Referencing explained for Year 8 students at Mt Alvernia College

1. REFERENCING
Bibliographies

2. Why is referencing important?
No 1.
Avoid
Plagiarism

3. Why is referencing important?
No 2.
Inform where the
material was
obtained

4. Why is referencing important?
No 3.
Credibility
Good Marks

5. How do we reference?
END-TEXT REFERENCES or a
BIBLIOGRAPHY
contains all the sources
(cited and consulted work)
that you have used in your research

6. THE BIG MISTAKE
The No 1 mistake made in year 8
assignments is that students fail to
reference work that had been
paraphrased.

7. BIBLIOGRAPHY
 A list of all the sources used in your research
whether in-text or not.
 The Bibliography is on the last page of your
assignment.
 This list is in alphabetical order according to the
author’s surname; or the title of the work if the
author is unknown.

8. Example Bibliography
Brady, I. C. (n.d.). Saint Francis of Assisi. History.com. Retrieved March 6,
2012, from http://www.history.com/topics/saint-francis-of-assisi
Conventual Franciscans. (2011, September 30). Welcome. Conventual
Franciscans. Retrieved March 6, 2012, from
http://www.franciscans.org/index.php/en/
Flinn, F. K. (2007). Francis of Assisi, Saint. Retrieved March 6, 2012, from
http://www.fofweb.com/NuHistory/default.asp?ItemID=WE49
Galli, M. (2002). Clare. In Francis of Assisi and his world (pp. 102-114).
Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press.
Ghilardi, A. (1969). The life and times of St Francis;. London: Hamlyn.
Homan, H. W., Francis, & Clare. (1994). Francis and Clare, saints of Assisi.
San Francisco: Ignatius Press.

9. Use Easybib
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• Choose source type
• Enter Information
• Save Bibliography