Citing & Referencing
Citing and referencing correctly is essential when doing assignments.
This page provides information on Referencing Guides for Harvard and APA referencing and many other styles.
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Referencing Guides
Cite Them Right
DCU Library subscribes to Cite Them Right Online, an excellent resource which will help you to reference correctly and avoid plagiarism.
Cite Them Right Online will show you how to format references and citations for many different sources (books, e-books, online articles, etc) in a number of styles including Harvard, APA, IEEE, MHRA, MLA, and OSCOLA.
Approach Cite Them Right with the type of source you wish to cite and reference, then choose a citation style from a drop-down list.
There is also an accompanying text book and we have several copies in the Library; check the library catalogue for availability
Harvard
Harvard is one of many citation styles. Even within the Harvard style there are many variations.
DCU Library Guide (pdf) is the Harvard style as interpreted by Cite Them Right.
This guide gives practical examples for both in-text citation and referencing for a variety of sources.
APA
American Psychological Association (APA) referencing style is widely used in the Social Sciences. It is the preferred style for many programmes in the Institute of Eductaion.
DCU Library Guide lists the most popular citation types with practical examples for both in-text citation and referencing.
Other Style Guides
If you are required to use a citation style other than Harvard and APA, check your school's style-sheet/guidelines. The following is a list of the main citation styles, with links to books and online resources.
ACS (American Chemical Society)
IEEE - DCU Library guide (pdf)
Support & Training
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Cite Them Right Website
Lots of help on the Cite Them Right Online website (you will need to enter your DCU username & password to access)
LETS online tutorial
Visit LETScite our online tutorial for information on avoiding plagiarism and how to cite and reference correctly using the Harvard and APA Styles
Information Services / Subject Librarians
Help and support can be found in both DCU’s libraries, Cregan Library and O’Reilly Library.
Contact Information Services or your Subject Librarian.
Reference Management Tools
Reference Management Tools allow users to easily cite and reference when doing assignments by creating an account and saving references. Although referencing management tools save a huge amount of time, it is still extremely important to know how to reference.
When using referencing tools, particularly the likes of Mendeley / Zotero please use Harvard Cite Them Write output style if you are required to use Harvard style referencing.
Zotero
Zotero is a free reference management software. At the most basic level, Zotero is a citation manager. It is designed to store, manage, and cite bibliographic references, such as books and articles. In Zotero, each of the references you enter constitutes an item. Each item contains data (“Metadata”) about the reference. When opened, Zotero displays 3 columns.
Here is a DCU Library Guide - Zotero to help you.
Mendeley
Mendeley is a free reference manager and academic social network that can help you organize your research, collaborate with others online, and discover the latest research