bibliography- nuevo material
TRANSCRIPT
-
7/29/2019 bibliography- nuevo material
1/12
How to do a bibliography
How to do a bibliography/referencesection at the end of an essay orreport
The Harvard system!
-
7/29/2019 bibliography- nuevo material
2/12
What will you learn by the
end of this presentation? What the difference is between a bibliography
and a reference section
Why its important to be accurate when puttingtogether your bibliography
The definition of plagiarism'
Why creativity is not part of writing abibliography
Oh yes, how to do a basic one, using theHarvard system!
-
7/29/2019 bibliography- nuevo material
3/12
Bibliography or Reference
section?Reference section
Refers to anybook,journal,newspaper, CD orinternet site you
have quoted in youressay or report.
Bibliography
A list of all books,
CDs, internetsites,journals ornewspapers youused for research
whether quoted inyour essay/report ornot.
-
7/29/2019 bibliography- nuevo material
4/12
Why be accurate?
You are using someone elses work
Your tutors often know the sources and willnotice inaccuracy
Your tutors may want to look up somethingthey dont know and will use your reference to
find it Its a mark of a conscientious student and a
bibliography/reference section counts in youroverall mark
-
7/29/2019 bibliography- nuevo material
5/12
What is plagiarism?
Plagiarism is an academic word for
stealing. It may be accidental but if you dont
reference your research, you aresuggesting that it is your own work.
Plagiarism is forgetting to referencesomeones work, or copying someoneswork without saying whose it is.
-
7/29/2019 bibliography- nuevo material
6/12
Dont be creativeDo what
youre told! This is harsh, but there is no room for
creativity in a bibliography/reference section
Follow the guidelines set by your tutor (oftenthe Harvard method) and dont improvise
Your marks for your bibliography (reference)section are dependent on doing it right!
-
7/29/2019 bibliography- nuevo material
7/12
What information do you
need to get started?The exact:
Title of the book, magazine,journal, newspaperarticle, CD, internet site
The author (or authors) when possible
The publisher
The publication date
The place of publication closest to where youlive
-
7/29/2019 bibliography- nuevo material
8/12
Write this information down
every time you take notes!
This is the key to success and willsave you so much time over youracademic career!
(Ask me how I know thissometime)
-
7/29/2019 bibliography- nuevo material
9/12
Basic Book Reference
Last name of author, (comma)
Initial of author. (full stop)
Date of publication in brackets ( ), (comma)
Title of publication underlined or in bold, (comma)
Place of publication closest to where you live, (comma)
Name of Publisher. (full stop)
This is what it should look like:
Thorpe,M. (1988),Adult Learning, Milton
Keynes,Open University Press.
-
7/29/2019 bibliography- nuevo material
10/12
The Blackboard sitefor Access Study Skills
has two handouts one long and oneshort for doing a bibliography. It isunder the Course Documents button
-
7/29/2019 bibliography- nuevo material
11/12
Whats next?
You need to learn how to use quotes andreferences in the body of the essay or report This will be covered in class
You also need to learn how to put downsources from the internet, magazines, bookswith more than one author, journals,
newspapers and CD Roms! This is outlined in the long guide found underCourse Documents on the Blackboard AccessStudy Skills site
-
7/29/2019 bibliography- nuevo material
12/12
A complete guide can be found atthis website from Lancaster
University
http://www.lancs.ac.uk/depts/music/studentinfo/guides/shortbiblio.htm
Click on the link above
http://www.lancs.ac.uk/depts/music/studentinfo/guide/shortbiblio.htmhttp://www.lancs.ac.uk/depts/music/studentinfo/guide/shortbiblio.htmhttp://www.lancs.ac.uk/depts/music/studentinfo/guide/shortbiblio.htmhttp://www.lancs.ac.uk/depts/music/studentinfo/guide/shortbiblio.htmhttp://www.lancs.ac.uk/depts/music/studentinfo/guide/shortbiblio.htm