Styles of Referencing

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The video is an educational lecture on academic referencing, presented by a female instructor. The first segment introduces the concept of referencing styles, explaining their purpose in giving credit to sources and helping readers locate them. It highlights that different styles, such as the Modern Language Association (MLA) and the American Psychological Association (APA), have their own formatting rules for bibliographic details like author, title, and publication date. The second segment transitions to a practical demonstration, where the instructor uses Google Scholar to search for academic papers on the topic of 'AI algorithms'. The final segment shows the instructor navigating the search results, selecting a specific article titled 'Communication-efficient edge AI: Algorithms and systems', and then opening its full text on the IEEE Xplore website to illustrate how to access and cite scholarly sources.

Chapters

  1. 0:00 – 2:00 00:00-02:00

    The video begins with a slide titled 'Styles of Referencing'. The instructor explains that referencing styles are used to give credit to sources and help readers find them. The text on the slide states that these styles dictate how to present information such as the author's name, title of the work, date of publication, and where it was published. It also mentions that each style has its own rules for formatting, and following them ensures a correctly formatted and consistent bibliography. The slide concludes by listing two commonly used styles: the Modern Language Association (MLA) and the American Psychological Association (APA).

  2. 2:00 – 5:00 02:00-05:00

    The instructor transitions from the theoretical explanation to a practical demonstration. The screen shows the Google Scholar website. The instructor types 'AI ALGORITHMS' into the search bar and initiates the search. The results page displays a list of academic articles, including titles like 'Communication-efficient edge AI: Algorithms and systems' and 'Socially responsible AI algorithms: Issues, purposes, and challenges'. The instructor then clicks on the first result, which is a paper from the IEEE Xplore Digital Library, to demonstrate how to access the full text of a scholarly article.

  3. 5:00 – 8:23 05:00-08:23

    The video shows the full text of the selected article, 'Communication-efficient edge AI: Algorithms and systems', on the IEEE Xplore website. The page displays the article's abstract, author information, and publication details. The instructor points out the publisher (IEEE) and the publication year (2018). The screen also shows the 'Cite This' button, which is used to generate a citation in various formats, reinforcing the importance of proper referencing. The instructor's voiceover explains the process of finding and citing academic sources, emphasizing the use of reputable databases like Google Scholar and IEEE Xplore.

The video provides a comprehensive lesson on academic referencing, starting with the theoretical foundation of why different styles like MLA and APA are necessary for consistent and credible scholarship. It then seamlessly transitions into a practical, step-by-step demonstration of how to find scholarly articles using Google Scholar and access their full text on a platform like IEEE Xplore. The synthesis of theory and practice effectively teaches students not only the 'why' but also the 'how' of properly citing sources in research, culminating in the use of a citation tool to generate a formal reference.

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