# 5. Processing and referencing

When conducting research, for an article, essay, report or thesis, for example, you will need to use existing literature and other sources of information. You must reference these sources correctly. If you do not cite your sources properly, or if you cite them incorrectly, you are committing plagiarism. This has consequences for the approval of your work. In this section you will learn how to cite your sources correctly.

This section covers the following:

5.1 Why you need to cite your resources

5.2 What is plagiarism and how can you prevent it?

5.3 Quoting and paraphrasing - what is the difference?

5.4 Referencing styles

5.5 General rules

5.6 Referencing tools