Library Guides: Referencing: Referencing Style Guides

Why do we reference?

To show that relevant sources have been investigated and that you have researched your topic.
To enable the person reading our work to trace the original sources we have used.
To provide evidence to support your argument.
To give differing points of view.
To indicate that we have not used someone else's ideas and claimed them as our own, i.e. to avoid plagiarism.

You must acknowledge (reference or cite) any work, idea, image etc. that you quote, paraphrase, summarise or quote, or copy.

The APA author-date referencing style is the most commonly used across a range of schools.

This style is often used by Computer Science and Engineering students.

The Chicago B Author-Date Style is commonly used in the sciences & social sciences.

The New Zealand Law Style Guide is the primary referencing style for Law.

MHRA is commonly used in humanities disciplines. It uses footnotes, endnotes, & bibliographies.

The basics of ACS, AMA, Animal Behaviour & RSNZ referencing styles which are sometimes used in science research.