{"id":1284,"date":"2018-12-03T08:30:21","date_gmt":"2018-12-03T08:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/?p=1284"},"modified":"2018-11-30T11:15:58","modified_gmt":"2018-11-30T11:15:58","slug":"getting-to-know-oscola-4th-referencing-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/getting-to-know-oscola-4th-referencing-style\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting to know OSCOLA 4th referencing style"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1238\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/files\/2018\/11\/Thin-banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2480\" height=\"520\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>What is OSCOLA?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Oxford University Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities (OSCOLA) is the standard referencing format used by law students and anyone writing in a legal field.\u00a0 It allows for exact referencing of cases, journals and statutes meaning that sources can be found quickly and accurately.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HELP!!!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>OSCOLA can be a bit daunting at first, especially if you are unused to referencing, but don\u2019t worry, we have a lot of help available.\u00a0 \u00a0Here are some top tips for getting to grips with OSCOLA from scratch or if you just need a refresher:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Start by going to our <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/libguides.ncl.ac.uk\/referencing\/oscola\">library guide<\/a><\/strong>, where you will find tips and resources to build your knowledge up.<\/li>\n<li>Have a look at our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/newcastleunilibrary\/referencing-and-oscola-4th\">OSCOLA and referencing slideshow<\/a> <\/strong>to understand the importance of referencing and to get a brief overview of OSCOLA.<\/li>\n<li>Set some time aside and work through the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/xerte.cardiff.ac.uk\/play_6716\">Citing the Law Tutorial<\/a><\/strong> from Cardiff University. This will show you how to cite cases, legislation and secondary sources, as well as how to identify authors and quote.<\/li>\n<li>For quick &#8220;how do I&#8221;? questions, check out the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.ox.ac.uk\/sites\/files\/oxlaw\/oscola_4th_edn_hart_2012quickreferenceguide.pdf\">OSCOLA quick help guide<\/a><\/strong> (physical copies also available in the Law Library) or <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/xerte.cardiff.ac.uk\/play_4069#page4\">Cite the Law&#8217;s A-Z referencing examples<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>And if you are trying to use OSCOLA and EndNote, don&#8217;t forget we have a <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/libguides.ncl.ac.uk\/endnote\/oscola\">handy guide<\/a><\/strong> for you. More on this next time!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>And lastly, if you are in doubt, remember we are always here to help! Contact us via <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/libhelp.ncl.ac.uk\/\">library help<\/a><\/strong> or ask in the Law Library.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is OSCOLA? The Oxford University Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities (OSCOLA) is the standard referencing format used by law students and anyone writing in a legal field.\u00a0 It allows for exact referencing of cases, journals and statutes meaning that sources can be found quickly and accurately. HELP!!!!! OSCOLA can be a bit daunting &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/getting-to-know-oscola-4th-referencing-style\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Getting to know OSCOLA 4th referencing style&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7207,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[97,114],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-resources","category-top-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7207"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1284"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1284\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1338,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1284\/revisions\/1338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}