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ReferencingHarvard System
How to Write a Reference List?
What is referencing? A standard method to acknowledge the
sources of information and ideas you have used in an assignment
Why do we make references?To show where you have found the
informationTo give your acknowledgement To show your readers where to locate the
sources you have usedTo avoid plagiarism
Types of Referencing SystemsAuthor-date systems
Harvard system, APA and MLA
Numeric systemsChicago or Turabian, Vancouver and Footnote
Examples of the Author-Date System
Examples of the numeric system
How do we make references?CitationReference ListBibliography
CitationIn the body of the assignmentInclude the following:
The family name of the author/authors The publication year
Two main ways of presentations:In brackets, outside your sentence
structure: Many factors are known to affect the
successful outcomes for students at university (Johnson 2003)
Using the author’s name as part of your sentence structure, with the date in brackets: Johnson (2003) claims that there are many
factors to affect the successful outcomes for students at university
Page number are included when you :Use a direct code from an original sourceSummarise an idea from a particular pageCopy tables or figures, or provide particular
details like a date eg.McLaine (2002, p. 16) stated that ‘productivity
was found to be affected by work related stress in 69% of workers.’
Or‘Productivity was found to be affected by work
related stress in 69% of workers’ (McLaine 2002, p. 16)
Examples of Citation
The Reference ListEach citation must have a matching entry in
the reference listHave the full bibliographic detailsNot a bibliographyArranged alphabetically by author’s family
name, or title if a source has no authorA single list
What information needs to be provided?
Author /EditorYear of publicationTitleEditionPublisherPlace of publication
Book
Example of Referencing a BookAuthor’s surname, Initial(s) year, Title of
book, Publisher, Place of publication.
One author:Daly, J 2004, Nursing leadership, Elsevier,
Sydney.Surname Initial of first name (no full
stop)Year
Title (in italic)
Publisher
Publication Place
Two or three authors:Connoley, R & Rock, P 1999, Managing
Australian business: corporate, human resources, operations, 3rd edn., VCTA, South Melbourne
More than three authors:Singh, S et al. 2001, Aboriginal Australia & the
Torres Strait Islands: guide to indigenous Australia, Lonely Planet, Hawthorn, Victoria.
What information needs to be provided?
Author of the articleYear of publicationTitle of the articleTitle of the journalVolume and issue numberPage number
Journal Articles
Example of referencing a journal article Author’s surname, Initial(s) year, ‘Title of
article’, Title of Journal, volume number, issue number, page range.
WebsiteAuthor’s Surname, Initials or Organisation, Year
of work, Title of document/article (in italic), Date viewed (written: viewed Day Month Year), URL <enclosed in angle bracket>.
University of Southern Queensland 2010, Harvard AGPS Referencing Guide, viewed 16 August 2010, <http://www.usq.edu.au/library/help/referencing/harvard.htm>
Some RulesPut in author’s surname and the initial of the
first nameThe first letter of the title should be capitalised,
and also any proper names, places, etc.The title should be in italicNo full stops or spaces are used with the
author’s initialsAbbreviations are followed by a full stop
ed. for editorp. for page
Other examples?Chapter in an edited bookInternet siteCD-ROMDVDs/VideosJournal article from database
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