Why Reference?
It is important to provide references for quoted text, facts, figures as well as concepts and ideas, that you use in your work. This helps you to avoid plagiarism, and also allows readers to examine these ideas in their original context.
Researchers list the information sources they have used or published in a consistent, widely-accepted way, so that readers of the list have the best chance of locating these sources if they wish. The items on the list are called citations, or references, and they are formatted according to the desired referencing style.
You will be required to do the same when you include a list of references at the end of an assignment. The main referencing style used by Psychology is APA (American Psychological Association).
APA Style Guide
To help you reference correctly you can refer to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Society. The latest edition can be found in the Library Catalogue:
View the location of the Manual at your library here: 
Referencing and EndNote
- Style Guides and Manuals
Information on various style guides such as Harvard, MLA and La Trobe Referencing. - EndNote @ La Trobe Info about EndNote including user guides, FAQ's, import and connection files.
APA guide links
- Target your study skills - Optimise your learning. Chapter 10 Referencing Also known as the Study Skills Handbook, this guide has been written specifically for La Trobe Health Sciences students.
- APA style guide to electronic references Available as a download from the library catalogue, this guide is particularly useful for referencing electronic sources.
- Curtin University guide to APA referencing (PDF) This basic introduction to the APA style includes a table of useful examples, with hints for Endnote X1 reference types as well.
- USQ Library guide to APA referencing This guide includes particualry detailed examples, including many for electronic and web sources.
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