RefWorks Maintenance Complete

The updates to the UoB Harvard Style in RefWorks are now complete.

The UoB Style will have disappeared from your list of favourite output styles so you will need to re-add them to your favourites manually.

You can do this by logging into RefWorks, clicking on Bibliography and selecting Output Style Manager. Then select UoB Harvard from the left hand list and use the little green arrows to transfer in to your Favourites box on the right.

RefWorks Maintenance

On Monday 8th & Tuesday 9th June updates will be carried out on the Harvard UoB Referencing system in RefWorks.

Although you will still be able to login and use RefWorks on these days please be aware that the Harvard UoB style may not work correctly.

Using RefWorks

RefWorks is the University's referencing software. It enables you to store your references online (so you'll never lose a reference again and to automatically create reference lists in the style of UoB Harvard.

This quick (20 minute video) explains the basics of using RefWorks. For further help check out the RefWorks Youtube channel or contact your librarian.

Referencing Electronic Journal Articles

Recently I've had a number of queries regarding how to reference electronic journal articles.

There are two types of electronic journal article:

• Electronic journal - you used an online version of a print journal
• Journal published only on the Internet - you used a journal that is only published on the Internet

Most journals accessed via the Library Catalogue and DISCOVER would be classed as electronic journals (online versions of print journals) and you would reference them as follows:

• Author(s)
• Year (in round brackets)
• 'Title of article', (in single quotation marks)
• Title of Journal (in italics)
• Volume number, (issue number), page numbers
• Name of electronic journal supplier (in italics)
• [Online]
• Available at: URL of electronic journal supplier
• Accessed: (day month year)

Example:

Logan, J. (2010) 'Preparation and planning for face-to-face contact after adoption: the experience of adoptive parents in a UK study', Child and Family Social Work, 15(3), pp. 315-24 CINAHL [Online]. Available at: http://0-search.ebscohost.com.brum.beds.ac.uk (Accessed 20 March 2013).

http://0-search.ebscohost.com.brum.beds.ac.uk

Child and Family Social Work, 15(3), pp. 315-24 CINAHL [Online]. Available at: http://0-search.ebscohost.com.brum.beds.ac.uk (Accessed: 20 March 2013). - See more at: http://lrweb.beds.ac.uk/guides/a-guide-to-referencing/journals/e_journal#sthash.0lKXyhWL.dpuf

Logan, J. (2010) 'Preparation and planning for face-to-face contact after adoption: the experience of adoptive parents in a UK study', Child and Family Social Work, 15(3), pp. 315-24 CINAHL [Online]. Available at: http://0-search.ebscohost.com.brum.beds.ac.uk (Accessed: 20 March 2013). - See more at: http://lrweb.beds.ac.uk/guides/a-guide-to-referencing/journals/e_journal#sthash.0lKXyhWL.dpuf

Logan, J. (2010) 'Preparation and planning for face-to-face contact after adoption: the experience of adoptive parents in a UK study', Child and Family Social Work, 15(3), pp. 315-24 CINAHL [Online]. Available at: http://0-search.ebscohost.com.brum.beds.ac.uk (Accessed: 20 March 2013). - See more at: http://lrweb.beds.ac.uk/guides/a-guide-to-referencing/journals/e_journal#sthash.0lKXyhWL.dpuf

Logan, J. (2010) 'Preparation and planning for face-to-face contact after adoption: the experience of adoptive parents in a UK study', Child and Family Social Work, 15(3), pp. 315-24 CINAHL [Online]. Available at: http://0-search.ebscohost.com.brum.beds.ac.uk (Accessed: 20 March 2013). - See more at: http://lrweb.beds.ac.uk/guides/a-guide-to-referencing/journals/e_journal#sthash.0lKXyhWL.dpuf

Logan, J. (2010) 'Preparation and planning for face-to-face contact after adoption: the experience of adoptive parents in a UK study', Child and Family Social Work, 15(3), pp. 315-24 CINAHL [Online]. Available at: http://0-search.ebscohost.com.brum.beds.ac.uk (Accessed: 20 March 2013). - See more at: http://lrweb.beds.ac.uk/guides/a-guide-to-referencing/journals/e_journal#sthash.0lKXyhWL.dpuf

Logan, J. (2010) 'Preparation and planning for face-to-face contact after adoption: the experience of adoptive parents in a UK study', Child and Family Social Work, 15(3), pp. 315-24 CINAHL [Online]. Available at: http://0-search.ebscohost.com.brum.beds.ac.uk (Accessed: 20 March 2013). - See more at: http://lrweb.beds.ac.uk/guides/a-guide-to-referencing/journals/e_journal#sthash.0lKXyhWL.dpuf

Referencing Government Reports

Government reports contain a wealth of useful information and are often freely available online. When referencing a Government report it is usual to treat the Governemtn Department responsible for the report as the author (including within the text).

Example of citing a direct quote from a Government report:

A recent study (Department of Health 2009, p.24) stated that "62,000 patients waited for more than 8 weeks before receiving an outpatient appointment".

Example of paraphrasing a quote from a Government report:

A recent study (Department of Health, 2009) found that 62,000 patients waited over 8 weeks for an outpatient appointment.

Reference List
The elements which should be included in your reference list/bibliography are:

• Name of the Government Department
• Year of publication (in round brackets)
• Title (in italics)
• Available at: URL
• (Accessed: date)

Example:

Department of Health (2009) NHS inpatient and outpatient waiting times. Available at: http://www.govtoday.co.uk/health/44-public-health/552-nhs-inpatient-and-outpatient-waiting-times-figures-31st-january-2009 (Accessed: 4 December 2013).

Paraphrasing & Quotations - What's the difference?

When you cite a source in the body of an assignment you can either paraphrase or quote it.

Paraphrasing means summarising a source in your own words. To reference a source that you have paraphrased you will need to include:

• the surname of the author
• the year of publication

E.G: Morris (2010) continually stresses the imporatnce of using a sketchbook to develop as an illustrator.

To quote directly from a source you will need to include:

• the surname of the author
• the year of publication
• the page number
• put "quotation marks" around the quote

E.G.: Morris (2010, p.69) asserts that "black waterproof Indian ink is the first choice of most illustrators".

You can find out more about paraphrasing and quotations in the Referencing Guide here.

Secondary Referencing

Recently I've had a few enquiries about Secondary Referencing. This is when you want to reference something that the book or journal article you're reading has referenced but you haven't read the original source.

You can find out more about secondary referencing in our online Referencing Guide. However, Secondary Referencing is not something that is encouraged.

It's considered bad academic practice to habitually use secondary referencing and whenever possible you should use the original source of the information. Of course, sometimes it will be impossible to get hold of the original source (e.g. because it's out of print) and in this case it's acceptable to use a secondary reference.

Refererencing articles in DISCOVER

If you're confused about how to reference articles found with DISCOVER, here's a little reminder.

If an article is available in full text online, then it's an electronic journal and should be referenced in the following way:

• Author's name(s) 
• Year published (inround brackets)
• Title of article 'in single quotation marks'
• Title of journal (in italics, Title Case)
• Volume number, (Issue number), page numbers
• Name of electronic journal supplier (in italics)
• [Online]
• Available at: URL of electronic journal supplier
• (Accessed: day month year)

Example:

Axford, N. (2010) 'Is social exclusion a useful concept in children's services?' British Journal of Social Work, 40(3), pp. 237-754 SocINDEX with Full Text [Online]. Available at: http://0.search.ebscohost.com.brum.beds.ac.uk (Accessed: 26 March 2014)

You can find out which database an article is from by looking at the Database entry at the bottom of the abstract.

http://0-search.ebscohost.com.brum.beds.ac.uk

http://0-search.ebscohost.com.brum.beds.ac.uk

http://0-search.ebscohost.com.brum.beds.ac.uk

RefWorks Workshops

Just to remind everyone...

I am holding 2 'drop-in' workshops for RefWorks, the University's referencing software this term. The workshops will cover creating an account, importing references from DISCOVER, the Library Catalogue and the web and creating a bibliography. Also a chance to deal with any RefWorks related questions you may have.

There's no need to book just turn up if you're interested. Dates and times are:

• Tuesday, 27th November. 1.00 - 2.00 in Polhill Library IT Training Suite 2
• Tuesday 4th December. 1.00 - 2.00 in Polhill Library IT Training Suite 2