Harvard referencing

Harvard referencing

By Emily Morgan

Referencing is an important part of academic writing.

It tells your readers what sources you've used and how to find them​

Multiple Choice

Why do you use referencing in academic writing

• to avoid plagarism

• to look like you carried out a lot of back ground research

• to feel really smart

• to tell your readers what sources you used

​Harvard Referencing

Harvard is the most commonly used referencing style used in the UK and European science communities.

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When using Harvard style referencing the author and year are cited in the text, and full details are given in a reference list ​

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Harvard in-text citation

When writing your assignments the citation appears in brackets beside any quaotation or paraphrase (re-wording) of a source.

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It give the last name of the author(s) and the year of publication as well as the page number (if applicable)​

Lets look at an Example

​Harry Potter

Harry lived with the Dursely's for 10 years without them changing their interior decor (Rowling,, 1997, p. 19).

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Rowling (1997, p.19) states the durselys didnt change their interior decor for at least 10 yesr​

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A source with multiple authors

​Number of Authors	​In-text citation example
​1 author	​(Morgan, 2022)
​2 Authors	​(Morgan and McKay, 2022)
​3 Authors	​Morgan, McKay and Tolerton, 2022)
​4+ authors	​Morgan e

Multiple Choice

What is used to signifiy there are 4 or more authors

• and all

• et al

• et al

• etc.

creating a reference list

Also known as a bibliography ​

Appears at the end of your work

Lists all sources in alphabetical order by the authors last name

The reference entry starts with the authors last name, followed bt initial(s).

Only he first word of the title is capatilised​

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Our Harry Potter Example ​

​Rowling, J.K. (1997) Harry Potter and the philosophers stone. 2nd edn St Helens: The Book People Ltd. p19

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St Helens is the city it was published and The Book People Ltd. is the company that published it ​

Multiple Choice

How should you structure your reference list

• Alphabetically by authors first name

• Aplhabetically by authors last name

• Alphabetically by source title

• In the order you used them

Referencing a website

Author surname, initial, (year) Page title. Available at: URL (accessed: day, month, year)​

What if there is no date?

Authors name, no date) Title . Available at URL (Accessed: day, month, year)

What if there is no author?

Title, no date) Available at URL (accessed: day, month, year)

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Multiple Choice

What additional information do you have to provide for a website

• the date you accessed it and the year it was published

• the website address

• the date you accessed it

• the website address and the date you accessed it

Try some examples

using the websites above find the correct reference for the following site ​

Article 16 of NI protocol unlikely to be triggered before Stormont election due to Ukraine crisis: reports - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk​

Websites that help

Free Harvard Referencing Generator [Updated for 2022] (mybib.com)

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FREE Harvard Referencing Generator & Guide | Cite This For Me

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Harvard Referencing Generator | We love referencing

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