This document provides guidance on how to reference different sources such as books and websites in academic writing. It explains what information can be found on the cover and copyright page of books. It demonstrates the structure for listing book references and provides examples of in-text citations for books with one, two, or three authors. The document also demonstrates how to reference websites, including listing the URL and including an access date.

1. HOW TO
REFERENCE
A BOOK

2. WHAT INFORMATION DOES THE
COVER OF THE BOOK GIVE US?

3. WHAT INFORMATION DOES THE
COVER OF THE BOOK GIVE US?
Title
Author
Publisher

4. WHAT INFORMATION DOES THE
COPYRIGHT PAGE GIVE US?

5. WHAT INFORMATION DOES THE
COPYRIGHT PAGE GIVE US?
Year of publication
City of publication
ISBN number (etc.)

6. book
NEVILLE, C. (2010) The Complete Guide to Referencing
and Avoiding Plagiarism. 2nd Ed. Maidenhead: Open
University Press.
SURNAME, Initials. (date of publication) Book title
– italics, or underlined. Series volume or title if
applicable. Edition – if not the first. Place of
publication: publisher.

7. book
NEVILLE, C. (2010) The Complete Guide to Referencing
and Avoiding Plagiarism. 2nd Ed. Open University
Press, New York.
SURNAME, Initials. (date of publication) Book title
– italics, or underlined. Series volume or title if
applicable. Edition – if not the first. Publisher. City
of publication.

8. book
NEVILLE, C., BORMAN, A.J., SMITH, Q. (2010) The
Complete Guide to Referencing and Avoiding
Plagiarism. 2nd Ed. Open University Press, New York.
SURNAME, Initials., SURNAME, Initials. SURNAME,
Initials. (date of publication) Book title – italics, or
underlined. Series volume/title if applicable.
Edition. Publisher. City of publication.

9. book
NEVILLE, C. et al. (2010) The Complete Guide to
Referencing and Avoiding Plagiarism. 2nd Ed. Open
University Press, New York.
SURNAME, Initials. et al. (date of publication) Book
title – italics, or underlined. Series volume/title if
applicable. Edition. Publisher. City of publication.

10. In-text
referencing
1. Neville (2010) argues that….
2. “…quotation” (Neville, 2010, p. 76).
3. “…quotation” (Neville, 2010:76).
4. Or not a direct quote (Neville, 2010).

11. In-text
referencing
1. Neville (2010) argues that….
2. “…quotation” (Neville, 2010, p. 76).
3. “…quotation” (Neville, 2010:76).
4. Or not a direct quote (Neville, 2010).

12. In-text
referencing
1. Neville (2010) argues that….
2. “…quotation” (Neville, 2010, p. 76).
3. “…quotation” (Neville, 2010:76).
4. Or not a direct quote (Neville, 2010).
The full stop comes AFTER the closing bracket.

13. In-text
referencing
1. Neville and Hogarth (2010) argue that….
2. “…quotation” (Neville & Hogarth, 2010, p. 76).
3. “…quotation” (Neville & Hogarth, 2010:76).
4. Or not a direct quote (Neville & Hogarth, 2010).

14. In-text
referencing
1. Neville, Hogarth and Smith (2010) argue that….
2. “…quotation” (Neville, Hogarth & Smith, 2010, p.
76).
3. ETC.

15. In-text
referencing
1. Neville et al. (2010) argue that….
2. “…quotation” (Neville et al., 2010, p. 76).
3. “…quotation” (Neville et al., 2010:76).
4. Or not a direct quote (Neville et al., 2010).

16. NEVILLE, C. (2010) The Complete Guide to Referencing and
Avoiding Plagiarism. 2nd Ed. Maidenhead: Open University Press.
ITALICS

17. NEVILLE, C. (2010) The Complete Guide to Referencing and
Avoiding Plagiarism. 2nd Ed. Maidenhead: Open University Press.
UNDERLINED

18. NEVILLE, C. (2010) The Complete Guide to Referencing and
Avoiding Plagiarism. 2nd Ed. Maidenhead: Open University Press.
FULL STOPS

19. NEVILLE, C. (2010) The Complete Guide to Referencing and
Avoiding Plagiarism, 2nd Ed, Maidenhead, Open University Press.
COMMAS

20. BE CONSISTENT

21. HOW TO
REFERENCE
A WEBSITE

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30. Website URL

31. Website URL
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transducer

39. REFERENCE
Transducer - Wikipedia, the free
encyclopaedia. 2014. [ONLINE] Available at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transducer.
[Accessed 28 October 2014].

40. REFERENCE
Wikipedia, the free encyclopaedia. 2014.
[ONLINE] Available at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transducer.
[Accessed 28 October 2014].

41. Website URL
Author of website (SURNAME, Initials OR WEBSITE
NAME. (date of publication) Title of website (if
author identified, or title of article – italics OR
underlined. [ONLINE] Available from: URL.
[Accessed: date].