1. The HSMC Knowledge & Evidence Service (KES) team:
Arrange a literature search training session. These can be carried out in one to ones or group sessions, either in person or virtually via screen sharing software.
2. Useful guides/further information:
Literature searching
Referencing
The University of Birmingham's guide to Harvard referencing can be found here.
If you require more detail on how to reference certain types of material in Harvard style, then the online guide produced by the Anglia Ruskin University library is extremely helpful. Current students may obtain detailed guidance on referencing from Cite them Right Online.
Keeping on top of the material used for larger-scale research projects can be a challenge – and the use of referencing software a great help. For example, they can save references from a variety of sources and will allow you to create bibliographies in the referencing style you require.
We recommend you using RefWorks which is a web-based referencing package which will allow you to cite your references in text using "Write-N-Cite" and create a bibliography in the correct Harvard style.
Useful links:
- icite - referencing at the University of Birmingham
- CiteThemRight - the renowned guide to referencing and avoiding plagiarism. It is an essential resource for every student and author, providing clear and comprehensive coverage of a crucial part of academic study
- Using Refworks - guides and videos on how to use Refworks
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