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Bangor University Library & Archives
List of Referencing Styles by School
*This is a list of referencing styles recommended to students when writing essays,
dissertations and other college work; rather than a list of styles recommended to staff
preparing research (which often depends on particular journal requirements). *
College of Arts & Humanities
School
Creative Studies &
Media
English
Recommended Style
Harvard
Links
Undergraduates, follow
school guidelines.
Undergraduates: follow guidelines in Guide to
Writing Essays document on this page:
http://www.bangor.ac.uk/english/degreeco/curre
nt.php.en?menu=4&catid=4066&subid=0
Postgraduates:
http://www.mhra.org.uk/Publications/Books/Style
Guide/download.shtml
History: pp. 71-74 in Student Handbook:
http://www.bangor.ac.uk/history/current/guidelin
es/documents/Student%20Handbook%20Histor
y%202011-12.pdf
Archaeology: pp. 74-77 Student Handbook:
http://www.bangor.ac.uk/history/current/guidelin
es/documents/Student%20Handbook%20Histor
y%202011-12.pdf
http://www.bangor.ac.uk/linguistics/documents/S
tyle-sheet.pdf
http://www.mhra.org.uk/Publications/Books/Style
Guide/download.shtml
See MHRA. 2002. MHRA style guide : a
handbook for authors, editors, and writers of
theses. Main Library (Ref) PN147 .M65 2002.
Follow guidelines in pages 38-39 in:
http://www.bangor.ac.uk/music//students/docum
ents/Music_UG_handbook_201112.pdf.
And use Trevor Herbert. 2001. Music in Words
as a guide. Main Library ML3797 .H47 2001
Ask in the School for the Student Handbook.
Postgraduates: MHRA
History, Welsh
History &
Archaeology
History: School style
http: //www.bangor.ac.uk/library/help/guides
Archaeology: Harvard
Linguistics &
English Language
Modern
Languages
Follow School guidelines
Music
Follow School
referencing guidelines
Theology &
Religious Studies
Welsh
Follow style sheet in
School Handbook.
Oxford Referencing
System / MLA
MHRA
(Except Translation
Studies who use the
'author, date' system.”)
College of Business, Social Sciences & Law
School
Business School
Law
Recommended Style
Harvard
OSCOLA
Social Sciences
School style developed
by Stefan Machura,
Links
A guide to OSCOLA is online here:
http://www.law.ox.ac.uk/publications/oscola.php.
Follow School style in the Guide for Referencing
and Citation, find via Blackboard.
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College of Education & Lifelong Learning
School
Education
Recommended Style
Harvard
Lifelong Learning
Harvard
Links
College of Natural Sciences
School
Environment,
Natural Resources
& Geography
Biological
Sciences
Ocean Sciences
Recommended Style
The Price Style Guide
(developed in house), but
individual tutors may
recommend other styles.
No recommended style,
ask individual lecturers /
tutors for required style.
JMBA or Harvard often
recommended. Other
styles acceptable, but must
follow author, date format.
Links
Ask for a copy of the Price Style Guide, or ask
tutors for recommended style guide
Ask tutors for recommended style guide.
College of Health & Behavioural Sciences
School
Healthcare
Sciences
Medical Sciences
Recommended Style
Harvard (British Standard)
Psychology
APA 6th edition
Sport, Health &
Exercise Sciences
All First Years /
Psychology: APA
Physiology: Harvard /
Journal of Sports Sciences
Links
Harvard
See APA. 2010. Publication manual of the
American Psychological Association. 6th ed.
Deiniol Library BF76.7 .P83 2010.
See APA. 2010. Publication manual of the
American Psychological Association. 6th ed.
Deiniol Library BF76.7 .P83 2010.
College of Physical & Applied Sciences
School
Chemistry
Recommended Style
ACS or RSC
Electronic
Engineering
Computer Science
Harvard recommended but
other styles permitted.
IEEE
Links
List Compiled by v.zarach@bangor.ac.uk, November 2011