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Referencing at QMU

There are many different referencing styles. Queen Margaret University has developed a guide to provide staff and students with a common referencing style called Write and Cite: the QMU guide to the British Standard Harvard 2010 system of referencing.

Some subject areas follow a different referencing style - such as Psychology, which uses the APA referencing style - so it is essential you follow the guidelines in your course handbook.

Write and Cite Guide to Referencing
Links to QMU's guide to the Harvard system of referencing (BS 2010).
QMU Guide to the APA Referencing Style
In-house guide that covers the referencing basics of APA referencing

Reference Management Software

Reference management software is a tool that allows you to organise your references and export citations and reference lists quickly and easily. At QMU we support two kinds of reference management software: RefWorks and Mendeley.

RefWorks

RefWorks
RefWorks is designed to help researchers easily gather, manage, store and share all types of information, as well as generate citations and bibliographies.

This resource is available on and off campus but authentication using our Shibboleth service is required in both locations.

RefWorks Quick Guide
Please use the above written guide to learn how to register and log in as the introduction video below does not address the specific login path for QMU students.

How to use Legacy RefWorks

Mendeley

Mendeley
Mendeley allows you to cite as you write, annotate as you read, import references easily, and access your library anywhere.

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There are desktop and web-based versions of Mendeley, which do not require QMU logins.

Getting started with Mendeley