In your academic work you will be reading and responding to the work of others. You need to acknowledge this work in your own writing through referencing.
You may see terms such as "citation", "quotation", "bibliographies" and "reading lists" used to discuss referencing the work of others.
There are several different referencing styles used at Newcastle. You need to find out which type of referencing is used in your School or subject area. Look in your programme handbook, on Blackboard or the LSE, or ask your module leader.
Why does academic work have references?
Referencing:
When do you need to reference?
You need to reference every time you use other people's work. This includes:
You need to provide a reference whether you have directly quoted, paraphrased or summarised their work. You do not need to reference commonly known facts, for example "Newcastle upon Tyne is in the North East of England".
Referencing can be complicated. You might have an unusual source which you need to reference. Or you may be unsure how best to write about the work of others in your own assignment. You may find these resources and support useful.
You can ask Library Help questions about:
Cite Them Right - An online resource that can help you correctly reference lots of different information sources, from books and journals to films, government documents and websites.
Referencing Guide - Information and advice about referencing and examples of the Harvard at Newcastle other referencing styles used at Newcastle.
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The Writing Development Centre tutors can help you:
Go to the Writing Development Centre page.