1 Presenter: Vanessa van der Ham Learning Advisor: Postgraduate Student Learning Centre V.Vanderham@massey.ac.nz Phone: 4140800 Ext. 9583 Using & Acknowledging Sources Sources of Knowledge at University Prescribed Text(s) Lectures Readings in Course Handbook/On Reserve Journal articles Printed copies in library University databases Chapters of books Journal articles Can be a starting point for understanding and referring to theory Academic books Use library catalogue Reports* Working papers * Eg. NZ Statistics OECD Database: Scopus University websites PhD Theses * Library Catalogue: Eg. Massey Thesis Management * Use these for links to academic sources Look through the library databases carefully: Example 1: Scopus Scopus is an abstract and citation database of research literature and quality web sources. Scopus indexes 15,800 peer-reviewed journals from more than 4,000 publishers; over 1200 Open Access journals; 520 conference proceedings; 650 trade publications ; 290 book series; and millions of scientific web sites. Look through the library databases carefully: Example 2: Global Market Information Database Provides information on: consumers, countries, industries, and companies. Wide ranging use of source materials allows for highly detailed reports and statistics on some countries and markets. Contains: market profiles, market research on consumer products, forecasts on markets, brand, product, and company information. Includes historical time series and forecasts… Go to the Article databases link on the library website and look at the alphabetical list of databases. Work your way through them – there’s something in there for everyone. You can use other writers‟ ideas and data by: • Quoting • Summarising Using ideas from other writers written in your own words Using ideas from other writers written in their words (very limited use – 5% of assignment) When you use another writer’s ideas/information you must always acknowledge the writer as the source, including when you’ve written the idea in your own words. How do I include information from sources in my assignments? Why do I need to reference? • To distinguish between your ideas and someone else’s ideas - One of most frequent comments by markers: ‘Source?’ - “I read it somewhere” is not an acceptable explanation - Common knowledge? Very little of what goes into your essay will be common knowledge. • To show the marker the range and quality of your reading - Research skills • To direct readers to the sources used - Publication details • To avoid allegations of plagiarism - Using other peoples‟ ideas and words without acknowledging them