Referencing
Referencing
- Referencing - Achieve@UniFind out what, when, why and how to reference in your studies with this guide.
- Academic Referencing Tool (ART)Examples of citation and referencing at La Trobe.
- Academic integrity at La TrobeGuide to the university rules and policies on academic integrity to help you understand your responsibilities.
Referencing resources
Top tips for referencing
- Whether you quote the words of the original source, or use your own words, in all cases you need to give a reference to where the idea or information came from
- Paraphrase your sources where possible to show you understand them well enough to write about in your own words and help you avoid plagiarism
- Be systematic in notes and drafts about where the ideas have come from to avoid plagiarism and to make reference checking in the final draft easy
- Learn the ART of referencing in the APA Style early
- Cite while you write (don’t leave referencing until the last minute!)