Benefits of citation;
-shows off research,
-shows thorough knowledge,
-stops plagiarism,
-tracable information,
-copyright.
Essay referencing tips;
-check academic integrity on unlearn,
-quotes of over 40 words don't need to be in speech marks,
-quotes over 40 stand alone in a separate block of text,
-3-5 authors should be introduced individually
-then these 3-5 authors are reduced to 'et all' throughout the essay,
-6 authors or more and you should use 'et all' from the outset.
Reference list recommendations;
-list author and then surname in alphabetical order,
-reference list,
-bibliography
-wide range of resources e.g. books, journals, online etc,
-main information should be formatted in to italics,
-for magazines or online journals, give the homepage URL,
-can cite images, so give figure labels that can be tracked in reference and in document,
-using images from books, use photographer details or those documented about it in the book,
-exhibitions can be cited,
-refer to APA citation booklet,
-use help guides for summon,
-APA style blog for reference on how to cite difficult resources.
