Citation and bibliographies
The Oxford English Dictionary defines:citation as "The action of citing or quoting any words or written passage, quotation" and
bibliography as "the systematic description and history of books, their authorship, printing, publication, editions, etc."
These definitions imply that citation and bibliography rules are easy to follow and understand. However students often struggle to get to grips with the complexity of citation. Below are some examples of how some libraries are teaching students how to cite correctly.
Citation Machine enables you to create your own citations and references by typing in the details to an online form that then automatically generates a reference.
Citing the Law provides advice on ow to cite legal information. It has been produced by Cardiff University and was partly funded by the UK Centre for Legal Education.
Harvard system of referencing guide produced by Anglia University.
The London School of Economics provides both print and flash guides to citation for their students.
Loughborough University Library provides an interactive tutorial as part of InfoTrail@Lboro on citation and bibliographies.
Oxford Brookes University Citing your references using the Harvard (Author-Date) system; Library research guide 2 provides a clear explanation of how to cite resources using the Harvard System. It is useful to refer to or use as a basis for constructing your own help sheet.
Noodle Tools NoodleBib Express allows you to create citations in MLA or APA style and then copy them to your document. (Caution as formatting may not always copy correctly.)
Referencing by the University of West England outlines why referencing is important and how to do it.
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Page last updated: 24 November 2008