To learn the importance of correct referencing as well as view practical examples, go to PILOT Module 4: Manage your information

UC Referencing Guides:

• A Guide to Referencing with examples in the APA and Harvard styles (PDF 494kb)
• An Abridged Guide to Referencing with examples in the APA Author-Date Referencing style (PDF 61kb)  (Word 104kb) 
• An Abridged Guide to Referencing with examples in the Harvard Author-Date Referencing style (PDF 53kb)  (Word 94kb)
• UC Law School Style Guide (PDF 24kb)

Referencing Guides available on the web: a selection

• Citation Guide (Harvard Business School) (PDF 1.03MB). An author-date referencing style 
• Citing Medicine: The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors and Publishers. 2nd ed. 2007 (National Library of Medicine). A numbered referencing style 
• Guide to citing ABS Sources  (Australian Bureau of Statistics)
• A quick reference guide to the Chicago Manual of Style (by Julene Sodt, Western Washington University). An author-date referencing style
• Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide (University of Chicago)
• Style Manual for Political Science (American Political Science Association) (PDF 2MB)

Online tutorial

• The Basics of APA Style (American Psychological Association). Tutorial designed for those who have no previous knowledge of this style.

Reference management software

The Library provides UC students and staff with access to bibliographic reference management software which assists users to create and organise their own personal database of references. For details go to RefWorks and EndNote.

EndNote and RefWorks compared (PDF 106kb)