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References, Citations Styles, and Reference Management Software

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A reference (also called a citation) provides publication details about a source of information so it can be found by others.

Citation Styles

There are a variety ways to format references, and these are often referred to as citation styles. Academic departments tend to use different citation styles and the Library has an online Citation/Referencing Styles guide - otago.libguides.com/managingreferences - for the following styles:

  • APA (American Psychological Association)
  • Chicago A
  • Chicago B
  • Harvard
  • MLA (Modern Language Association), and
  • Vancouver

If you need any help with referencing, contact your Subject Librarian: otago.libguides.com/liaison

Reference Management Software – EndNote

Reference management software can retrieve and store the publication details of your sources of information (e.g., books, articles, websites, theses, etc.) and help you create reference lists and bibliographies for your assignments/thesis. The University provides subsidised access, training, and support for the reference management software EndNote.

EndNote is available from ITS, and ITS and the Library can help you use it. You'll find information about getting and using Endnote from the Managing your references page under Endnote: otago.libguides.com/ managingreferences.

There is also open source reference management software such as Mendeley and Zotero. Information about these is also available at: otago.libguides.com/managingreferences  where you can download the software and access plenty of training and support from their websites.