| Bibliography |
A list of all the sources of information used in researching your assignment (including those that you did not cite in your work.) |
| Block quote |
A long quote - 40 or more words - that is set apart from the main text in an indented paragraph |
| Citation |
A reference to a source in the body of paper |
| Cite |
To refer to a source in the body of a paper |
| Common knowledge |
Facts that are generally known to most people and therefore do not need to be referenced |
| et al |
(From the Latin et alia/et aliae meaning 'and others'.) A term used in referencing for works having more than three authors. The in-text citation gives the first surname listed in the publication, followed by et al. For example, (Smith et al., 2019). |
| In-text citation |
Brief details (for example author, date, page number) of your source of information placed within your text. |
| Quote |
To use the exact words from the source in your work. |
| Quotation |
The exact words that have been taken directly from a source. A quotation must always be followed by an in-text citation |
| Quotation marks |
Punctuation marks used to indicate "the beginning and the end" of a quotation from a particular source |
| Reference |
The full publication details of a source that you have cited |
| Reference list |
A list of references at the end of your assignment that includes the full publication information for your citations so that the reader can easily identify and retrieve each source |
| Referencing Style |
A referencing style is a set of particular set of rules telling you how to format citations and reference lists |
| Secondary referencing |
Citing a work that has been mentioned or quoted in a source that you are reading. It's called secondary referencing because you have not read that source, only someone's account of it. Secondary references do not need to be included in reference lists |
| Source |
The original place from where you obtained and used information. Every source that you use must be cited and included in your reference list |
| URL |
The abbreviation for Uniform (or Universal) Resource Locator, the address of documents and other information sources on the Internet (for example http://www.rte.ie), commonly known as web address |
