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Education - FACULTY LIBGUIDE: Referencing and Citation

Research assistance, subject guides, and useful library resources compiled by Faculty of Education Librarians

Reasons for Referencing

  •  To let the reader know whose ideas the writer are using.
  • To give recognition to the original author of a text, opinion, idea, fact, image, etc.
  •  To enable your reader to check your information.
  •  Sources confirm the completeness of the research.
  •  Quotations and references lend authority to the argument, view, etc.
  •  The source list can be consulted by the reader to verify information in the text.

Subject Guide

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Khulekani Zuma
Faculty Librarian (Education)
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University of Johannesburg Library
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Subjects: Education