Referencing a book using the Harvard System A. J. Davison

1. First the name of the author(s) e.g. 1 author - Johnson, P. 2 authors - Johnson, P., & Wright, L. More than 2 authors - Johnson, P. et. al.

2. Now add the date of publication Johnson, P. (1997) Johnson, P., and Wright, L. (2001) Johnson, P. et.al. (2005)

3 Now add the title of the book Johnson, P. (1997) A History of Custard and Country Dancing. Johnson, P., and Wright, L. (2001) A History of Custard and Country Dancing. Johnson, P. et.al. (2005) A History of Custard and Country Dancing.

4 Add Edition Number If the book has been reprinted it will have an edition number. You must include this. Johnson, P. (1997) A History of Custard and Country Dancing. (3 rd Ed.) Johnson, P., and Wright, L. (2001) A History of Custard and Country Dancing. (2 nd Ed) Johnson, P. et.al. (2005) A History of Custard and Country Dancing.

5. Now – add the place it was published Johnson, P. (1997) A History of Custard and Country Dancing. (3 rd Ed.) London Johnson, P., and Wright, L. (2001) A History of Custard and Country Dancing. (2 nd Ed) Oxford Johnson, P. et.al. (2005) A History of Custard and Country Dancing. New York

6. Now add the publisher Johnson, P. (1997) A History of Custard and Country Dancing. (3 rd Ed.) London. Arena Johnson, P., and Wright, L. (2001) A History of Custard and Country Dancing. (2 nd Ed) Oxford. Arena Johnson, P. et.al. (2005) A History of Custard and Country Dancing. New York. Arena

Summary Author(s) Author(s) Date Date Title Title Edition Edition Place of Publication Place of Publication Publisher Publisher

Journal, Magazine, Paper Author, year of publication, article title, journal name, volume, page numbers. Author, year of publication, article title, journal name, volume, page numbers. Piglet, L. (2006) The efficacy of meddling in other people’s business. British Psychosnitching Weekly, Vol , pp Piglet, L. (2006) The efficacy of meddling in other people’s business. British Psychosnitching Weekly, Vol , pp23-45.

Reference a Website Site Operator, site name, internet address; date accessed. Nikopedia, The Nikopedia Universal Encyclopaedia; 12/09/07 NB: Websites change – you need to be able to say when you accessed it to authenticate your entry.

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Citing in your text Referring to a reference without quoting it. Name of author and date of publication. e.g. Johnson, P. (2003) suggested that the longer the legs the further the feet. This is then referenced in the reference section under Johnson, P (2003) etc.

Quoting in your text Referring to a reference by quoting it. Name of author, date of publication and page number. Johnson, P. (2003:34) “It has been proved that the longer the legs, the further the feet are from the head.” This is then referenced in the reference section under Johnson, P (2003) etc.

Short quotes Short quotes can be kept in the body of the text. This leads to a number of different views. Johnson,P (2003:123) suggests, “The biggest one is usually the heaviest and most content.” This is a view which is opposed by (Robertson, D (2005) and Halmsworth (2006) This leads to a number of different views. Johnson,P (2003:123) suggests, “The biggest one is usually the heaviest and most content.” This is a view which is opposed by (Robertson, D (2005) and Halmsworth (2006)

Long quotes Long quotes can be made to stand out from the body of the text. Indent at both margins. Enter quote as if a separate paragraph. “This leads to a number of different views of this phenomenon. It is suggested that the the biggest one is usually the heaviest and most content, while small ones are often dissatisfied.” (Robertson, D (2005:34) Give the reference at the end – author’s name, date of publication and page number.

References and bibliography REFERENCES – alphabetic list of the books etc. you have quoted or cited in your text. Williams, J. (2005) Social Pathology. 2 nd Ed. Newcastle upon Tyne. Pegasus Publishing. Williams, J. (2005) Social Pathology. 2 nd Ed. Newcastle upon Tyne. Pegasus Publishing. BIBLIOGRAPHY – alphabetic list of the books etc. you have consulted in your text. Williams, J. (2005) Social Pathology. 2 nd Ed. Newcastle upon Tyne. Pegasus Publishing. Williams, J. (2005) Social Pathology. 2 nd Ed. Newcastle upon Tyne. Pegasus Publishing.

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