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Referencing
The Library and Knowledge Service offers referencing training sessions that can be tailored to your needs. The session usually lasts an hour and can be delivered to individuals or groups. The training can be carried out virtually (via MS Teams), in one of our libraries (the Library at Nightingale House - Whiston Hospital, the Hanley Library at Southport Hospital or the Sanderson Library Resource Room at Ormskirk Hospital) or at a location to suit you.
Please note, that every institution and journal uses its own, slightly different, refencing style, which will be available either online or through their website or portal. If you book a Referencing training session with us, we will ask you to send us a current copy of the relevant style guide (or a link to it) so we can be sure we are tailoring the teaching to the style you need to use.
Topics covered may include:
- What is plagiarism
- What is referencing
- Referencing styles
- Primary and Secondary references
- In-text citations
- Reference lists and bibliographies
- How to reference different types of sources (books, journals, websites etc)
- Reference management software
For more guidance on referencing, please see our Referencing Guidance page.