Referencing

In academic writing, it's essential that you cite (state) your sources of information and ideas.To ensure readers know where you found the information you must include references. Visit our avoiding plagiarism tutorial for more information about why you must reference.

In the Library there are many different ways we support students with referencing:

Referencing factsheets

Download and print these guides - you'll also find copies in the Library:

Referencing: the Harvard Way

Referencing: Law Resources (Harvard)

Law students should visit the Legal Referencing page for additional resources:

Referencing: Law Resources (OSCOLA) - currently used in the Law School Referencing: Law Resources (Numeric) - previously used in the Law School

Online guide to referencing

Visit How to succeed@referencing - a myCourse tutorial for Harvard, APA and Law - Numeric.

Examples of Harvard referencing 
(ensure you are logged into myCourse)

RefWorks

Use RefWorks to help organise your references and create bibliographies and in-text citations.  

Online Submission (Turnitin)

For information about online submission, plagiarism and Turnitin, see succeed@online submission on myCourse.

Further reading

You'll find books in the Study Skills Collection that offer guidance on academic writing and how to reference. Search for titles in the Library Catalogue or browse the collection on Floor 0C.

Need more help?

Ask your Information Librarian or contact our Learning Skills Tutor

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