Integrating and citing sources/Some Examples
Some Examples
These examples are designed to highlight how each style of citing can be used. Although there is sometimes flexibility when citing, remember to check with your instructor which style you should use. If he/she is happy for you to use either one, make sure you are always consistent in your formatting style (i.e. don’t mix the two styles in one piece of writing).
Expanded Referencing:
- A) Blue, left-handed widgets are actually wodgets (Smith, 1993).
- B) Bloggs et al. (1995) confirmed that …
- C) Smith and Jones (1995) wrote that…
Abbreviated Referencing:
- A) Blue, left-handed widgets are actually wodgets3.
- B) Bloggs et al.2 confirmed…
- C) Smith and Jones [2] wrote that…