• 6.3 Referencing Examples

    • Referencing styles

      At Solent most courses require Harvard Solent style referencing. Some courses require a different style. For example, Law students should use OSCOLA and Psychology students should use APA style. Check with your tutors before starting an assignment to find out which style to use. 

    • Harvard Solent Style

    • Harvard Solent Style Libguide URL

      This Libguide page explains how to use Harvard Solent Style and provides a full range of examples for books, websites, audio, image, video and specialist sources. 

    • Harvard Solent Style Factsheet File

      This factsheet summarises the most important information about Harvard Solent style and gives examples for the most common types of source and problem. 

    • APA style


      Psychology courses use APA referencing style. See the Psychology Writing Guidelines below for an introduction to using this style for Psychology. Use the APA Referencing book to see examples of how to format your references and how to deal with different types of source.

    • Solent's APA LibGuide URL

      Updated for APA 7th Edition

    • Psychology Writing Guidelines (from PsyKey) URL

      If you do not have access to the PsyKey course page, please see the resources below for more information on APA referencing.

    • OSCOLA


      If you are studying Law, you will be expected to use OSCOLA style. You can access Library resources on OSCOLA to help you understand and use it in your work. 

    • Generating References from the Library Catalogue

      You can generate references from the library catalogue in Harvard Style, APA or Oscola.

      Once you have found the source in the catalogue:

      1. Select the quotation mark icon next to the source title.
      2. Choose the style you require (Harvard, APA or OSCOLA) and copy the citation to your own list.

      library catalogue screenshot highlighting the quotation mark icon for generating citations and option to change style

    • Other styles


      Your tutors may ask you to use other referencing styles for your work. If this is the case, ask your tutor for guidance material for how to cite different types of sources and format your references in your work. 

    • Useful Abbreviations

      These are some abbreviations you might find useful when referencing, particularly if some of the details you need for a reference are missing.

      anon.anonymous
      dir.director
       ed(s).editor(s) or edition
      et al. and others (for multiple authors)
      wr.writer
      prod.producer
      p.page
      pp.pages
      op. cit.in the work already quoted
      ibid.in the same book or article etc as just quoted
      n.d.date unknown
      s.l.place of publication unknown
      s.n.publisher unknown

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