Resources for Students

Referencing website: a website has been designed and developed for LearnHigher. The site includes an overview of the main referencing styles found within UK higher education institutions, four referencing or plagiarism related exercises, a FAQ section, plus links to other sites. A unique feature of the site is that you will be able to post a question on the FAQ site if you cannot find an answer there to a referencing question that concerns you.

Click here to take you to the site:  http://www.learnhigher.ac.uk/site/

Other useful sites:

Please note that external websites are not the responsibility of Learnhigher.

The Student Learning Centre at the University of Leicester has developed an interactive online tutorial to help students understand what plagiarism is and how to avoid it. Since its development for Biological Sciences students a little over 12 months ago, it has been adapted for 10 other disciplines, including Geology, History, Law and Medicine. To see the full list of versions and to view the tutorial:
http://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/ssds/slc/resources/writing/plagiarism/plagiarism-tutorial/?searchterm=plagiarism%20tutorial

University of Bradford Effective Learning Service site, including workbook on referencing and plagiarism quiz.

Glasgow University: An online guide to citation styles that includes helpful links to other sites for all the main referencing styles, including MLA and APA.

University of Sussex: Online guide to Harvard and both numeric styles and produced in clear, readable text;  includes a helpful referencing quiz.

University of Kent: Academic Integrity site: contains useful guides to referencing styles, interactive exercises for students, and clear guidelines on avoiding plagiarism.

University of Leeds: very comprehensive guide to referencing sources within Harvard style. Also an excellent interactive site on avoiding plagiarism.