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Contents
HOW TO USE THIS DOCUMENT ......................................................................................... 2
SECTION 1 - REFERENCING ................................................................................................ 2
Importance of Citing and Referencing ................................................................................... 2
AIB’s Preferred Referencing System ...................................................................................... 3
What is Plagiarism? ................................................................................................................ 3
METHODS OF CITATION AND REFERENCING ...................................................................... 3
In Text Citation ....................................................................................................................... 3
Direct Quotation v. Paraphrasing........................................................................................... 6
REFERENCE LISTS V. BIBLIOGRAPHIES ................................................................................ 8
SECTION 2 – STYLE ............................................................................................................ 9
Capital Letters ........................................................................................................................ 9
Textual Contrast ................................................................................................................... 10
Shortened Forms .................................................................................................................. 11
Numbers & Measurements .................................................................................................. 12
Tables & Figures ................................................................................................................... 13
APPENDIX A - QUICK GUIDE REFERENCING EXAMPLES ..................................................... 15
Books (Hardback/Paperback/E-book) .................................................................................. 15
Journal/Newspaper Articles ................................................................................................. 17
Internet................................................................................................................................. 18
Legal/Government Documents ............................................................................................ 19
Miscellaneous....................................................................................................................... 20
Creating New Citation Styles ................................................................................................ 21
APPENDIX B - ENDNOTE .................................................................................................. 22
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