The purpose of bibliographic citation is to provide our reader with information on the sources we have used, so that they can locate them if they find them of interest.

The purpose of a bibliographic reference is to provide the information needed to locate the document with the minimum data and consistent presentation and ordering criteria.

The citation styles recommended by each of the Schools are shown below:

Citation styles

• School of Psychology, Education and Sport Sciences recommends APA
• School of Health Sciences recommends Vancouver
• School of Communication and International Relations recommends APA, Chicago, Harvard, Termcat

And the bibliographic reference management programs that will help you create your reference database and your bibliographies.