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Education - FACULTY LIBGUIDE: Referencing and Citation

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

How to Create a RefWork Account

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.

Managing your References

RefWorks enables you to manage your references & create bibliographies automatically in your preferred reference style. It also allows you to export references from most journal databases into your own RefWorks account.

You can also do your in-text referencing with the RefWorks Write-n-Cite tool.

You can access RefWorks from the library webpage or via the following link: RefWorks 

Several tutorials on different aspects of RefWorks is available via the following link: RefWorks Videos

Mendeley is a free reference manager and academic social network that can help you organize your research, collaborate with others online, and discover the latest research. Mendeley videos 

  • Automatically generate bibliographies
  • Collaborate easily with other researchers online
  • Easily import papers from other research software
  • Find relevant papers based on what you’re reading
  • Access your papers from anywhere online
  • Read papers on the go, with our new iPhone app

Why do I need to cite

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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