Study skills
Study skills

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References in a book

Referencing

Are the words you use your own? As you move into higher education, it is really important to use references in your work and to know how to do this following a standard reference system.

Referencing is a way of acknowledging your sources of information. Proper referencing is an essential requirement of academic writing and prevents you from being accused of 'stealing' other people's work and ideas. Find out more about this in this unit.

 

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