There are many different types of referencing styles but here at Melbourne Polytechnic, two referencing styles are used: MP Harvard and APA7. Check which referencing style to use with your teacher.
For both styles there are two major components:
In-text citations are brief while references contains all the details necessary to find the information resource you used.
Whenever you've used an idea that is not your own, you need to reference - that is, you'll need to add an in-text citation in the body of your writing and an entry in your reference list. Here are examples of when and how you might incorporate the work of the others:
| Quotes | Paraphrases | Summaries |
| when you use another person's exact words | when you use your own words to express another person's ideas | when you write a description or summary of another person's idea |
All types of information need to be referenced, including:
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Accurate referencing is vital for upholding academic integrity. that is to act with honesty, fairness & respect when producing academic work. Referencing helps in:
Use the MP Referencing Tool ERNI to ensure your in-text citations and references are accurate and well formatted:
ERNI contains three simple drop-down menus. Simply select (1) your referencing style, (2) the resource type and then (3) format, and a detailed example of an in-text citation and reference entry will be displayed.
Another online tool that may assist in generating in-text citations and references is Zotero Bib, a free online bibliographic generator: zbib.org/ Both APA7 & MP Harvard can be selected.