• What is referencing?
• Why reference?
• Referencing conventions
• In-text references
• Referencing tips
• Reference list
• Annotated bibliography
• Referencing science essays
• Moving on

What is referencing?

As university students, you are expected to read widely to gain knowledge and construct informed opinions about your subject areas. You must acknowledge all the ideas of others that you use. This acknowledgement is called the system of referencing. Ideas from others must be acknowledged twice within your assignments:

1. within the body of your assignment (in-text referencing)
   
   
2. at the end of your work (compiled as a reference list).

Why reference?

Referencing has several functions:

• to acknowledge the source of an idea or quotation.
  (Not to do so is regarded as plagiarism. Plagiarism is theft of intellectual property and a form of cheating, as it presents someone else’s ideas as your own.)
  
  
• to support a claim being made.
  
  
• to allow the reader access to the sources used.
  (Readers must be able to know where to find the sources you have used so that they can consult them for themselves.)

Referencing conventions

In-text references and reference lists are compiled according to a strict code of conventions. In this topic we review the most used conventions with examples taken from your course. You will, however, need more detailed information, and this can be found in the UNE Referencing Guide.

You will need to consult the UNE Referencing Guide throughout your university career.