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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