The document provides an overview of Harvard referencing and its purpose and guidelines. Harvard referencing is a citation style used to acknowledge sources in academic work by citing the author's name, publication year, and page number in the text. It also requires including a reference list at the end with full source descriptions. Direct quotes, paraphrases, summaries, and other borrowed information must be properly cited and referenced to avoid plagiarism and allow readers to verify claims. References should be ordered alphabetically by author surname in the reference list.

1. What is Harvard Referencing? This is the system used to acknowledge and record the source(s) you have used in your work.

2. Why do we need to do it? · Protect yourself against charges of plagiarism!! · To support your arguments and give your work a factual basis. · The reader can follow up your references and · check that your arguments are valid

3. What should you cite? Direct quotes Summaries Paraphrased text Electronic Sources Designs or plans Statistics Theories Ideas Images (photos, graphs, tables, etc) Music

4. How it’s done 1 . Citing This requires you to mention, within the text, the sources you have used in your writing. When you cite you include the author’s surname, year of publication and page number. 2. Reference list At the end of your work, under the heading References , you must write a full description of each source you have cited.

5. Citing - what it should look like It has been argued that ‘The World Wide Web offers opportunities for disabled learners to access aspects of the curriculum that are difficult or impossible to achieve otherwise.’ (Eisenstadt and Vincent, 1998, p45). However, I believe that … Eisenstadt and Vincent (1998, p45) state that ‘ The World Wide Web offers opportunities for disabled learners to access aspects of the curriculum that are difficult or impossible to achieve otherwise.’ However, I believe that … ( Note the quote!)

6. Citing - What it should look like? Eisenstadt and Vincent (1998) state that disabled learners can use the Internet to access information that is difficult or impossible to achieve otherwise. (Paraphrasing)

7. The Reference List - Order S tudents in D anger T ake P ractical P recautions Surname Date Title Place Publisher

8. The Reference List · Reference List – list, in full, all of the sources that you have cited within your writing. · References should be accurate, consistent and include all the required information to enable a reader to locate the source. · The list of references must always be in alphabetical order. · Tip! The information you require can usually be found on the title page (or reverse title page) of the book or document that you are citing.

9. What it should look like? References Bunker, M. (2010). My Lovely Allotment. London: Collins. Wakeford, R. (2008). Easy Steps to a Perfect Lawn. Exeter: Oxford University Press.

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