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When you write theses, reports, articles or students assignments of any kind you usually use different presentations written by others, to which they have copyright. References shall show where you have found this material. In that way information and citations can be controlled and evaluated.
A good reference list is one way to avoid plagiarism by showing the original author's reasoning. Correct use of a reference list is important for all types of reports and writing tasks
The sources can be course books, journal articles, books, texts from the Internet or other electronic media, software, lectures, photos, film, sound-records etc. Whatever your source is, you have to cite it. It is not allowed to copy or use "cut-and-paste" without telling what the sources are. It must be quite clear which sources you have used. You must not give the impression that other people's ideas, thoughts, views or results are your own. It is a claim that you always make correct and decent references and citations.
To use sources is allowed and often necessary. To use sources shows that you recognize the work of other people, that you have read scientific literature and that you place your work in a greater context. It shows that you are able to use reference techniques, and it gives the reader possibilities to find your sources.
You must document all professional statements originally made by others, such as citations, paraphrases and references. It is not necessary to give sources for matters general known and accepted. Do not write references to oral literature in the reference list. Neither is it necessary to refer to orally sources heard on lectures. If it is necessary, use footnotes to refere, for instance "BBC Prime Animal Park 2005-08-10". If you have received help from somebody, you can make acknowledgements in the epiloque of the article. In thesis and reports make the acknowledgements in the preface.
At Molde Univeristy College Library we have worked out guidelines for References and Literature.
The Copyright Act protects the author and says that it is legitime to cite from scientific literature regarding to good practice and if it is suitable for the purpose, see Copyright and copying.
Error in or missing references can be considered as plagiarism and is prohibited. In examinations it will be seen as cheating. | 
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