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RESEARCH WRITING IN GENERAL, DEVELOPING AN OUTLINE
Ten Steps in Writing…
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REFERENCING
Reference Sources
Gaining a clear understanding of a topic, or a
definition of an unfamiliar term.
Learning more detailed information on a
specific person, place, or topic.
Discovering how to complete a task, solve a
problem, or answer a question.
The word “reference” comes from the verb
“refer” which means, “to turn to for aid or
information” where people referred to for the
purpose of reference.
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Reference Books
A specific kind of publication, which has
been planned and written, consulted
for items of information.
Types of Reference Books
Contain the needed information such as dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks atlases.
Tell the user where the information can be found such as bibliographies, index and abstracts.
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General Reference Books
- Those which are broad in scope, not limited to any single subject but useful for all, or at least for many subject areas.
- Reference sources are works that are
designed to be consulted for specific
information rather than read cover to cover.
- In the most libraries, the reference materials are kept together in one room or area that called as reference collection, reference room, or reference department.
WRITING A BIBLIOGRAPHY
- A bibliography is an alphabetical list of all
materials consulted in the preparation of your
assignment and appears at the end of the work.
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Footnotes
- Footnotes appear at the bottom (or "foot") of
a page and refer to statements in the text on
the page.
Purposes
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- Used to give credit to sources of any material
borrowed, summarized or paraphrased which
they are intended to refer readers to the exact
pages of the works listed in the Works Cited,
References, or Bibliography section.
Bibliography Elements
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Non-Book Items
- Author/s, editor/s
- Title and subtitle
- Edition
- Type of medium – video, map, photo
- Series
- Publisher
- Place of publication
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Books (monographs)
- Author/s editor/s
- Title and subtitle Edition
- Place of publication
- Publisher
- Date Series
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Electronic Sources
- Author/s, editor/s
- Title and subtitle
- Edition
- Types of medium
- Information supplier full address to find the item
- Date of access