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Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Referencing

Referencing well improves the quality of your academic work and helps you avoid accidental plagiarism. Whichever style you use, it's important to use it consistently. 

The Library provides referencing guidance and resources. Please do get in touch if you have any questions about referencing.

 

Resources on referencing

 

What resources are referenced in innovation and entrepreneurship?

Academic books and articles, online and in print - these are the sources you'll be citing most often.

But you will also be citing the follow resources in your coursework and presentations:

 

  • Reports - like Company Annual Reports, financial and market research reports from databases
  • Scientific and technical information - like patents and standards
  • Media and film  - documentaries, films, photographs, newspapers, blog posts
  • Art and objects- artifacts, installations, exhibits, graffiti, live performance, catalogue entries
  • Body art - like tattoos
  • Visual sources -  geological and ordinance survey maps 
  • Data - graphs and statistical tables 
  • Oral sources -  observations, diaries, interviews, published and non-published
  • Personal communications - emails, conversations

 

Cite them Right can help you with all of these in one handy place!

 

 

Cite them Right referencing tutorial

Find out about the principles behind referencing and how to acknowledge the information sources that you use.

This tutorial is made-up of 7 short, self-contained topics, which you can explore and revisit at any time.

Content includes:

  • What is referencing and why it matters
  • What sources are appropriate to reference
  • How to avoid plagiarism
  • How to insert citations into your text

EndNote

Notebook and laptop

Use EndNote reference management software to collect, store and import references into your work.

Setting up EndNote Online