Student writers need to back up their ideas, or those they quote, by direct or indirect referral to and citation of the scholarly literature, works of art and inventions that they have used. Failure to do so constitutes plagiarism, a matter considered by the University of Tasmania to be a serious offence. Therefore, it is important that students understand how to correctly refer to the work of others, in order to avoid plagiarism. This is done by following a method of citation (ie referencing) that is the preferred method for the discipline being studied.

MLA

The English, French and German disciplines and the Screen Studies major use MLA Style, which is characterized by in-text referencing and a list of works cited. See the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th ed. Ed. Joseph Gibaldi (New York: The Modern Language Association of America, 2003). Download a brief introduction here.

HARVARD

The Journalism, Media and Communications discipline uses the Harvard style of referencing. Download a brief introduction here.

JMC Style Guide

For journalistic writing, refer to the Journalism, Media and Communications (JMC) Style Guide, available here.

Read more about Plagiarism and Academic Intergrity here.