Academic writing requires that you acknowledge other writers’ words and thoughts by citing and referencing your sources of information. Citing is the practice of quoting from, or referring to, other writers’ works and ideas in the text of your work; referencing is the listing of the full details of the publications that you have cited so that the reader can find the original sources.
You should always acknowledge the sources that you consulted when preparing your work. Failing to acknowledge your sources is construed as plagiarism. For more information on plagiarism, please refer to the guide on Plagiarism by the Department of Philosophy!
UCT Libraries has a web page dedicated to various referencing and citation styles.
If you do not know which referencing style to use, ask your lecturer or supervisor, who will assist you in this regard.
What is a Refence Management Software?
A Reference Management Software is used to collect, organise and store references. It can be used to create bibliographies and insert in-text citations. When writing a paper, theses or dissertation one can choose the referencing style and change it if required. Some reference management software have sharing and collaboration tools as well as tools that allow one to annotate and highlight within PDF's attached to references.
UCT Libraries subscribes to two Reference Management Software, EndNote and RefWorks. The libguides below have great tips for each software.
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Please contact Jamie-Lee Hendricks for additional information regarding which reference management tool would be best for you.
