A reference gives any reader the possibility to check where (and in some cases when) the information was found: in which book or journal article, dissertation, report, video, on which web page, etc.
At Saxion the APA Guidlines (7th edition) is the most used citation style.
Standard elements of source reference:
Who: Who is the author?
When: The publication date
What: What is the title of the publication?
Where: Where can the reader retrieve the cited work.
See the explanation for References and the LibraryGuide Apa guidelines
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All sources you have used have to be listed : this is called the bibliography or reference list.
A bibliography is a list of books, articles, speeches, private records, diaries, interviews, laws, letters, websites, and other sources you use when researching a topic and writing a paper. The bibliography appears at the end. Your entries should be listed in alphabetical order, regardless of the type of source or material.
See also: Quoting and Paraphrasing
Note: Unused sources should not be listed!
A reference manager can help you make a reference list (and citations in your text) in APA style.
Saxion Library supports the Zotero reference manager. A LibraryGuide will be created shortly for that purpose.
See also: LibraryGuide APA guidelines
A bibliography enables the reader to see directly which sources you have used.
The reader can check what findings you have come up with and what is borrowed from another writer. See also: Plagiarism.
A bibliography also directs readers to other related publications. This goes both ways: if you are looking for information on a specific subject, it is always useful to have a look at the bibliography of a book or article.
See also: Searching and finding
Source: Hanze Libray Minilecture
