If you are using quotations, ideas or information from other people’s work in academic writing, you need to acknowledge the source. This is known as referencing or citing. 

Referencing support is provided through Cite Them Right online.

How to use Cite Them Right

To use Cite Them Right online, log in with your University of Westminster username and password.

You can find detailed referencing guidance for students and staff on how to cite and create bibliographies for a wide range of resources and material types in the most used referencing systems – these include Harvard (Cite Them Right version), APA, Chicago, OSCOLA, IEEE, MLA.

Remember to check your course handbook so that you are familiar with exactly what referencing system your school or department requires.

Cite Them Right introductory video