Libraries and Learning Skills
Referencing is important in academic writing and an essential part of any of your assignments. It:
There are lots of different referencing styles so it is important that you find out which one your school uses. To help with understanding referencing styles the library has produced six referencing handbooks. PDF versions of these are available below.
We are happy for external education institutions to link to our referencing materials. If you do link, please email to request permission so that we know who is using our materials: library@lincoln.ac.uk
Your Academic Subject Librarian can provide support and guidance with referencing and advice on avoiding plagiarism. In addition to this, there is lots of support material available.
Harvard Referencing: an introduction is a short tutorial which explains why and when to reference and introduces you to the Harvard style of referencing we use at the University of Lincoln.
The tutorial takes about 20 minutes to complete. Click on the link or the image above and the tutorial will open in a new window.
OSCOLA Referencing: an introduction is a short tutorial which explains why and when to reference and introduces you to the OSCOLA style of referencing.
The tutorial takes about 20 minutes to complete. Click on the link or the image above and the tutorial will open in a new window.
Plagiarism: promoting academic integrity is a short tutorial which explains what plagiarism is and gives you tips on how to avoid it.
The tutorial takes about 20 minutes to complete. Click on the link or image above and the tutorial will open in a new window.
Reference management software can help you to store, organise and share your references and generate citations and reference lists.
