A Note On Harvard Referencing

Harvard
Referencing

Harvard Referencing

SMILE is Available online via Moodle at http://moodle.yorksj.ac.uk
This publication can be accessed as either a print copy or as an ebook (epub format) SMILE is a Creative Commons resource created as part of the JISC
ReProduce programme.
The project was a consortium of Loughborough University, Imperial College
London and University of Worcester.

Page | 2

Harvard Referencing
Contents
Goals
What is referencing?
Why do it?
Citing
Citing in the body of the text
Quoting in the text
Citing from an interview or personal communication
Citing from chapters written by different authors
Secondary Referencing
Citing and quoting from multi-media and online resources
Electronic journal (e-journals) articles
Web pages
CD-ROMs
Multimedia
Reference list & bibliography
Layout for your reference list & bibliography
Blogs
Books
Chapters in anthologies and edited books
Translated books
Books written in a foreign language
E-books
Conference proceedings
Emails
Journal articles
E-journals
Images
Interviews
Maps
Multimedia (inc. audio clips, films, cassettes, etc.)
Music
Newspaper articles
Patents
Performances (live/published)
Personal communication with a professional practitioner
Podcasts
Presentations/lectures
Reports
Standards
Statutory instruments
Theses
Web pages
White and green papers
Miscellaneous
Frequently asked questions
Congratulations!
References

3 | Page

4
4
4
5
5
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
9
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
17
18
19
20
22
23
24
26
28
29
30
32
33
34
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45

Harvard Referencing
Goals

This booklet is designed to help you understand how to be able to cite and reference your information appropriately using the Harvard system of referencing.

What is referencing?

Referencing is a way of acknowledging that you have used the ideas and written material belonging to another author. It demonstrates that you have undertaken an appropriate literature search and carried out appropriate reading.
The following are examples of sources you might access and need to reference:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•

Books
Journal articles
Eletronic journal articles
World Wide Web
E-mails
Video, films, CD-ROMs & audio tape recordings
Newspapers
Conference papers
Pamphlets
Radio/TV broadcasts ( you must check with your lecturer that this type of material is okay to use in your assignment!)
Personal communication
Interviews (If this is a personal interview, you must always ask permission of the interviewee before using such material)

Why do it?

•
•
•
•

Anyone reading your assignments should be able to trace the sources you have used in the development of your work.
If you do not acknowledge another writer’s work or ideas, you could be accused of plagiarism.
Accurate referencing is commensurate with good academic practice and enhances the presentation of your work.
Accurate referencing can improve your marks!

Page | 4

Harvard Referencing
Citing

When you have used an idea from a book, journal article or other source, you must acknowledge this in your text. We refer to this as ‘citing’.
When you cite someone else’s work, you must always state the author or editor and the date of publication.
If the work has two authors or editors you must cite both names when citing in the body of your own work.
Only use the author and date; do not include the title, place of publication, and other information, because these full details of the item are written in your reference list at the end of your essay.

Citing in the body of the text

When you cite a piece of work you must always state the author / editor and the date of publication. If the work has two authors / editors you must cite both names. When citing in-text, you only use the author and date; do not include the title, place of publication etc. as these further details are written in your reference list at the end of your assignment.

Show More

Related Documents: A Note On Harvard Referencing

Cause And Effect Essay