Sets of instructions explaining how you should reference the resources you use are called “referencing styles”. There are many different styles, and you must not mix and match them—it is important to follow a single style. Your department will have a policy on which style you should use; ask your lecturer or consult your course outline to find out which.
Each style is given below with the name by which it is usually known, and then its full official name in parentheses.
This is a very common style, and is used by the Faculty of Education, the Faculty of Commerce and Administration, the School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies and many other social science and science subjects. The latest edition for this style is APA 6th--the sources below cover this edition.
This style is common in the humanities and social sciences. It allows for two different styles of referencing:
Be sure you know which reference style you are supposed to use.
This is the preferred style of the Faculty of Architecture and Design. It is also common in modern literature courses and the humanities generally.
Two official style manuals cover the MLA style. Both include the same information about referencing; you can consult either the Style Manual or the Handbook.
The NZLSG is the officially adopted referencing style of the Faculty of Law and must be used in all writing for the Faculty. It supersedes all other law style guides.
