OLMC is strongly recommends using APA 7th edition of reference system. APA referencing styling is widely used in the education area. It is an easy-to-follow reference guide for your assignments. APA referencing system is made up of two parts:
Citation: Cited in the text
Reference: Appears at the end of the work
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Harvard Referencing Style is an author-date system. Harvard referencing requires in-text citations, including the author's name and the year of publication, for example (Smith, 2020).
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Start your Reference List as soon as you begin locating sources. It is much easier to complete an accurate record if you build it as you utilise each source. Some key benefits include the ability to easily add in-text citations, saving yourself time hunting down details of a source at the last minute, and ensuring you avoid plagiarism (in its many forms).
HINT: Understand the difference between a Bibliography (including all sources both read and quoted) and a Reference List (only including quoted sources) - make sure you know which is required for your assessment.
Why Reference?
References are used to acknowledge information's sources, give due credit to the authors of the original works, and make it easy for readers to find the original works for additional research. Proper referencing is essential for avoiding plagiarism and upholding academic and ethical standards in research and writing.
