Is reference needed?

Is a Reference Needed?

When quoting directly from a published source

• Yes

• No

When using statistics or other data that is freely available from a publicly accessible website.

• Yes

• No

When summarizing the cause of undisputed past events and where there is agreement by most commentators on cause and effect.

• Yes

• No

When paraphrasing a definition found on a website and when no writer, editor or author’s name is shown.

• yes

• no

When summarizing or paraphrasing the ideas of a key commentator or author, but taken from a secondary source, e.g. general reference book.

• YES

• NO

When summarizing in a concluding paragraph of your assignment what you discussed and referenced earlier in your text.

• YES

• NO

When including in your assignment photographs or graphics that are freely available on the Internet and where no named photographer or originator is shown.

• YES

• NO

When emphasizing an idea you have read that you feel makes an important contribution to the points made in your assignment

• YES

• NO

When using common express, such as: “Pennywise, pound foolish”

• YES

• NO