Gender and Sexuality Studies

On this page:

• Referencing for your subject.
• Referencing styles.
• Reference management software.
• Reference management software guide.

Guide to references. citations and avoiding plagiarism 

This guide will help you understand why you need to reference. It also has a guide on how to use Harvard or Vancouver style referencing for a variety of different resources you might use for your academic work,  including books, journals, conference proceedings, websites, social media and more.

The Harvard referencing guide is a valuable manual for students to consult to check the accuracy of their references. The guide explains provides numerous examples of different publication types and how to reference these in both the bibliography or reference list and in-text in Harvard style. 

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Reference management software packages can help you:

• Create a personal database of references relevant to you, along with associated files.
• Insert references into a Word document and format them automatically in a referencing style of your choice.
• De-duplicate references retrieved from multiple sources.
• Share references with others.

There is a range of different software available; UCL Library Services provides support and guidance for EndNote, Zotero and Mendeley. These are all available to download for free or under UCL licences.