Finding sources and referencing them
Completing assignments successfully requires:
- finding sources, data, evidence, and knowledge to support your thinking and writing, and
- acknowledging the ideas that belong to others
Take charge of your own academic development. As you progress through your studies, you should develop your skills and process in finding sources and referencing them.
As a York St John University student, you are expected to develop your information skills so that you can find and ethically use any information you find.
You will need to:
- use research tools such as library catalogues and search tools
- develop your skills in using these efficiently and effectively to find information, and
- learn how to reference where you borrow ideas and information from
Each assignment might need different kinds of information, and your course will use a specific style of referencing, so it is essential that you develop your skills to meet your assignment outcomes. Use our self-development tools to help you.
We have 2 types of support available:
- Searching and referencing self-development resources, and
- 1 to 1 support
Skills Guides self-development resources page
Our Skills Guides resources are designed to support your development in a self-guided way. This means you can access support resources wherever you are, whenever you need. We have resources to support you with:
- finding books and ebooks
- finding journal articles
- finding specialist information, and
- Referencing, and using reference management tools
Look at:
Getting started with the Library
1 to 1 support
York and London campus students
Our Academic Liaison Librarians can help you:
- grow your confidence
- develop new and existing search skills, and
- set you on a path to success with your search and referencing skills
Your degree course has a specific specialist Academic Liaison Librarian who is here to help you to find and reference information for your assignments. You can book an in-person or online tutorial on the York or London campuses with your specialist Academic Liaison Librarian:
Book a 1 to 1 learning tutorial with your Academic Liaison Librarian