Introduction to citing referencing and paraphrasing Tasks 1&2

Can I use pictures, diagrams, and photographs without referencing the source?

• Yes

• No

If I paraphrase (i.e., write someone else’s idea in my own words) do I still need to cite and reference the sources?

• Yes

• No

If information is common knowledge, do I need to include any citations or references?

• Yes

• No

If I have already included a citation or reference for a source I have used in the text, can I use their ideas later in the same essay without citing them?

• Yes

• No

A list of references and a bibliography are the same thing.

• True

• False

If I can’t find the author’s name, then I should put the organisation’s name.

• True

• False

When referencing a web page at the end of your paper, it is important to include the date the page was accessed. 

• True

• False

The in-text citations and reference list should match exactly (= the full reference for every in-text citation can be found in the reference list)?

• True

• False

You should try to memorise the format for creating entries in the list of references.

• True

• False

You can put the references in the reference list in any order.

• True

• False