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Information skills for University

Law

Why and how to cite references

• Introduction
• Scenario
• Best solution
• Why cite?
• Plagiarism
• How to cite
• Top tips
• Topic map

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1: Introduction

This topic will help you to learn:

• why you should cite references in your work
• how to avoid accusations of plagiarism
• how to cite references in your work
• how to create reference lists

To work through this topic should take you about 15 minutes. If you want to find out more about the areas covered in this topic, look for the Optional links.

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