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Understanding References: Importance and Management in Academic Contexts

This piece delves into the concept of references in academic work, explaining their role as acknowledgments of others' ideas and resources. It outlines what constitutes a resource, such as course materials, books, articles, and online databases. Emphasizing the importance of giving credit and maintaining information literacy, it offers insights into managing references effectively. Key tools and techniques for organizing citations are also discussed. This resource is essential for students, educators, and librarians seeking to improve their academic writing and research practices.

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Understanding References: Importance and Management in Academic Contexts

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  1. TELSTAR Owen Stephens 7th December 2009

  2. http://www.jisc.ac.uk

  3. http://www.refworks.com

  4. references

  5. http://moodle.org

  6. http://www.flickr.com/photos/49653615@N00/3526550809

  7. What is a Reference?

  8. What is a Reference? 1. An acknowledgement of other’s work and ideas

  9. What is a Reference? 2. A description of a resource intended to identify the resource to the extent a copy of the resource can be discovered

  10. What is a Resource? A thing that can be referenced. In the context of teaching and learning this includes…

  11. What is a Resource? • Course materials • Web sites • Books (electronic or print) • Articles (electronic or print) • Journals (electronic or print) • Online databases

  12. Course Materials Library Resources Student Content In structured content In a library system ?

  13. Course Materials Student Content Library Resources ? Structured format

  14. Benefits?

  15. Course Authors

  16. Librarians

  17. Editors

  18. Associate Lecturers

  19. Students

  20. Information Literacy

  21. “always give credit to other people’s work” “Knowledge of citation style” CILIP, ‘Information literacy: the skills’, (2009) [online], http://www.cilip.org.uk/get-involved/advocacy/learning/information-literacy/pages/skills.aspx [20th November 2009].

  22. “The information literate person manages information collected or generated” Bundy, A. ‘Australian and New Zealand Information Literacy framework: principles, standards and practice’, 2nd ed. (2004) <http://www.anziil.org/resources/Info%20lit%202nd%20edition.pdf>

  23. “It is important that you are organised and keep track of the information you use.” SMILE - IL & Academic Writing Course (2009) [online], http://courses.informationliteracy.org.uk/course/view.php?id=12 [20th November 2009].

  24. Where next?

  25. piloting

  26. capturing

  27. managing

  28. sharing

  29. IRM10 Innovations in Reference Management

  30. IRM10 14th January 2010

  31. IRM10 http://www.open.ac.uk/telstar/event

  32. www.open.ac.uk/blogs/telstar

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