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 Liu's assignment
Increasing access to new content creation and collaborative technologies has freed people up to innovate and generate economic wealth (Tapscott & Williams, 2006).
Reference list
Tapscott, D., & Williams, A. D. (2006). Wikinomics: How mass collaboration changes everything. New York: Portfolio.
Liu is writing an assignment about digital media and collaboration. Read the source text and extract from his assignment above.
Has Liu adequately followed the conventions of citation and referencing?
Feedback
Liu has used his own words to paraphrase the source text, provided an in-text citation which references the source, and provided an entry in the reference list, with information about the source.