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Dave, Thanks for this prompt - got me to look at the Bibliography tool. I use Word for Mac 2008 (yes, Microsoft is always a year behind for the Mac) and it looks good. The only point about a standard system is that it keeps tutors happy (thinking that they are ...) and, more seriously, enabling publishing. But with self-publishing, grey publishing etc, perhaps the only requirement is consistency? All the best, John Professor John Konrad Konrad Associates International April Cottage Chestnut Avenue Chichester West Sussex UK-PO19 5QE Phone: 01243 790909 International: ++44 1243 790909 Voicemail / SkypeIn: 0121 286 9207 http://www.konradassociatesinternational.eu/ Skype: john_konrad Email: [log in to unmask] On 23 Jan 2009, at 18:39, Dave Foord wrote: > Although I haven't personally made the switch yet, one of the > features of > Word 2007 that I don't think exists in office 2003 is the > bibliography tool > - where as you are writing - if you want to refenece something, you > can add > a reference - this brings up a window, where you enter other > information > (e.g. title of book, publisher, version etc...) then when you have > finished > you can create an automatic bibliography, which displays the > bibliographies > for the references used in whichever referencing system you are using. > > Now this is a feature that I like, as there are many students (and > staff) > that find referencing systems confusing, and I am aware of students > not > using a wide range of different sources, just to reduce the > referencing > burden on themselves, and I would rather the learners spent more > time and > effort learning about their subject, and using a good range of sources > rather than learning how to properly create a Harvard (or similar) > reference, which is one of the least useful skills that I have never > learnt. > > I can hear the pencils being sharpened ready to stab me, at making > such a > heretic remark! > > Dave Foord > A6 Training and Consultancy Ltd > Mobile: 07922115678 > Tel/Fax: 01509 556950 > web: www.A6training.co.uk > Skype:dave.foord > > A6 Training and Consultancy LTD is a registered Company 6025999 > (registered > in England and Wales). > Registered Office: 8 Cartland Drive, Loughborough, Leicestershire, > LE11 5YD > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Virtual Learning Environments [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On > Behalf Of > Vicki McGarvey > Sent: 23 January 2009 14:26 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [VLES] Online tools for academic/writing skills > > Dear All > > I was wondering if anybody had come across any online tool/tools that > students could use to support the development of their academic > writing or > writing skills. > > If you do not want to reply to the list you can contact me directly. > > Regards > > Vicki McGarvey > Senior eLearning Developer > Educational Development Unit > Library Learning Resources > Nottingham Trent University. > [log in to unmask] > > ***************** List information: ***************** Remember - > replies go > by default to the entire list. > Access the list via the web on http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ > vle.html > To unsubscribe, email [log in to unmask] with the message: > leave vle > > ***************** List information: ***************** > Remember - replies go by default to the entire list. > Access the list via the web on http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ > vle.html > To unsubscribe, email [log in to unmask] with the message: > leave vle ***************** List information: ***************** Remember - replies go by default to the entire list. Access the list via the web on http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/vle.html To unsubscribe, email [log in to unmask] with the message: leave vle