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Academic resources and referencing for postgraduate study

Explore types of academic resources, referencing techniques, and importance of citations for postgraduate research. Learn to find, evaluate, and reference resources effectively. Enhance your skills in accessing and citing various resource types in your work.

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Academic resources and referencing for postgraduate study

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  1. Academic resources and referencing for postgraduate study Katherine Hughes On behalf of Clare McCluskey Dean Academic Liaison Librarian

  2. Key aims • To highlight the resources available for academic study at postgraduate level • To give examples of how to find, evaluate, use, and reference these resources

  3. Learning outcomes At the end of this session, you will be able to • Demonstrate knowledge of different types of resources that can be used for research • Demonstrate a knowledge of the main attributes of each type of resource • Use an appropriate search tool to obtain resources • Harvard reference key resource types

  4. Task In pairs or small groups, list as many types of resource that you have used in previous study as possible You have two minutes…

  5. Task Are there any types of resource missing from the list? What makes each of these different?

  6. Some types of resource Textbooks – overview of a topic/practical guide Journal articles – research, usually narrow focus Policy – Government guidance etc. Professional news – from across the sector Theses – research from PhDs etc. Conference papers – usually research in progress And more…

  7. The type of resource, and how you integrate it in your work, is more important than how you accessed it.

  8. Why reference? • To give due credit to the authors/creators of the original work • The consistent style allows the reader to see what type of information has been used and to find it themselves

  9. First question… What type of resource is it?

  10. Second question… Who is the author?

  11. What makes a citation? Page(s) from which the information came (Stacey, 2009, p.10) Author surname(s) Date of publication

  12. Citation • (Author, date) • Used for general points, summarising • (Author, date, page) • Used for direct quotes or paraphrasing • Not always available for web pages – can leave it out then

  13. Direct quotes “Job descriptions for Early Years practitioners usually mention the importance of being part of a team.” (Stacey, 2009, p.11). Stacey (2009, p.11) states that “Job descriptions for Early Years practitioners usually mention the importance of being part of a team.”.

  14. Paraphrasing Teamwork is often mentioned in job descriptions for those working in Early Years settings (Stacey, 2009, p.11). Stacey (2009, p.11) asserts that teamwork is often mentioned in job descriptions for those working in Early Years settings.

  15. Synthesis Teamwork, and interprofessional working, is a key part of the role of those working in Early Years settings (Miller Cable and Devereux, 2005; Reed, 2009; Stacey, 2009). Miller, L., Cable, C. and Devereux, J. (2005) Developing early years practice. London, David Fulton. Reed, M. (2009) Partnership working in the early years. In: Callan, S. and Robins, A. eds. Managing early years settings: supporting and leading teams. Los Angeles, Sage, pp.65-82. Stacey, M. (2009) Teamwork and collaboration in early years settings. Exeter, Learning Matters.

  16. What makes a book reference? Author(s) Date of publication Stacey, M. (2009) Teamwork and collaboration in early years settings. Exeter: Learning Matters. Place of publication Publisher Title

  17. Referencing websites Children’s Workforce Matters (no date) The children, young people and families workforce project. Available at: http://www.childrensworkforcematters.org.uk/about/children-young-people-families-workforce-project (Accessed: 23 September 2015).

  18. Official documents - policy National College for Teaching & Leadership (2013) Teachers’ standards (early years). NCTL-00108-2013. London: National College for Teaching & Leadership.

  19. A common query • How do I reference a PDF? • PDFs are printable, online versions of an existing resource (e.g. book, newspaper article) – reference as the resource type

  20. RefWorks • There are many tools to help you with collating the resources you use and then referencing them • They only work well if you understand the information that is going into them • The main one at YSJ is RefWorks • Tutorial available

  21. Search Success • Gives an introduction to resource location and evaluation https://www.yorksj.ac.uk/ils/searchsuccess/

  22. For further help Clare McCluskey Dean Academic Liaison Librarian for School of Education Email: academicliaisonteam@yorksj.ac.uk

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