UTS Library Referencing Guide (Harvard)

This is the referencing system that is most widely used throughout the University.

UTS Bell Site

This guide provides instructions for the three most commonly used referencing systems for academic writing at UTS. These include the author and date systems in the Harvard and APA styles and the numerical Note system. This site can also assist you with writing assignments, group work and many other things.

UTS Library Services for Indigenous Students

UTS library offers the Baya Ng'ara Nura Learning Space for Indigenous students (you might need to book). The library also provides assistance with finding resources. Block students are welcome to use these services. For more information about these services please contact Ms Jemima McDonald on 02 9514 3726, or visit the following UTS Library webages:

The UTS Library website maintains online resources to assist students. Visit the information skills page to find out how to get assistance with finding information for your area of study. Visit the online tutorial page to develop your information search skills to use the Library's catalogue, databases and the Internet, and learn how to use different software like Word, PowerPoint, Dreamweaver, Excel etcetera. The Study Skills link will lead you to information on accessing information, academic speaking and writing, assignment writing guides, referencing guides and more. Subject guides provide a gateway to important information resources for your faculty.

Other UTS resources

ELSSA offers programs for academic English skills

All students undertaking a degree in English at UTS are eligible to use the ELSSA Centre (as are all UTS staff). In 2006, the Centre assisted over 3,500 students. One third of the students they assist have English as their first language.

UTS Student Services Counselling Service offers generic study skills counselling as well as specialised courses for students with Academic Caution.

Other Academic Skills Links

There is a wealth of study and academic skills information available online. Almost all universities provide information and links. We have collected a few from university websites but you can easily find more by searching 'study skills' or related terms, using Google Yahoo, AltaVista and others. Let us know if you find one that other students might find useful.

Reading & Note Taking

http://www.deakin.edu.au/studentlife/academic-skills/handouts/reading.php

http://www.lc.unsw.edu.au/olib.html#4

http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/reading/index.xml

http://www.deakin.edu.au/studentlife/academic-skills/handouts/critical-analysis.php (Critical Analysis)

Academic Writing

http://writingworkshop.edtec.unsw.edu.au/overview.html

http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/writing/general/index.xml

http://www.lc.unsw.edu.au/onlib/Essay.html

http://www.deakin.edu.au/studentlife/academic-skills/resource-room/writing.php

http://writingworkshop.edtec.unsw.edu.au/index.html

http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/writing/general/lit-reviews/7.xml (Reviewing books and articles)

http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/quickrefs/26-critical-review.xml (Writing a critical review of an academic article)

http://www.lc.unsw.edu.au/olib.html#6 (Writing in Science and Engineering)

Speaking & Oral Presentation

http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/speaking/presentations/index.xml

http://www.unisanet.unisa.edu.au/tutorials/ (Participating in tutorials)

http://www.lc.unsw.edu.au/onlib/tutsem.html (Seminars)

Listening

http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/listening/index.xml

Language Use

Are you unsure about which simple words and phrases to use to connect your ideas in written assignments?

http://www.lc.unsw.edu.au/onlib/trans1.html

http://unilearning.uow.edu.au/effective/6b.html

http://unilearning.uow.edu.au/effective/6a.html

Do you need a verb to link with quotes? Do you struggle to find the one that captures your intended meaning? See http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/research/introtags.html

Always getting your apostrophes in the wrong place?

http://www.deakin.edu.au/studentlife/academic-skills/downloads/apost.doc

Do you get confused by terminology such as describe, present, outline, discuss, examine, review, evaluate, take a position, argue, compare and contrast? http://writingworkshop.edtec.unsw.edu.au/clarify.html

Don't know which word to use when they look or sound the same, like affect and effect?

http://www.grammarbook.com/homonyms/confusing-words-1.asp

Grammar

http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/grammar/index.xml

http://www.grammarbook.com/english_rules.asp#grammarRules (Rules, punctuation, when to use capitals - note that this is American - still useful)

Exam Skills

http://www.lc.unsw.edu.au/olib.html#3

Time Management

http://www.lc.unsw.edu.au/onlib/time.html

Indigenous Resources

UTS Library has information and staff to assist you to find Indigenous information and scholarly work.

Below are a few major websites which contain Australian Indigenous resources.

AIATSIS

Australian Indigenous Healthinfonet

Australian Policy On Line - Indigenous Topics page

Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Australian Bureau of Statistics - Indigenous Australia

Australian Government Indigenous Portal

ABC Indigenous News Online

Australian Institute of Criminology Indigenous Justice

Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research: Publications page

Australian Government Indigenous Education Portal (Access to Adult and Community education, Higher Education, School Education and VET education information)

Australian Parliamentary Library -Social Policy - Internet Guide to Indigenous Affairs Resources