Harvard Referencing

‘In order to have an accurate record of what you have researched and therefore an

accurate reference, it is important that you write down the details of your sources as you

study. When taking notes, use a separate page for each new book, journal article, or

electronic source. At the top of each page, clearly record the following information for

future reference.

For books, record:

• The author’s or editor’s name (or names)

• The year the book was published

• The title of the book

• If it is an edition other than the first

• The city the book was published in

• The name of the publisher

For journal articles record:

• The author’s name or names

• The year in which the journal was published

• The title of the article

• The title of the journal

• The page number/s of the article in the journal

• As much other information as you can find about the journal, for example the

• volume and issue numbers

For electronic resources:

• The date you accessed the source

• The electronic address or email

• The type of electronic resource (email, discussion forum, WWW page, etc).’[1]

Harvard referencing is used to validate sources and ensure plagiarism does not occur as it is against the law. There are two types of Harvard referencing, the one I have demonstrated in this text and in the text citation.

A general template to follow for referencing would be:

(Author: page, title, date created, available from: web address [Date accessed: 00/00/00])

[1] (Samantha Dhann: Referencing - The Harvard System 2001, Collecting all the details: Accurate referencing. Available from: https://education.exeter.ac.uk/dll/studyskills/harvard_referencing.PDF [date accessed: 03/11/16])