Keeping Records/Bibliographies/Referencing

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Keeping Records

If you need to retrace your search then remember to do the following

• note titles consulted
• note keywords used
• note full details of any useful references
• note locations of items found

Very, very useful should you need to find the full text of an article that you wish to cite or refer to in your dissertation. If you can't fully reference it, then you can't use it.

Bibliographies

A bibliography is a list of books, journal articles, reports, theses and any other material consulted during the preparation of a report (or essay, project, article or any other new document).

Purpose:

• To acknowledge the sources consulted
• To enable other readers to access the material themselves
• To provide an overview of the literature relating to the topic

Referencing

It is so very, very important to reference items correctly. There is no standard reference type used, however the Harvard Method does seem to be the most popular. Here are a couple of examples:

• Book
  • Steiner, J. (2000) Textbook on EC law.7th ed. London: Blackstone Press
• Journal
  • Ambler, T. (1997) Do brands benefit consumers? International Journal of Advertising 16 (3), pp.167-198

Click HERE for further information on the Harvard Method.

If in doubt, consult your dissertation supervisor.

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