My last ever post about referencing

Today has gone something like this;

Student 1: Can I reference videos?
Me: Yes.

Student 2: Am I allowed to reference websites?
Me: Yes.

Student 3: Are we allowed to reference TV progra...?
Me: YES.

Student 4: Can I...?
Me: Almost certainly.

So. Just to make this absolutely clear to all students reading this. That basically means both of you. And possibly Deena.

You. Can. Reference. Absolutely. Anything.

You really can. I once referenced Yoda from Star Wars in a social psychology assignment-got an A too. Not that I'm suggesting you can get an A purely from quoting puppets. You'll probably need some books and journals at some point, but there's genuinely nothing wrong with mixing things up a little as long as what you include is making a relevant point; YouTube, radio shows, newspapers, TV shows, emails, phone conversations, tweets, blogs and podcasts can be referenced. All you need is the correct format for each type of reference and the easiest way to find that out is to either use the library referencing guide, or get yourself a copy of this.

The key point here, as always, is to read widely from every relevant source you can find and if you do that and reference it correctly, then you'll produce good work.