Western referencing styles, such as APA and MLA, are a common practice in academic writing. However, some argue they can be a form of oppression by privileging Western knowledge and marginalizing other perspectives. This panel brings together librarians and academics to discuss whether Western referencing styles should be reformed or replaced to be more inclusive of global scholarship and better support information sharing across cultural and linguistic divides.

1. Are Western referencing styles a form of
oppressive academic practice?
Academic Librarian at the
University of Derby; #ebookSOS
campaigner; WikimediaUK
trustee
Academic Services Manager at
York St John University; Journal
of Information Literacy copy-
editor
Professor and Director of the
Centre for Social Informatics,
Edinburgh Napier University;
CILIP Metadata & Discovery
Group chair
China Librarian at SOAS,
University of London; Visiting
Lecturer at City, University of
London; PhD in fan information
behaviour
CAROLINE BALL
@heroicendeavour
TOM PEACH
@ThomasPeachLib
DIANE PENNINGTON
@infogamerist
LUDI PRICE
@LudiPrice

3. LET’S CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION…