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Referencing: what and why?
Referencing is a standardised method of acknowledging the sources of information and ideas you have used when writing a piece of academic work. You need to include a list of references for: direct...
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Referencing: how?
There are many different referencing styles. The most common are: Harvard Style of Referencing Chicago Manual of Style Turabian (Based on the Chicago style) Vancouver Style Regardless of the style you...
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Referencing: Bibliographic software
A number of different bibliographic software packages exist such as EndNote, Procite, RefWorks and Zotero. These packages can help you to keep track of the sources you’ve consulted and then easily...
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Web of Knowledge
Web of Knowledge (WoK) provides access to the Social Sciences Citation Index: a bibliographic database of social sciences literature, used for citation searching, and Journal Citation Reports, which...
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Zotero: a new dawn of referencing
Are you fed up of manually keeping track of your references? Are you finding Endnote clunky and complicated? Are you looking for an easy and convenient alternative? Then you should try Zotero. This...
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Zotero versus Mendeley
So, what are they? These are free, easy to use and convenient applications to help you save, organise and store your references. They allow you to create in-text citations and bibliographies, and both...
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Are you a plagiarist?
Do you ever worry that you might be plagiarising? Do you reference every source and idea you use? or Do you just ignore the rules and think you will get away with it? If so, THINK AGAIN! The...
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Zotero versus Mendeley
So, what are they? These are free, easy to use and convenient reference management applications to help you save, organise and store your references. They allow you to create in-text citations and...
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Essay crisis? Don’t tear your hair out!
Don’t let essay stress get you down! Whether you need help using punctuation, organising and planning your essays, or just finding you academic voice, we’ve got a selection of resources to suit you....
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Plagiarism and how to avoid it
Did you know that every year some students are not awarded their degrees because they plagiarised? When you submit your research projects this term, be mindful not to plagiarise. The University takes...
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