Cite Them Right Referencing Tutorial

Cite Them Right has produced a new referencing tutorial – a comprehensive set of interactive lessons to teach you the essentials of referencing and avoiding plagiarism. Explore it today.



You can now access it via the blue ‘Tutorial’ button, as part of the menu on the Cite Them Right homepage. (We recommend that you clear your browser’s cache before attempting to access the tutorial.) 

To access the resource log in to the university portal, select the My Learning page and then the Online databases and academic journals link in the Search the Library portlet. On the next screen, scroll down the alphabetical list and select Cite Them Right Online.

Cite Them Right Online updates



Cite Them Right Online has been updated with added guidance on referencing 24 new source types within the American Psychological Association (APA) referencing style. In addition to the existing coverage (books, eBooks, web pages, journal articles) the new sources covered are as follows:

  • Web pages with no author
  • Web pages with no date
  • Web pages with no author or title
  • Prepublication journal articles
  • Blogs
  • Facebook 
  • Twitter
  • Newspaper articles
  • Magazine articles
  • Photographs from the internet
  • Videos on YouTube
  • Theses and dissertations
  • Personal communications 
  • Departmental publications
  • Scientific datasets
  • Research reports
  • Translated books
  • Anthologies
  • Films/movies
  • Television programmes
  • Musical scores
  • Music or sound recordings on audio cassettes
  • Music or sound recordings on audio CDs or vinyl
  • Sculpture

Additionally, guidance on referencing Kindle books in American Psychological Association (APA) – this can be found under Books > Electronic Books (ebooks), has been added.

New Resource Cite Them Right Online

Would you like help with your referencing? You may already be familiar with the print book, as we have multiple copies on the shelves across the 3 campus libraries. Cite Them Right offers extensive guidance on how to reference and includes a range of support materials. You can: 

  •  find out how to construct a reference for anything.
  • build your reference on screen.
  • cut and paste the prepared reference straight into your coursework.
  • create references in different styles including Harvard.


Cite Them Right can be accessed on and off campus via the Online databases and academic journals link via the My learning / Learning support pages in the portal or via: http://www.citethemrightonline.com.