Referencing Software
It is important to fully understand how the APA referencing style works so that you can check and insure that the references are done correctly, even if referencing software is used. If you have completed a large project, referencing software can be used to help speed up the process. Not only do these programmes help to create references but some have an added useful function of being able to store and organise the sources you have used. This will make them easier to find it in the future.
Useful programmes:
Mendeley
EndNote
ReadCube
RefME
It is important to fully understand how the APA referencing style works so that you can check and insure that the references are done correctly, even if referencing software is used. If you have completed a large project, referencing software can be used to help speed up the process. Not only do these programmes help to create references but some have an added useful function of being able to store and organise the sources you have used. This will make them easier to find it in the future.
Useful programmes:
Mendeley
EndNote
ReadCube
RefME
Wikipedia
We have all been told since the start of our school careers that Wikipedia is unreliable and not to be used. This is because anyone with an internet connection can edit the articles, whether they are experts on the topic they are writing or have absolutely no idea and are editing the article for a laugh.
However Wikipedia can be useful, not for the information that is published on the site its self, but at the bottom of the articles there is a section showing references used by the author of the article. You must still be careful when accessing these sources and to look at the date and the reason they were published.
This is an example of the references section from the Wikipedia page about the APA style.
We have all been told since the start of our school careers that Wikipedia is unreliable and not to be used. This is because anyone with an internet connection can edit the articles, whether they are experts on the topic they are writing or have absolutely no idea and are editing the article for a laugh.
However Wikipedia can be useful, not for the information that is published on the site its self, but at the bottom of the articles there is a section showing references used by the author of the article. You must still be careful when accessing these sources and to look at the date and the reason they were published.
This is an example of the references section from the Wikipedia page about the APA style.
Other referencing styles
It is useful to be aware of other referencing styles. In the future after studying at Northumbria you may be asked to write a document using a different referencing style such as Harvard, MLA and Chicago.
Helpful guides on some of the most common referencing styles can be found here:
http://www.citethisforme.com/guides
Why we reference and what will happen if you don’t
Referencing is used to avoid plagiarism when using someone else’s work or ideas.
If you are found to have plagiarised some of your work, which is very likely as the university uses some software called TurnItIn which scans your whole document and searches for any sentences that are the same or similar online.
It is useful to be aware of other referencing styles. In the future after studying at Northumbria you may be asked to write a document using a different referencing style such as Harvard, MLA and Chicago.
Helpful guides on some of the most common referencing styles can be found here:
http://www.citethisforme.com/guides
Why we reference and what will happen if you don’t
Referencing is used to avoid plagiarism when using someone else’s work or ideas.
If you are found to have plagiarised some of your work, which is very likely as the university uses some software called TurnItIn which scans your whole document and searches for any sentences that are the same or similar online.
Here are few more useful tools to check on
Citationmachine - Find right book and it will do the rest
Refme - App does everything for you
Citationmachine - Find right book and it will do the rest
Refme - App does everything for you