{"id":293,"date":"2022-07-29T16:10:49","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T15:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kbs-library-guide\/?page_id=293"},"modified":"2025-12-09T08:09:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T08:09:21","slug":"referencing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kbs-library-guide\/referencing\/","title":{"rendered":"Referencing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You will need to cite research and evidence in your work through academic referencing.<\/p>\n<p>The referencing style used by KBS is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www-citethemrightonline-com.chain.kent.ac.uk\/category-list?docid=CTRHarvard\">Harvard style<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>How to reference books, articles, journals, etc<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/library-it\/your-digital-library\/digital-resources-directory\/70\/cite-them-right\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cite them Right<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> is an interactive referencing tool to help you get to grips with the basics of referencing. Here you can learn how to reference anything in the Harvard style, from books, articles, websites, videos, to social media posts in your research.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>How to reference business and industry reports<\/h3>\n<p>As well as referencing books, journal articles, websites and other traditional academic sources, you will need to make sure you reference data, reports, and company information in your work.<\/p>\n<p>For all company\/industry reports use the basic template as follows:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-416\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kbs-library-guide\/files\/2023\/06\/Name-of-organisation-or-institution-Year-of-publication-Title-of-report.-Place-of-publication-Publisher-or-Available-at-URL-Accessed-date.-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"368\" height=\"207\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here you can find more in-depth links with examples of how to reference the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citethemrightonline.com\/sourcetype?docid=b-9781350927964&amp;tocid=b-9781350927964-113&amp;st=company%20report\">Company reports<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citethemrightonline.com\/sourcetype?docid=b-9781350927964&amp;tocid=b-9781350927964-114&amp;st=market+reports\">Market\/industry reports<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citethemrightonline.com\/sourcetype?docid=b-9781350927964&amp;tocid=b-9781350927964-115&amp;st=financial+report\">Financial reports from databases (e.g. Orbis or FAME)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citethemrightonline.com\/sourcetype?docid=b-9781350927964&amp;tocid=b-9781350927964-200&amp;st=financial+report\">Finanical reports from terminal-based databases (e.g. Bloomberg)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>You will need to be logged into Cite Them Right to view these guides<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Make an appointment to discuss referencing<\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Student Learning Advisory Service can also support you with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/guides\/plagiarism-and-how-to-avoid-it\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">referencing and avoiding plagiarism<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. The team have developed a number of excellent guides available on their webpages. You can also book a one-to-one appointment with them or simply ask them a question.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/student-learning-advisory-service\/appointments#study\">Book a referencing appointment with Student Learning Advisory Service<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Use a reference management tool to sort and format your references<\/h3>\n<p>Reference management tools allow you to save and sort your references, as well as inserting citations and bibliographies into your assignments.<\/p>\n<p>We recommend using either <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/software\/mendeley\">Mendeley<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/software\/zotero\">Zotero<\/a> reference management tools.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch our quick 5 minute guides to using reference management tools:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Mendeley<\/h2>\n<div class=\"kent-video-wrapper\"><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='1140' height='672' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qpRqo6slIuc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen='true'><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Zotero<\/h2>\n<div class=\"kent-video-wrapper\"><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='1140' height='672' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IQPnSgWYgx0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen='true'><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You will need to cite research and evidence in your work through academic referencing. 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