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Referencing

Referencing Basics

Referencing is an essential part of academic writing. To learn the basic principles of referencing, check out the Library's introduction to referencing.

Harvard referencing style

There are many different referencing styles available. The most popular citation style in the School of Geographical Sciences is Harvard. However, please check your School Handbook and assignment details for guidance before you submit.

The tools and tutorials listed below provide in-depth support and guidance on Harvard referencing and will help you create correctly formatted in-text citations and bibliographies for over 150 different source types.

Further support

Introductory sessions on referencing, avoiding plagiarism, and reference management software are advertised throughout the academic year on the Library's events pages.

If you have questions about referencing or would like support with reference management software, then please get in touch with your subject librarian to arrange a 1:1 session.

Reference tools and tutorials

Cite Them Right by Richard Pears; Graham Shields
ISBN: 9781350933446
Publication Date: 2022-05-19
Covers Harvard, APA, Chicago, IEEE, MHRA, MLA, OSCOLA, and Vancouver referencing styles. This guide to referencing and avoiding plagiarism covers everything from understanding plagiarism and identifying sources to setting out quotations and creating a reference list. It gives detailed examples of how to reference print and electronic sources, business, government, technical and legal publications, works of art, images and much more.

Reference management software

Reference management software can save you time by formatting your in-text citations and generating bibliographies at the click of a button.

EndNote
EndNote is the University of Bristol's recommended reference management software. Find out more on our dedicated support pages.
Mendeley
Mendeley reference management software allows you to manage and store references, create in-text citations and generate bibliographies automatically.

EndNote

Use EndNote reference management software to collect, store and import references into your work.

EndNote help

EndNote Online Video Guide
A series of short videos that take you through the process of setting up your account and using EndNote Online for storing references and creating your reference list.

Getting started with EndNote Online
Use this guide to set up your own account. It also covers how to set up all the necessary settings.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism UoB
You can find the University's page on academic integrity and plagiarism here.