Referencing and keeping up to date
Processing information
SLD provide Academic writing and study advice for UG and PGT students. These include how to engage with literature structure essays and form arguments. Classes run throughout the semester, and you can attend as many or as few as you want.
SLD also provide courses and online resources for PhD and MRes Students on research integrity and managing research data.
Managing information (referencing)
Referencing is the acknowledgement of items you have read and used while creating a written piece of work. When writing an essay, report, or dissertation, you must cite the sources you use, paraphrase, or quote from.
Citing accurate references is important:
- To give credit to concepts and ideas from other authors
- To provide evidence of the extent of your reading
- To use other work to support the arguments you make
- To allow your reader to locate cited references easily
- To help you avoid plagiarism
There are links to reference style guides on the library website. This includes OSCOLA which is a commonly used system of referencing for law. Their pages have detailed guides on citations for all sorts of legal sources including cases, primary and delegated legislation, books, journals and legal encyclopaedia.
EndNote can be used to manage and cite information. You may also find this guide useful: