This was created by Virginia Power at Bridgwater College

1. Referencing for Sports Students:
Find it, Suss it, Cite it!
Virginia Power
Resources & eLearning
Manager
Bridgwater College
2013
http://www.flickr.com/photos/83633410@N07/7658278494/sizes/m/in/photostream/

2. Why Bother?
• Because you have to!
• Because it shows how much you have
researched
• Because your tutor might find out
something that they want to follow up
• Because it is good practice for ALL your
future work

3. What the assessors say
• Bibliographies and source references
are (still) too internet based,; the use of
‘anon’ or ‘unknown’ in bibliographies
must stop
• There were hardly any academic texts or
journal articles cited in any of the
students’ bibliographies
• Students need to be reminded of
plagiarism guidelines: too much is
copied and pasted directly from
unauthorised websites
• Over-use of (popular) newspaper and
BBC websites; this shapes the essay/
presentation and makes the written
pieces too descriptive and opinionated
• Images need to be referenced just as http://www.flickr.com/photos/tudor/8
66537473/sizes/m/in/photostream/
much as text – better still students
should use copyright-cleared images to
illustrate work

4. Search Strategy
• Learn about unknown or unfamiliar terms and concepts using
reference materials, e.g. dictionaries or encyclopaedias, for an
overview of the topic. The Credo database contains a range of
useful reference sources. Your textbooks can also be a useful
starting point
• Identify keywords that best describe the subject content of your
topic. Look for synonyms or alternative terms for each concept and
keyword
• The actions are what the question is asking for you to do.
Discussing, comparing, and contrasting are different actions you
may come across
• Limiters are restrictions you should place on your search such as
only finding material from the last ten years.
• Combine your search keywords and make sure to use other search
strategies like phrase searching (putting “quote marks” around
your words to look for an exact phrase) when necessary.

6. Performing the CRAP test
Currency -
o How recent is the information?
o How recently has the website been updated?
o Is it current enough for your topic?
Reliability -
o What kind of information is included in the resource?
o Is content of the resource primarily opinion? Is is balanced?
o Does the creator provide references or sources for data or quotations?
Authority -
o Who is the creator or author?
o What are the credentials?
o Who is the published or sponsor?
o Are they reputable?
o What is the publisher’s interest (if any) in this information?
o Are there advertisements on the website?
Purpose/Point of View -
o Is this fact or opinion?
o Is it biased?
o Is the creator/author trying to sell you something?

7. Sports Discus
SPORTDiscus is an international database from the Sport
Information Resource Centre (Canada), on sports medicine,
exercise physiology, biomechanics, psychology, training techniques,
coaching, physical education, physical fitness, recreation, facilities
and equipment. It includes citations to books, conference
proceedings, dissertations, reports, microfilms, and articles from
over 2,000 journals:
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9. http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/library/how-
to/how-to.html
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vblibrary/4993
073773/sizes/m/in/photostream/

10. The Library makes it easy …..

11. There’s an app for that!

12. Microsoft One Note

13. Cite this for Me!

14. Remember – we are here to help you with
any of your referencing queries!
Virginia Power
powerv@bridgwater.ac.uk