General resources on citing and referencing. Use the links on the left to view resources on specific referencing styles.
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| Resource title and description | Type |
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| Should I cite? flowchart Should I cite? A flowchart that will help you decide whether you need to cite a particular source of information. | Image |
| Citing and referencing quiz Test knowledge of citing and referencing with this quiz. | |
| Cardiff Harvard referencing tutorial This Xerte tutorial offers a step-by-step guide to referencing in the Cardiff Harvard style. Includes examples of ways to reference a wide variety of sources. A PDF guide is also available on the Intranet [Cardiff University Login Required]. | |
| Citing in the text (Harvard) A ‘fill in the blanks’ exercise to test skills citing references within a passage of text using the Cardiff University Harvard style. Included in Cardiff Harvard referencing tutorial. | |
| Compile the references (Harvard) Activity testing ability to create correctly formatted references in the Cardiff Harvard style. Piece together the different elements of a reference to form a correctly formatted reference. | |
| Reference format quiz (Harvard) Test understanding of how to reference different types of material in Cardiff University Harvard style. | Quiz |
| Identify the source quiz (Harvard) Look at the references formatted in the Cardiff Harvard style and decide which type of material is being described in each case. | Quiz |
| Vancouver referencing tutorial This Xerte tutorial offers a step-by-step guide to referencing in the Vancouver style. It includes examples of ways to reference a wide variety of sources. A PDF guide is also available on the Intranet [Cardiff University Login Required]. | Tutorial |
| OSCOLA referencing tutorial: citing the law A guide to citing the law using the Oxford Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities (OSCOLA). The tutorial demonstrates how to cite 'primary' sources of law (i.e. cases and legislation) and how to refer to 'secondary' sources such as books, journals and government reports. | |
| Citation examples (OSCOLA) An interactive activity describing the components that form the citation of an Act, the citation of an case, and a neutral citation in the Oxford Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities (OSCOLA) style. | Activity |
| Which report do I cite? (OSCOLA) Test understanding of OSCOLA citations with this short activity. Included in tutorial OSCOLA referencing tutorial: citing the law. | |
| Compile the references (OSCOLA) Test ability to create correctly formatted references in the OSCOLA style. Piece together the fragments of a reference to form a correctly formatted reference. | Activity |
| IEEE style referencing tutorial This Xerte tutorial offers a step-by-step guide to referencing in the IEEE referencing style. It includes examples of ways to reference a wide variety of sources. A PDF guide is also available on the Intranet [Cardiff University Login Required]. | |
| MHRA referencing tutorial This Xerte tutorial offers a step-by-step guide to referencing in the MHRA style. It includes examples of ways to reference a wide variety of sources. A PDF guide is also available on the Intranet (a Cardiff University login is required). | Tutorial |