The resources included on this page are designed to help you assess and develop your referencing skills.
What's it all about?
Referencing is an essential component of academic writing and a key purpose of it is to help you to distinguish your own ideas from those gained from external sources. The resources in this learning area for students include a website offering an overview of the principles and practice of referencing sources, and advice on avoiding plagiarism. Over the last three years, the website has attracted a total of over 8,000 visitors and it includes examples of referencing in action in a range of common referencing styles, a 'Frequently Asked Questions' section, and four interactive exercises.
Assess your skills Test your knowledge of referencing – there are four short exercises for you to try.
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Top 3 activities Essay: ‘What’s the point of referencing?’ You can read an essay submitted by a UK higher education student for an essay writing competition sponsored by LearnHigher. The set title was ‘What is the point of referencing?’ and there was a maximum word limit of 1,500 words. The essay is a good example of how academic writers can integrate their own views and experiences into an essay alongside referenced evidence from external sources. The essay is accompanied with tutor comment.
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Further activities and resources
Advanced Referencing If you are already fairly experienced with referencing in assignments, you could test your knowledge on Advanced Referencing’ with this exercise.
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Journal and books
The book was written as part of this LearnHigher project and went into a second edition in 2010. Useful websites
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