If your teacher has advised you that you need to do some basic referencing for your assignment, check out our referencing "cheat sheet" below. Click on the link to access the guide.
This cheat sheet contains information on WHY you need to reference as well as a simplified guide explaining HOW to reference using in-text citations and a reference list.If your teacher has advised that you need to be aiming for more thorough referencing in your assignment, check out the links at right for helpful guides and tools. APA is the preferred style of referencing at TGS. Becoming familiar with APA now will prepare you for the level of referencing you are expected to do at university.
TGS Library's Guide to APA 7th explains APA referencing in detail, but overall:
APA referencing has two parts – the in-text citation and the reference list:
in-text citation - a brief note within the text of your work that identifies the source of the information
reference list - detailed list of all sources that were referenced using in-text citations
You must reference every time you:
use direct quotations (copy word for word, using quotation marks " ")
paraphrase (put into your own words) or summarise another person's idea or research
use statistics, graphs, images or any other information found in any type of resource
TGS Library's guide to APA 7th
Examples of in-text citations and reference list entries for the types of resources you are most likely to encounter in your research.AUT's APA 7th Style Referencing Guide
Comprehensive guide from AUT Library, covering a wide range of resources including ebooks, journal articles, magazine and newspaper articles, videos, websites, social media and more.Incredibly useful online interactive tool from Massey University, allowing you to create examples of APA references and in-text citations for a vast range of different types of resources.