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Referencing

Referencing website
Resources to help you develop your referencing skills. From the Learning Advisers.
APA 7 referencing style guide
The UniSA APA 7 referencing style guide. From the Learning Advisers.

Why you should manage your references

To acknowledge or provide evidence of other people's work in your academic writing.

Video length: 2 min

What you do with references you've found

Use a bibliographic management software to store, organise and cite your references. The Library supports EndNote, but there are many free systems available. For more information see the EndNote Guide.

EndNote Guide

Library support

This video (8 min 49 sec) introduces UniSA College students to searching the library collection effectively for their assignments. It covers a range of areas including:

Different ways to access the Library Collection
Understanding tasks and assessment types
How to approach a basic and advanced search
How to access and save references
Evaluating references including articles

Library videos

These videos were developed for a previous UniSA College course but are still relevant to any course you undertake.

Video 1: Get to know your Library (4 min 57 sec)
Video includes:
Find the Library Home Page; Ask the Library; Library opening hours; Book a study room; Library guides.
Video 2: Plan your search (6 min 55 sec)
Video includes:
Your question; Plan your search video; Identify keywords in your question; Identify concepts in your question; Create a mindmap; Searching strategies; Connecting keywords and concepts; Truncation.
Video 3: Where to search (2 min 23 sec)
Video includes:
Choosing where to search, Databases.
Video 4: Library Collection and Google Scholar (8 min 12 sec)
Video includes:
Searching the Library Collection and Google Scholar; applying your search strategy, finding articles / ebooks; managing results.
Video 5: Peer review and evaluating information (4 min 27 sec)
Video includes:
Identifying peer-reviewed; Ulrich's Web database; The CRAAP test and evaluating information; Ask the Library.

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