The complete guide to referencing and avoiding plagiarism - Neville, Colin (Open University Press/McGraw Hill, 2010)
Previous edition: 2007
Includes bibliographical references and index
"This excellent new edition of The Complete Guide to Referencing and Avoiding Plagiarism continues to demystify the referencing process and provide essential guidance to make sure you are not committing plagiarism. It provides clear guidelines on why and when to reference as well as how to correctly cite from a huge range of sources." "Tackling all the main forms of referencing - Harvard, APA, MLA and Numerical referencing styles - in an accessible and comprehensive manner, you'll want to dip into this book time and again. A unique feature of the book is the comparisons it makes between different referencing styles, which are shown side-by-side. This provides a useful guide, particularly for students on combined studies courses who may be expected to use two, and sometimes three, different referencing styles." "The Complete Guide to Referencing and Avoiding Plagiarism essential reading for all students and professionals who need to use referencing in academic writing to reflect their own ideas, constructively apply the work of others, and to avoid plagiarism."--Jacket
Front cover; Half title page; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; The book chapters at a glance; 1 The 'shock' of referencing; 2 Why reference?; 3 The 'what' and 'when' of referencing; 4 Plagiarism; 5 Referencing styles; 6 Namedate (Harvard) style of referencing; 7 Frequently asked questions; 8 How to express your own ideas in assignments; 9 Referencing in action: example references; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Recommended reading on referencing; References; Index; Back cover