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Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment: Information Literacy

The purpose of this guide is to help students, faculty and staff find key library resources and starting points for locating information resources available through CPUT Libraries

Why Reference?

Referencing correctly:

  1. helps you to avoid plagiarism by making it clear which ideas are your own and which are someone else’s
  2. shows your understanding of the topic
  3. gives supporting evidence for your ideas, arguments and opinions
  4. allows others to identify the sources you have used

Leeds University

Mendeley Reference Tool

Anatomy of a reference

Useful Links for Academic Writing

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