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Bibliographies
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Bibliographies - Simple
Example
of Simple bibliography
According
to 'How to write and speak better', Reader's Digest
(Australia) Pty Ltd., Sydney, 1987 you must "give
full credit for the source of every fact or idea derived
from another writer."
A
Bibliography is a list of books, magazines, etc. which
have been read by the student, and relate to the assignment,
or have been used in the assignment.
Sources
referred to in any text (essay, assignment etc.) should
be listed as References
Harvard system of referencing
IN
TEXT
Direct quote. (the author's actual words are repeated)
If it is a short sentence or part of a sentence, use
quotation marks and acknowledge the reference in brackets
after the quote. e.g. (Kort, 1994 p53)
Longer quotes (more than 3 lines) - indent the quotation
2cm from the left hand margin. Do not use quotation
marks, and acknowledge the reference in brackets after
the quote. e.g. (Kort, 1994 p47)
Indirect quote (paraphrasing, or using the thoughts
of an author and expressing them in your own words)
e.g. Kort (1994 p46) defines the state of the economy
as……..
or
In his article on the economy, Kort (1994, p46) defines
the problem.
There
are lots of rules covering Bibliographies (and Reference
Lists),See Bibliographies, Detailed, Link here however,
for many assignments, you have been asked to prepare
a Simple Bibliography
1. Record Author's family name, then first name or
initials
Year of publication - in brackets
Title - Underlined
Publisher
Place of publication
For EVERY source of information that you use - whether
it be book, magazine, newspaper article, internet
site, Cdrom etc.
2.
When your assignment is due to be passed up, prepare
your bibliography. This will be an alphabetical list
of everything you have used, even if you have not
quoted from it in your assignment. You have gained
some ideas from these sources, and it shows the reader
of your assignment that you have researched widely.
Where a work has no author, the title is used in the
same way as the author's last name would have been.
With internet sites, look for an author, then if not
one, use the title of the article.
An
example:-
Aspin, Lois J.(1992), Focus on Australian Society,
Longman Cheshire, Melbourne.
'Australia', 12 Nov. 1996, the 1997 World fact Book
[online]
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/as.html,
accessed: 21 Feb. 2001
'The Moulding of menials: The making of the Aboriginal
Female Domestic servant' (1998), Hecate Vol 22, No
1
Questions for the Nineties (1990) ed. By Anne Gollan,
Left Book Club Cooperative, Sutherland, N.S.W.
Rothwell, Nicolas (1996) 'Unwanted History' The Australian
magazine, May18-19
Year book Australia (2000) Australian Bureau of Statistics,
Canberra
Download the
SSABSA SACE Guidelines for Referencing (Word
Document) for some really useful information on
references and bibliographies.
Bibliographies
- Detailed
(click
here for more information from Bendigo
Senior College)
3.
Quick Reference
Encyclopedias (link to stacker, and list of items?)
Atlases
Yellow
pages
4.
Magazines & Newspapers
(link to TAFE/Public listing of catalogued periodicals)
DATABASES
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Use EBSCO, Electric Library & Gale Health &
Wellness
EBSCO
Australia & NZ Reference Centre is an online database
offering immediate access to a variety of full text
databases which cover over 2000 magazines in searchable
full text, over 1000 magazines
in full image, over 4000 magazines abstracted and
indexed plus current citations for over 11,000 magazines.
To
Access EBSCO or GALE
HEALTH & WELLNESS Resource Centre please contact
library staff for website address and login details
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Copyright
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Copyright
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AVOIDING
PLAGIARISM
What
is plagiarism?
'Plagiarism
is committed when author's fail to acknowledge that
words and/or ideas have been borrowed.'
(Betts & Seitz 1994, p81)
When
involved in study you are required to show evidence
of wide research in your assignments. Your writing
will involve presenting and discussing ideas. These
ideas may be your own or they may have come from another
person. If the idea comes from another person and
you do not state the source of the idea then you are
guilty of plagiarism.
Plagiarism is being dishonest.
What
does it involve?
Learning
Advisers (2002) explain that plagiarism involves:
· writing about another persons ideas without
including a reference.
· including another author's exact words in
your work without giving a reference.
· copying exact words of an author and then
making some alterations in an attempt to express the
ideas in your own words
· paraphrasing that is considered too close
to the author's original work even if a reference
is given.
· copying another person's work and presenting
it for assessment as your own.
· presenting work for assessment that another
person has written for you.
Paraphrasing
another person's ideas can be done appropriately.
The example given by Learning Advisers (2002) may
help to clarify what is acceptable and what is not
acceptable. They state that:
"
For example, if the original source read:
"The dissatisfying nature of industrial or clerical
work is no longer disputed. Many of to-day's employees
prefer a greater level of involvement in their jobs
than was previously assumed. Many desire more self-control
and a chance to make a greater contribution to the
organisation" (Schuler, Dowling and Smart, 1988,p17)
and
a student paraphrased this as:
"It is no longer disputed that the nature of
industrial/clerical work is dissatisfying. Employees
prefer more involvement, desire more self control
and a chance to make a greater contribution to their
organization. (Schuler, Dowling and Smart, 1988, p.
17)
it
is likely to be considered by their marker as 'too
close'."
( Learning Advisers, 2002, p2)
You can avoid plagiarism by:
· being honest.
· following referencing instructions or guidelines
carefully and including the source of the idea.
When
referencing is not necessary
There are times when you will write about another
person's ideas and referencing is not used. This is
quite acceptable in some instances and is not considered
as plagiarism. This may seem confusing, but there
is a reason for it. In certain subject areas or disciplines
there are terms or ideas that are considered common
knowledge. 'For example if a student writes the equation
E=MC2 they usually do not reference this to Einstein
because it is regarded as common knowledge.'( Learning
Advisers, 2002, p2)
You would need to use referencing if you were writing
about another author's ideas or interpretation in
relation to the equation E=MC2.
Need further help?
If you are still unsure about referencing correctly
or if you would like some assistance in determining
whether you may be accused of plagiarism ask your
subject teacher for advice or alternatively consult
library staff.
References
Betts, Katharine, & Seitz, Anne, 1994. ' Writing
Essays and Research Reports in the Social Sciences.
' , 2nd edition, Thomas Nelson Australia, South Melbourne.
Learning
Advisers, 2002, Avoiding Plagiarism [ Online, accessed
21st May, 2002 ]. URL:http//www.unisanet.unisa.edu.au/learningconnection/learnres/learng/index.htm
