Table of Contents

Foreword
Acknowledgements
Section A: What is Referencing?
Section B: Collecting Evidence to Use in Your Work
Section C: Reading, Listening and Taking Notes
Section D: How to Cite Sources
Section E: Using Other People’s Work in Your Writing: Quoting, Paraphrasing and Summarizing
Section F: How to Reference
Section G. Harvard Referencing Style
Section H: American Psychological Association (APA) Referencing Style
Section I: Chicago Referencing Style
Section J: IEEE Referencing Style
Section K: Modern Humanities Research Association (MHRA) Referencing Style
Section L: Modern Language Association (MLA) Referencing Style
Section M: Oxford University Standard for the Citation of Legal Authorities (OSCOLA)
Section N: Vancouver Referencing Style
Glossary
Further Reading
Index

Promotional Information

Now in its 12th edition, this essential resource is the go-to text for students and authors who want to accurately reference sources and avoid plagiarism in their work.

About the Author

Richard Pears is a Faculty Librarian at Durham University Library, UK. He has worked in academic and public libraries for over twenty-five years, delivering research skills training to students in all academic stages.


Graham Shields is a retired university librarian, with over thirty years’ experience. Working closely with academics and students, he has built up an extensive knowledge and understanding of the problems students face in relation to referencing.

Reviews

Every source you can think of is in the book with a clear example.
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The standard for referencing and citations at our university, and I can see why... useful for people at all levels of writing, from those still at school to the very top of academia.
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A text that just keeps getting better and better
*Nigel Chaffey, Bath Spa University, UK*

A comprehensive yet easy-to-follow guide to referencing all kinds of sources in any subject area.
*Livia Sz. Oláh, Stockholm University, Sweden*

This has been a complete lifesaver for my university work.
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