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How to check your own references (APA): How a librarian does it

The library team get a lot of requests to check reference lists.  As much as we love to help, we can't be doing extensive reference checks for everyone, and it does need to be your work not ours. So, we've created this guide to help you check your referen

How a Librarian checks a reference list

 

Please Note:  We don't check full reference lists, but we can take a look at what you've done and offer suggestions for improvement.  However, most things we will be suggesting are outlined in this guide, so please go through this guide and your reference list carefully first.

How to use the referencing guides effectively

Checking a list the Librarian way