Warwick Business School : Referencing

Why reference?

It is important to learn the scholarly practice of citing other people’s research, and referencing the material you have used. 

Referencing: 

• Enables your reader to find the material you have referred to  

• Demonstrates your breadth of reading about the subject 

• Supports and/or develops your argument

• Avoids plagiarism: using somebody else’s work without acknowledging the fact is plagiarism. It is important to always reference when quoting or paraphrasing another person’s work 

Referencing software

Referencing software allows you to manage references, insert citations and create a bibliography, in your referencing style. It is particularly useful for students writing  dissertations and theses.

EndNote

EndNote is referencing software from Clarivate. EndNote is available from Warwick IT Services, and is supported by Warwick Library. Please see the EndNote LibGuide for further information. 

Your Department Style: Harvard

Harvard is the referencing style generally used by the Warwick Business School. Harvard is a term given to describe Author (Date) referencing styles. There is no definitive version of Harvard. Most universities and/or schools/departments have their own local version of Harvard, and you should use the referencing style approved by your school/department.

At the University of Warwick, Warwick Business School has their own Harvard (Warwick Business School) referencing style, which is available on the library website. It covers the referencing rules for the main resource types. For resources not covered in the Harvard (Warwick Business School) Quick Guide, you are advised to consult Cite Them Right which is available as an online learning platform, and a print and ebook in the library. The Harvard (Warwick Business School) style closely follows the Cite Them Right 12th edition version of Harvard, however note a difference in when to use et al.

Harvard (Warwick Business School) Quick Guide

Cite Them Right Online

Cite Them Right [book]

Cite Them Right Online is the University of Warwick Library's new interactive referencing tool. It has rules and tutorials for referencing all major resource types across 8 major referencing styles including APA, Chicago, Harvard, IEEE, MHRA, MLR, OSCOLA and Vancouver.

Watch the short video to find out how Cite Them Right Online can help you.

Referencing financial information

The Reports section of Harvard referencing in Cite Them Right Online includes examples of how to reference company or financial information from business information databases, including:

• Company annual reports
• Financial reports from online databases
• Market research reports from online databases