Bibliography & reference lists

Reference lists

You need to include who, when, what and where, e.g. (book):

Goldacre, B. (2009) Bad science. London: Fourth Estate.

Remember that book and journal titles go in italics
Your reference list will be in alphabetical order of authors’ surnames
Do not use any bullet points or numbering

A journal article would look like this (who, when, what, where):

Seymour, K. (2015) Politics and positionality: engaging with maps of meaning. Social Work Education: an International Journal, 34(3) 275-285

The journal title (not the article title) is in italics.

Bibliography

A bibliography is similar to a reference list, but includes ALL sources you have read, whether you have cited them or not. You may be asked for a bibliography in addition to a reference list.

The University of Lincoln’s Harvard Referencing Handbook provides information on how to reference a variety of information sources.

How many citations?

This is a question often asked of lecturers. There is no set answer, and it very much depends on the type of assignment. Work should be a balance of your ideas supported by your reading.

As a rough guide, around one every hundred words – but this is a very rough guide and may not apply in all situations – check with your lecturer.