Key terms
- Bibliography: a list of all the sources you
have read in relation to your assignment but have not referred to
directly.
- Citation: used within your text to identify
the sources used to obtain your information
- Et al.: an abbreviation of the Latin et alii
meaning 'and others'.
- [n.d.]: no date available
- [s.l.]: no place of publication available
- Paraphrasing: putting an author's work into
your own words
- Plagiarism: the York St John Student Guide
describes plagiarism as 'The deliberate attempt to use someone
else’s material as if it were your own.' (p. 12).
- Reference: a detailed description of the item
you used to obtain your information
- Reference list: an alphabetical list of all of
the sources that you have referenced directly in your
assignment
- Source: The information you consult when
writing your essay, dissertation, etc. Sources include books and
unpublished theses, brochures, journal articles (both print and
electronic), newspapers, government publications, statutes,
patents, research reports, reference works such as dictionaries and
encyclopaedias, films, DVDs and videos, radio and television
programmes, music scores, CDs, CD-Roms, live performance, images,
works of art, emails, mailing lists, personal correspondence,
interviews, blogs, wikis, forums - this list is not
exhaustive!
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