A reference list provides information for the retrieval of sources used, and is an indication of the quality and breadth of research that was undertaken in preparation for writing the assignment. The reference list should appear at the end of the assignment on a new page with the heading ‘Reference list’ in which you write the full details of the sources you have consulted which will allow a reader to find the source of the information.
Setting out a reference list
The reference list
- is placed on a new page at the end of the assignment
- is arranged in alphabetical order based on the first letter of the first author’s family name (if the author is an organisation, first letter of the organisation title is used)
- has no indentation or hanging margins
- has entries separated with a paragraph space.
This information has been taken from Navitas College of Public Safety Author-Date Referencing Guide, pp.10-11.
Library Home
Contact Us