Harvard System of Referencing
References/Bibliography
This is a list of the resources you used for research. Resources should be listed in alphabetical order by the surname.
These can be created online at http://www.harvardgenerator.com/
Newspapers
Author(s) Surname
Author(s) Initials
Year Publisher
Title of Article
Newspaper
Date Published
Page(s)
One Page
Thomson, F. 2012. How google has taken over the world. Guardian, 30th August p. 5
Double Pages or more (use pp instead of p)
Thomson, F. 2012. How google has taken over the world. Guardian, 30th August pp. 5-6
Books
Author(s) Surname
Author(s) Initials
Year Publisher
Title of Book
Edition
Only required, if 2nd edition
or higher.
Place published
Publisher
Donaldson, D. 2012. Browsing made easy. 2nd Ed. London: Penguin
Single or multiple authors
Single author
E. G. Donaldson, D. 2012. Browsing made easy. 2nd Ed. London: Penguin
Two authors
E. G. Donaldson, D. and Ferguson, T. 2012. Browsing made easy. 2nd Ed. London: Penguin
Three authors
E. G. Donaldson, D., Fraser, J. and Ferguson, T. 2012. Browsing made easy. 2nd Ed. London: Penguin
4 authors or more
E. G. Donaldson, D. Etal. 2012. Browsing made easy. 2nd Ed. London: Penguin
Editor(s)
Use the abbreviation Ed. for editor or Eds. for editors after the author(s) name.
Compiled with guidance from;Cardiff University Information Services. 2012 Harvard Referencing Tutorial. [Online] Available
at:https://ilrb.cf.ac.uk/citingreferences/tutorial/index.html. [Accessed at: 24th August 2012]
Scottish Qualifications Authority. [No date] An outline of the Harvard Referencing System. [Online] Available at:
http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/8478.html. [Acessed at: 24th August 2012
Miss J. L. H. Reid School Librarian, Grange Academy School Library
Websites
Organisation/Author
Year created
Title of Webpage
Website URL
Accessed.
British Broadcasting Corporation. 2012 Internet Basics (Searching the internet.) [ONLINE] Available at:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/courses/internet-basics/lessons/searching-the-internet/. [Accessed: 20 August 2012].
Citing references in text
The author’s surname and date of publication should be displayed in brackets after the text. The URL is not required for
websites.
E. G. (Thomson, 2012)
Quotes
The quotes should be in inverted commas the author’s surname, date of publication and page number(s) in brackets afterwards.
For large quotes. Open a new paragraph and at the left.
If you know the author
(Author, year, page)
E. G. (Thomson, 2012 p.13)
If you only know the organisation.
(Organisation, year, page)
E. G. (Natural History Museum 2012, p. 12)
If you only know the title of the item.
(Title, year, page)
E. G. (Using the internet efficiently 2012 p. 12)
Compiled with guidance from;Cardiff University Information Services. 2012 Harvard Referencing Tutorial. [Online] Available
at:https://ilrb.cf.ac.uk/citingreferences/tutorial/index.html. [Accessed at: 24th August 2012]
Scottish Qualifications Authority. [No date] An outline of the Harvard Referencing System. [Online] Available at:
http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/8478.html. [Acessed at: 24th August 2012
Miss J. L. H. Reid School Librarian, Grange Academy School Library