BiblioExpert

Working with your sources: Avoid common citing and referencing pitfalls
Thursday, 11 February 2016 - 10:30 am to 12:00 pm
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Room number: 
MRT 144
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Contact person: 
Elise Richard
Email: 
bibevent@uottawa.ca
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Yes
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Free of charge
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Referring to the publications of others to inform and develop your own thinking is an essential component of academic work.  Learn how to reference and list sources. When do you cite? What do you cite? Topics will include a discussion on plagiarism and an overview of the techniques to acknowledge your sources in your assignments, namely the summary, the paraphrase, and the direct quote. The session will also include a brief presentation of frequently used citation styles.