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Library Guide for Business

Why cite and reference your sources?

As you write your essays, it's important that you acknowledge the books, journal articles, and any other sources you consult in the course of your research. You do this to show your lecturers what you've read, and most importantly to respectfully nod to the work and ideas of other people; this is a matter of academic integrity. Failure to acknowledge your sources implies a) that you haven't done any background reading or research, and b) that all of the ideas you put forward are your own. If you consult sources and draw on the ideas of other people but don't acknowledge them, it's plagiarism. Always, always cite and reference your sources.


The School of Business in DCU, and modules with DCU Connected ask that you cite and reference your sources using Harvard style.

The style guide DCU Library recommends for Harvard is Cite Them Right

Cite Them Right Print Edition

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DCU Business School has adopted the Harvard style of referencing. For help with your referencing we suggest using the Cite Them Right resource. This offers guidance on how to reference and includes a range of support materials. You may be familiar with the print book which is available in the library. 

Cite Them Right is also available online and can be accessed 24/7.

Please note the online version is updated more frequently than the print version.


Cite Them Right Online Edition

 

Cite Them Right is accessed on and off campus via the A-Z Library Databases tab. Providing the most up to date and accurate information, this is a really important resource for all your referencing needs. You can:

  1. create a reference for a wide range of source types
  2. build your reference on screen to make sure it is correct
  3. cut and paste the created reference into your assignment

Principles of Citing and Referencing

Check out this video which explains some of the principles behind citing and referencing - which together are your best means of avoiding plagiarism.

Harvard referencing tutorial

This quick video shows you how to cite and reference a journal article in Harvard style

Business Librarian

 

Hi! My name is Celine Campbell, and I am the Subject Librarian for the School of Business.

I'm here to help support you in your studies and research, so please get in touch if you have any questions about anything in this Subject Guide, or about any of our other library research resources.

Contact Me:
eMail: celine.campbell@dcu.ie
Tel: + 353 1 700 5923
O'Reilly Library, DCU Glasnevin Campus

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