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(2016) Writing a Bibliography, 2 nd edn, London: River Wilde Media.  \nDominitsch et al. (1997) ‘Getting to grips with referencing: helping students along’, British Journal of Educational Learning, 28(4), pp. 421-432.  \nIngles, J. (2018) Moving forward – preparing for university & organising your studies, Available at: [http://www.wiley.com/fac/sci/dcs/teaching/movingon/7.pdf](http://www.wiley.com/fac/sci/dcs/teaching/movingon/7.pdf)  \n(Accessed: 5th March 2020)  \nTowsky, R. (2015) ‘Why research is so important’, The Guardian, 30th August, p. 18.  \nVira, P. (2008) Citing and referencing – UK (online) . Available at [http://www.citingb4udo.co.uk/referencing](http://www.citingb4udo.co.uk/referencing) (Accessed: 26th April 2020) .  \nFind out more  \n• Watch the video “Introduction to citing and referencing” here for more information:  \n[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gouEeFKs1xI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gouEeFKs1xI)  \n• Have a look at BBC Bitesize information about Bibliographies here:  \n[https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zctwqty/revision/12](https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zctwqty/revision/12)[ ](https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zctwqty/revision/12)[https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zv8myrd/articles/z9c2qfr](https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zv8myrd/articles/z9c2qfr)  \nBlack History/ Level 2 Higher Project Qualification  \n9","cbCaiqGcnpem4CqK","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqGcnpem4CqK","pdf",350540,"English","# Citing your sources\n## What to reference?\n## Writing a bibliography\n## Structuring your bibliography\n## Bibliography format\n## Example bibliography style\n# Find out more","[{\"question\":\"When should you cite sources in your essay?\",\"answer\":\"You should cite your sources when you quote someone else or when you use their ideas. 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