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FADA - Citing and Referencing: Introduction

This guide includes the styles most commonly used at Art, Design & Architecture

What's referencing?

Referencing is when you acknowledge that you have used someone else's material or ideas in your own work.

  • It allows the reader to source the information you have used
  • It shows the research you have carried out for your work and helps you to back up your arguments
  • It indicates when you are using someone else's work so that you're not accused on plagiarism, cheating or copying

Harvard style of referencing: Is this the right style for you?

FADA uses a specific version of the Harvard style of referencing, which is supported by the Library and covered in this guide.

Your lecturer might want you to use a different referencing system, such as footnotes or numbers. Check with them before you start your assignment.

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