Referencing
Referencing is a standardised method of acknowledging sources of information and ideas that you have used in your assignment in a way that uniquely identifies their source. Direct quotations, facts and figures as well as ideas and theories, must be referenced.
For those students who are enrolled on a Plymouth University accredited course, you can access the online version of Cite Them Right; this is an excellent resource for explaining a broad range of resource types and how to reference them. It also provides useful examples of how the reference will look as an in-text citation and in the bibliography. Please note that you will need your Plymouth University login details to access this. Alternatively, we have several copies of the Cite Them Right book in the Learning Centre for you to borrow.
The College's preferred model of referencing is the Harvard style. In this system the author’s surname is given first, followed by the publication year within the text of the assignment (citation). A reference list at the end of the assignment contains full details of the sources used. This should be in alphabetical order by author, regardless of media.
Some courses may require you to reference in a style different from the one demonstrated in the learning object below. It is down to you to check which referencing style is required for your work. Should you need any more information on how particular pieces of course work should be referenced, please contact your course tutor in the first instance.
For those students who are enrolled on a Plymouth University accredited course, you can access the online version of Cite Them Right; this is an excellent resource for explaining a broad range of resource types and how to reference them. It also provides useful examples of how the reference will look as an in-text citation and in the bibliography. Please note that you will need your Plymouth University login details to access this. Alternatively, we have several copies of the Cite Them Right book in the Learning Centre for you to borrow.
The College's preferred model of referencing is the Harvard style. In this system the author’s surname is given first, followed by the publication year within the text of the assignment (citation). A reference list at the end of the assignment contains full details of the sources used. This should be in alphabetical order by author, regardless of media.
Some courses may require you to reference in a style different from the one demonstrated in the learning object below. It is down to you to check which referencing style is required for your work. Should you need any more information on how particular pieces of course work should be referenced, please contact your course tutor in the first instance.