Getting started with referencing

You need to follow the referencing guidelines for your subject area:

School of Arts & Creative Industries

• Harvard: Cite them right online

School of Computing, Engineering & Digital Technologies

• Harvard: Cite them right online

School of Health & Life Sciences

• Harvard: Cite them right online

School of Social Sciences, Humanities & Law

• Crime and Investigation: check with module leader
• English Studies:: MHRA / Chicago
• History
• Law: OSCOLA
• Politics and International Relations: Chicago
• Psychology: APA
• All other subjects: Harvard: Cite them right online

Teesside University International Business School

• Harvard: Cite them right online

• Do ask for help if you are not sure of anything!

• Check which style of referencing you are required to follow

• Be organised. Whenever you consult a source, make a note of all the details you need for a reference

• Allow yourself time to compile your reference list

• Be consistent in the style and layout of your references

• Make sure your references include all the information needed to locate it

• Be thorough. Check the details of any source carefully for accuracy

• Come along to the Succeed@Tees workshop 'How to use references' 

• Consult Cite them Right 

• Consider using RefWorks – see http://libguides.tees.ac.uk/refworks.  

We have 2 workshops designed to help you with different aspects of referencing, from how to reference correctly to how to incorporate references into your academic writing:

1. How to reference … books

Become more confident about your referencing skills.  This 30-minute workshop outlines how to create Harvard references for the books you use when writing your assignments. 

We explain how to create references for books when: 

• There is more than one author
• It is not the 1^st edition
• You are using an ebook
• You are referring to a chapter in an edited book

This workshop is not subject specific and is suitable for any student who needs help with the basics of referencing.

How to reference books (Download the slides)

How to reference journal articles

We also have a presentation on how to reference journal articles.  This includes:

• What to do when there is more than one author 

• When to use italics 

The slides are not subject specific and are suitable for any student who needs help with the basics of referencing. 

How to reference journal articles (Download the slides)

2. How to use references

This session will improve your skills in using references in your writing.  The workshop will show you how to:  

• incorporate references into your writing  

• identify the different styles of in-text citation and when to use them  

• develop techniques in paraphrasing  

	Forthcoming workshops Workshop dates for the academic year 2024-2025 will be released in due course.  In the meanwhile to view a recording of the workshop see   Recording of previous session
	How to use References presentation (slides with notes)
	How to use references (presentation)
	Harvard Referencing Video 1: What referencing is and constructing basic references
	Harvard Referencing Video 2: Paraphrasing and using citations

If you thought this information was useful you may want to look at some of the other Learning Hub guides aimed at helping students with:

       Writing          Harvard Referencing

If you have any comments about this skills guide, we would love to know them.

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