The Scene: A pub with three men sat at a very long bar. Two of the men, Evan and Thomas are sat next to each other and the third, Alan, is on his own at the far end.
Evan turns to Thomas.
Evan: Do you know the result of the Arsenal game?
Thomas: I saw Dave earlier who'd heard 5 minutes of radio and it sounded like Spurs were losing. I reckon Arsenal probably won.
Evan: We could always ask Alan. He did referee the game.
Thomas looks down the bar at the lone figure drinking his pint.
Thomas: I dunno. It's a long walk all the way down there. Shall we just assume Arsenal won?
Evan: Yeah. Let's do that.
THE END
Showing posts with label Referencing.. Show all posts
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Thursday, 8 November 2012
Thursday, 1 December 2011
A final word about referencing. Well, until the next time...
Referencing. It's a bit like cleaning the toilet or family get togethers - it's not pleasant but we have to do it now and again.
I am aware that I confused a few people recently by suggesting you could reference a TV programme (the confusion came from whether you needed to have a recording of said TV programme - and according to our Big Book of Referencing it turns out you don't), for which I apologise.
Look. Nobody likes referencing - well apart from one librarian I once met on a course who said a well constructed reference list was 'beautiful', but I suspect he needed help. I don't think anybody 'well adjusted' likes referencing. Just remember that anything can be referenced, be it an email, a tweet or a TV programme.
The bulk of your references will come from books (if you're year 1) or books and journals (if you're year 2, 3 or above), but there's nothing wrong with including other material so long as it's relevant to the overall point you're making. If you're really unsure about referencing try and secure yourself a copy of Cite Them Right which is the book I use.
But if you find yourself reading it for enjoyment only two explanations present themselves;
1) It's 3am, you've been awake for 30 hours straight and you've lost all sense of proportion
or
2) Your inner librarian is winning the battle for your soul.
I'll let you decide which scenario is more terrifying.
I am aware that I confused a few people recently by suggesting you could reference a TV programme (the confusion came from whether you needed to have a recording of said TV programme - and according to our Big Book of Referencing it turns out you don't), for which I apologise.
Look. Nobody likes referencing - well apart from one librarian I once met on a course who said a well constructed reference list was 'beautiful', but I suspect he needed help. I don't think anybody 'well adjusted' likes referencing. Just remember that anything can be referenced, be it an email, a tweet or a TV programme.
The bulk of your references will come from books (if you're year 1) or books and journals (if you're year 2, 3 or above), but there's nothing wrong with including other material so long as it's relevant to the overall point you're making. If you're really unsure about referencing try and secure yourself a copy of Cite Them Right which is the book I use.
But if you find yourself reading it for enjoyment only two explanations present themselves;
1) It's 3am, you've been awake for 30 hours straight and you've lost all sense of proportion
or
2) Your inner librarian is winning the battle for your soul.
I'll let you decide which scenario is more terrifying.
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