds

Subject Librarian for

• Education

• Psychology

Learning objectives

At the end of Part II you will:• Know what referencing is and why it is

important in academic work• Have learnt about our guide to referencing

different types of media• Know how to avoid accusations of plagiarism

and poor research methods• Be able to find further sources of help as

required.

Why referencing is important

• Demonstrates your ability to select appropriate material and evaluate it

• Allows others to trace your sources of information quickly and easily

• Acknowledges the work of other researchers

• Protects you against accusations of plagiarism.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism occurs when “…the student'borrows' or copies information, data orresults from an unacknowledged source,without quotation marks or any indicationthat the presenter is not the originalauthor or researcher.”Department of Education, 2006. The MA in Education: handbook for the full-time course. Bath:University of Bath.

Definitions

Citing is the way a writer refers from the

text to a list of sources supplied at the

end of the work.

Referencing is the process of creating a

bibliographic list of sources and

presenting each entry in a consistent

style.

Which system should I use?

• Various systems in use here

• Your Department/School will advise

• The Library has produced a guide for the Harvard and Numeric styles

• If you are publishing in a journal, use the journal style.

Harvard - citation

Cite your source within your text bygiving the author’s or editor’s surname(s),year of publication, and (whereappropriate) page numbers e.g.

Coleman (2005, p.73) has argued that…

Harvard - citation

When citing a substantial amount of text,it is customary to let the text stand aloneas a paragraph and to indent it.

The reader should then be able to use thecitation to refer to the full details in your‘list of references’ or bibliography at theend of your written work.

Harvard - bibliography

COLEMAN, M., 2005. Leadership andmanagement in education. Oxford: OxfordUniversity Press.REID, D. K. and KNIGHT, M. G., 2006.Disability justifies exclusion of minoritystudents. Educational Researcher, 35(6),pp. 18-23.UNESCO, 2003. Gender education for all.Paris: UNESCO.

Guide to citing references

• In the Library and online: http://www.bath.ac.uk/library/guides/

• Based on British Standard 5605:1990• Explains Harvard and Numeric systems• Explains citing in the text• Demonstrates how to reference different

types of document.

Journal article

AUTHOR’S SURNAME, INITIALS., Year.Title of article. Title of journal, Volume(Issue), page numbers.

OZERTURK, S. and SAGGI, K., 2005.Tariff discrimination versus MFN underincomplete information. Journal ofinternational trade & economicdevelopment, 14(2), 197-208.

E-journal article

AUTHOR’S SURNAME, INITIALS., Year.Title. Journal title [online], Volume (Issue).Available from: URL [Accessed date].

OBLINGER, D., 2006. Games andlearning. EDUCAUSE Quarterly [online],29(3). Available from:http://www.educause.edu/apps/eq/eqm06eqm063.asp [Accessed 16 May 2006].

Reference software

EndNote and Reference Manager enableyou to:

• gather and store references• produce portable libraries of references• automatically insert citations while typing

(Cite While You Write) • create a formatted bibliography while

typing (Cite While You Write).

Why use the software?

• Our online resources are set up to work in tandem with EndNote and Reference Manager

• Used properly, the software can ensure accuracy and consistency throughout a document

• Keeping a record of your references could be useful for future research and to verify sources.

Importing references

• Create a Reference Manager Database• Search the SSCI and select the

references you want to export• Select Export to Reference Software in

Output Records in the SSCI• Follow the instructions to import the

references in to your Database in Reference Manager.

Cite While You Write

• Open a Word document and position the cursor where a citation should appear

• Select View - Toolbars – Reference Manager

• Select Insert Citation on the toolbar

• Enter identifying text in the Search for: box and select Perform Search

• Highlight the citation and select Insert.

Cite While You Write #2

Formatting a citation:• Select Generate Bibliography• Select Harvard in Output style and OK.

Deleting a citation:• Highlight the citation and select Edit

Citation(s)• Highlight the citation to be removed• Select Remove and OK.

Training and support

• BUCS IT Training: www.bath.ac.uk/bucs/training/courses/

(The Library does not provide training.)

• An online manual accompanies the networked software

• Manuals on Level 4 of the Library: 518.741 ISI

More help and guidance

• Your lecturers and fellow students• Manufacturer’s web page:

http://www.refman.com/• Discussion list:

http://lists.adeptscience.co.uk/refman/• Library’s Guide to citing references• Library web pages about plagiarism:

http://www.bath.ac.uk/library/plagiarism/

The golden rules

• Draw your material from a range of respected sources

• Evaluate your material before citing it• Always cite your sources• Choose one style of referencing and

stick to it• Be consistent with your presentation

and punctuation.

Where can I get help?

Justin Hodds

Subject Librarian for• Education• Psychology

Office: 5.02 (Library)Email: library-level5@rt.bath.ac.ukTelephone: 01225 38 4180

Questions?

Any questions?

The End

Thank you.