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Researching and ReferencingStandards, Acts & Legislation

Semester 1, 2013Jan Coe, Librarian

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• How and where to begin general research

• Finding Standards, Acts and Legislation

• Referencing Standards, Acts and Legislation

What this session will cover:

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Reproduced by Central Institute of Technology Library with the permission of Michael Carr, University of Newcastle.

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websites

articles

books

Finding something nice while looking for something else

It

involves

serendipity

often

Good research is not linear...

5Tips for searching general information

Understand the assignment – what are you being asked to do? e.g

Standards - definition and purpose of Standards

- find specific Standards- responsible authority for

standard

Acts: - find specific Acts - name, jurisdiction, intent,

issues covered

6Where to start your general research…

The Library Website - your "research portal" where you can find: Library online catalogue - books are the best places

to get general overviews, background information, and in-depth treatments of your topic.

Subject Guides – online guides that list keywords and phrases for searches, journals, and relevant websites

Online databases - the best places to get articles on events or topics; can range from brief and/or very localized reporting to substantial analyses and commentaries.

Oil modules – online tutorials on searching for information, evaluating information, and essay writing.

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Search engines

It’s worth looking into the Advanced Search options if you want to search more effectively

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What are Standards?Standards are published documents setting out specifications and procedures designed to ensure products, services and systems are safe, reliable and consistently perform the way they were intended to. They establish a common language which defines quality and safety criteria.

They cover everything from consumer products and services, construction, engineering, business, information technology, human services to energy and water utilities, the environment and much more.

Standards Australia. (2013). What is a Standard? http://www.standards.org.au/

StandardsDevelopment/What_is_a_Standard/Pages/default.aspx

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Where do you find Standards?• Selected standards are available in print in

the Reference collection of the Library.

• The Library also has a subscription to Standards Online (available on the Online Databases page on the Library website). NOTE: only 3 users at a time! Always LOG OUT when you’re finished.

• How to access, how to search for a standard

• Imagine a world without standards (1:18)• ISO videos on YouTube

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What is an Act?

An ACT is legislation passed by the Parliament. Acts, (not including Schedules to Acts) can only be amended by another Act of Parliament. Acts set out the broad legal/policy principles.

State Law Publisher. (2013). Differences: Acts and regulations. Retrieved from

http://www.slp.wa.gov.au/faq.nsf

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What is ‘subsidiary legislation?

REGULATIONS, RULES, CODES etc. are commonly known as "subsidiary legislation" and require publishing in the Government Gazette to become legal. These are the guidelines that dictate how the provisions of the Act are applied...

Generally, if it’s the legal/statement of Law that you want, then it is the Act that is required. If it is implementation detail, then the Regulation is required.

State Law Publisher. (2013). Differences: Acts and regulations. Retrieved from

http://www.slp.wa.gov.au/faq.nsf

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Where to find law & legislation

State Law Publisher (WA)http://www.slp.wa.gov.au/Index.html

ComLawhttp://www.comlaw.gov.au/

Austlii – Australasian Legal Information Institute

http://www.austlii.edu.au/

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State Law PublisherClick here to access information on WA Acts and subsidiary

legislation

http://www.slp.wa.gov.au/Index.html

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Commonwealth Acts and Legislation - ComLaw

http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/C2011A00137http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/C2012C00903http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/C2013C00007http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/C2012C00904

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AUSTLII(Australian Legal Information Institute)

http://www.austlii.edu.au/http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/wa/consol_act/osaha1984273/

16Finding background information on Acts

Occupational Health and Safetyhttp://www.business.gov.au/BusinessTopics/Occupationalhealthandsafety/Pages/OHandSActsRegulationsandCodesofPractice.aspx

Privacyhttp://www.privacy.gov.au/law/act

Copyrighthttp://www.ag.gov.au/RightsAndProtections/IntellectualProperty/Pages/default.aspx

Anti-Discriminationhttp://www.antidiscrimination.gov.au/Pages/default.aspx

Freedom of Informationhttp://www.oaic.gov.au/foi-portal/about_foi.html http://www.foi.wa.gov.au/dnn/en-au/aboutfoi.aspx

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Search exercise – 20 min.

• With a partner (or on your own) look for background information on one of the Acts mentioned.

• How will you determine if the Act is state or federal?

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Break for lollies!

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Referencing legislative material (Acts, etc.)

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What is Referencing? Referencing is a standardized way to

acknowledge the sources of information (and ideas) that you have used in your written work

The APA style is used at Central Institute of Technology

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When do you have to reference?If you: quote (use someone else’s exact words)

copy (use figures, tables, graphics,etc)

paraphrase (convert someone else’s ideas into your own words)

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What is paraphrasing?

Paraphrasing means to restate accurately and concisely in your own words something you have read.

If you refer to specific ideas on particular pages of a resource, you need to include page numbers.

If you refer to general themes mentioned throughout the resource, page numbers need not be shown.

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Why paraphrase?

Paraphrasing shows that you have understood the passage you are referencing and can put it in your own words in a coherent manner.

Paraphrasing is an alternative to quoting directly, but as the paraphrase is still dependent on someone else's ideas, the source material must be referenced.

Communications Learning Centre, Paraphrasing, Retrieved fromhttp://clc.cqu.edu.au/FCWViewer/view.do?page=853

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What if you don’t reference?

You commit plagiarism!

Plagiarism is the term used when you copy another person’s ideas or opinions as your own and don’t acknowledge the original source of the information

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Referencing is made up of in-text and

end-text references An in-text reference is the shortened version of the reference that you incorporate into the body of your report or paper.

An end-text reference is the full citation that gives enough information about the source so that someone can find it on their own.

You always have to have BOTH

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Library website

http://campusguides.dtwd.wa.gov.au/central-apa

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Basic format for an in-text reference to an Act

In relation to the flexible dealing provisions, s. 200AB of the Copyright Act (1968) states that your use must be for educational instruction.

Basic format for an end-text reference to an ActCopyright Act 1968 (Cth) Retrieved from

http://www.comlaw.gov.au/

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Automated referencing tools

Microsoft WORD 2007http://office.microsoft.com/en-au/word-help/create-a-bibliography-HA010067492.aspx

Microsoft WORD 2010http://office.microsoft.com/en-au/word-help/create-a-bibliography-HA010368774.aspx?CTT=1

Mendeleyhttp://www.mendeley.com/

Endnotehttp://endnote.com/

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Time to practice – 25 minutes

Using the referencing practice sheet, try to complete at least one of each type of reference:

• book• print journal article• online journal article • website• Act• Standard

Remember to use Central’s APA guide if you get stuck – http://campusguides.dtwd.wa.gov.au/central-apa

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The main things to take away:

• Keep a list of your references as you are writing your report or paper or use the ‘References’ feature in MS WORD 2007 or 2010.

• If you’ve used an in-text reference in your report or paper, you MUST have the full

reference in the Reference List

• ASK FOR HELP if you get stuck!

• Watch Central’s APA Referencing video on You Tube

(highly recommended)

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