DMU's guide to referencing is Cite Them Right. It provides guidance on how to cite over 150 source types in a variety of referencing styles including Harvard, APA, Chicago, IEEE, MHRA,Vancouver and OSCOLA. The main style used at DMU is Cite Them Right Harvard but check with your programme as they may use a different style.
If you are new to referencing, or could benefit from a refresher, there are a number of tutorials available on referencing and Cite Them Right Harvard which is the main style used at DMU.
If you do not reference properly, you could be accused of plagiarism which is a very serious charge within universities.
Find out about what we mean by plagiarism and how to avoid it by developing good academic practices from the Academic Integrity page.
🧭 Not sure where to start with referencing tools?
We recommend reading our:
🔗 Reference Management Guide
⚠️ If you use Harvard with any referencing tools:
Always choose “Cite Them Right Harvard”, and select the latest edition when using any citation tool.
✨ Citation generators like Bibcitation, ZoteroBib or MyBib can help with referencing,
but only if you already know how to reference properly. These tools:
Can speed things up
Often make mistakes
Need checking against Cite Them Right
📌 Learn how to use them effectively:
🔗 Lite Citation Tools – Reference Management Guide
📚 For larger projects or storing lots of references, use:
🚫 We no longer support RefWorks
Need to move your references?
🔗 Migrating from RefWorks
Academic librarians support your skills development in citing, referencing, using Cite Them Right and Refworks. In addition they provide understanding in how referencing fits within Good Academic Practice.
Help and support are available from our Just Ask email enquiry service and LibChat instant messaging.
You can also attend our academic support drop-ins and Open Programme workshops. Finally, for more in depth queries, you can make an appointment with your academic librarian (via your subject guide).
Find out the basics of referencing from Cite Them Right including:
Generative Artificial Intelligence (including ChatGPT) articles and guidance from Cite Them Right