Category: Writing
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Reference Tools
Reference Tools ReferenceSoftware In order from the simplest through to the more advanced: OWLL APA Interactive creates customised examples of APA style references. It is good for creating a few references yourself; becoming familiar with and checking correct APA style. Discover (and some other Library databases) formats references in several styles, using the ‘Cite’ button…
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Bibliography and Reference List
Reference list vs. bibliography Reference lists (in MLA style called “lists of works cited”) contain a complete list of all the sources (books, journal articles, websites, etc.) that you have cited directly in a document. That means that if there are in-text citations for a source there is a reference list entry, and vice versa.…
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Style
Style The style of language you use in an entry or essay of the Encyclopedia of Law is important. Because the ideas in an Encyclopedia should be expressed in an objective manner, the entries and essays are written in third person. For example, “the purpose of this essay was to…” rather than “I did this…
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See Also
See Also . In “See Also”, authors may include full cross references to Entries treated elsewhere in one of the Encyclopedia entries or essays.
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Conclusions
Conclusions A Conclusion is a brief summary of the content of the entry and the potential implications of the legal issue. This is the summing up of your findings, argument or point of law. The conclusion should relate back to the Introduction. The Conclusion should only consist of a few sentences, and should reiterate the…
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Abstract
Abstract (Synopsis or Summary) An abstract (also called synopsis, summary or executive summary), which is different from an introduction, is an informative summary of the entry or essay, in which you include one or two sentences for every main section of your entry or essay. For example, you can include: • the context of the…