Library Guides: Social Work and the Law: Referencing

Referencing styles

The SWSP Assignment Writing Guide recommends APA or Harvard style, but check with your course coordinator at the commencement of your course to see which one is best.

APA 6th
UQ Harvard referencing style
This UQ Harvard guide is based on the 6th edition of the Style manual for authors, editors and printers, (Wiley 2002).

Referencing software

Referencing management software can be used to:

create an online database of references you have found
insert and format in-text citations in your essays or papers
generate automatic bibliographies in the style you require.

The UQ Library supports these products:

EndNote
EndNote software is useful for maintaining large libraries of references. Download EndNote software onto your computer.
Mendeley
The free version is available to download onto your computer or use online.