Harvard Referencing

Why is it important to reference the information you use?

What is the Harvard system? How to reference books, e-books and

websites?

Introduction

Method of recording the information sources that you have used

Refer to another authors work Compile your bibliography College uses the Harvard referencing system Also used by some universities

What is Referencing?

Support information that you use Avoid plagiarism Enable your teacher to find the information that

you have used Demonstrate that you have used a range of

information sources

Why Reference?

Write down the following details for each information source that you use:

Author Year of Publication Title Edition Publisher Page numbers Web Address

Research

List of resources that you have used At the end of your assignment Alphabetical order by author’s surname

Example

Cottrell, S. (2008) The study skills handbook. 3rd ed. London: Palgrave Macmillan

Jewkes, Y. (2010) Young people, risk and cybercrime, Sociology Review. 19(4), p.26-29

What is a Bibliography?

Need to ensure the quotation is correctly referenced using the Harvard Referencing System

Example It is argued that “people are often

discriminated against because of their race, beliefs, gender, religion, sexuality, physical or mental ability or age” (Stretch 2007 p. 176).

Quotations

Longer quotations - separate paragraph, introducedby a colon, indented from the left margin, no quotation marks

Example:Maria Montessori created :

carefully graded self-teaching materials which stimulated children’s learning through the use of their senses (Kamen 2000 p.95).

Long Quotations

Need to include the following: Author, (Year of Publication) Title. Edition, Place of

Publication: Publisher

Example Billingham, M. (2011) BTEC National Level 3

Health and Social Care Book 2. Harlow: Pearson Education

Referencing a Book

Need to include the following: Author, (Year of Publication) Title. [e-book] Edition. Place

of publication: Publisher. Available from:URL [Accessed: Date]

Example Banyard, P. (2002) Health. [e-book] London: Hodder

and Stoughton. Available from: http://site.ebrary.com/lib/wortech/docDetail.action?docID=10295079 [Accessed: 16 March 2011]

Referencing an E-book

Websites constantly change Not always possible to include all the information Important to include the date you accessed the

site Need to include the following: Author, (Year of Publication), Title. [online]

Available from: URL [Accessed: Date]

Referencing a Website

British Broadcasting Corporation, (2012) NHS bill : GP’s offer to help with health changes. [online] Available from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17348616 [Accessed: 1 August 2012]

Example of a Website

Harvard Referencing Guide Library Staff Study and Information Skills course

Further Information