This section provides guidance on the use of the Harvard referencing style. You will find full guidance and an option to view webinars and live workshops on how best to approach this style of referencing.
Harvard is a in-text citations and bibliography referencing system. This means that all sources should be immediately cited with an in-text reference when they are mentioned in your work, and a full reference should appear in the Bibliography at the end of your work.
In-text Citations
An in-text citation consists of the author or authors’ surname(s), and the year the source was published. If you are quoting, or otherwise referring to a particular part of the source, it should also include the page or paragraph number.
An in-text citation may look like this:
If the whole of the work by Hall was being cited, not only a specific section, then the in-text citation might look like this:
Bibliography
The Bibliography should contain full details of everything you have cited in your assignment. Each reference should follow the format for its source type, as given in the Harvard Referencing Guide, which allows readers to see the full information needed to trace the item.
All the references should be listed in alphabetical order of author’s name, regardless of format.
Citethemright
You’re new to referencing – where do you start?
The Harvard Referencing Guide gives you formats for different reference types, along with examples of how they should look. But we also have another resource called CiteThemRight.
CiteThemRight is a reference creation support website. It gives you examples of what different types of reference should look like, and also a place where you can try creating a reference for yourself.
Each resource type in CiteThemRight has its own ‘You Try’ box, where you can type your own reference information to replace a reference template. CiteThemRight takes care of all the punctuation and formatting; you simply add your information.
To learn more about how to use CiteThemRight, take our very short:
Library website | UDiscover | Reading Lists | Elite | Study Skills | Contact Us | Feedback? Let us know your thoughts
© Library Services The University of Law.
Home | Collections | Using our Libraries | Skills Academy | Library Help and Support | Referencing | UDiscover | Reading Lists | Elite | Twitter | Podcast | Contact Us | About Us