Interactive Examples
Click below to test yourself on citation and referencing techniques (based on an idea by Indiana University).
Example 1 (of 12)
Source text
Today, the tables are turning. The growing accessibility of information technologies puts the tools required to collaborate, create value, and compete at everybody's fingertips. This liberates people to participate in innovation and wealth creation within every sector of the economy.
Quoted from pages 10-11 of Tapscott and Williams (2006) Wikinomics: How mass collaboration changes everything
Extract from Brian's assignment
According to Tapscott and Williams (2006), "the growing accessibility of information technologies puts the tools required to collaborate, create value, and compete at everybody's fingertips" (pp. 10-11).
Reference list
Tapscott, D., & Williams, A. D. (2006). Wikinomics: How mass collaboration changes everything. New York: Portfolio.
Brian is writing an assignment about digital media and collaboration. Read the source text and extract from his assignment above.
Has Brian adequately followed the conventions of citation and referencing?
Feedback
Brian has done everything that he needs to, in order to cite and reference the source. This includes: 1) adding quotation marks around the quoted words; 2) adding an in-text citation; 3) indicating the page number of the quoted words; and 4) including information about the source in the reference list.