The document discusses the importance of referencing sources using the Harvard referencing system. It explains that the Harvard system records source information to avoid plagiarism and enable others to find the sources. It provides guidance on referencing books, e-books, websites, quotations and compiling a bibliography according to the Harvard style.

2.  Why is it important to reference the
information you use?
 What is the Harvard system?
 How to reference books, e-books and
websites?

3.  Method of recording the information sources that
you have used
 Refer to another authors work
 Compile your bibliography
 College uses the Harvard referencing system
 Also used by some universities

4.  Support information that you use
 Avoid plagiarism
 Enable your teacher to find the information that
you have used
 Demonstrate that you have used a range of
information sources

5.  Write down the following details for each
information source that you use:
 Author
 Year of Publication
 Title
 Edition
 Publisher
 Page numbers
 Web Address

6.  List of resources that you have used
 At the end of your assignment
 Alphabetical order by author’s surname
Example
Cottrell, S. (2008) The study skills handbook. 3rd ed.
London: Palgrave Macmillan
Jewkes, Y. (2010) Young people, risk and
cybercrime, Sociology Review. 19(4), p.26-29

7.  Need to ensure the quotation is correctly
referenced using the Harvard Referencing
System
 Example
It is argued that “people are often
discriminated against because of their
race, beliefs, gender, religion, sexuality, physi
cal or mental ability or age” (Stretch 2007 p.
176).

8. Longer quotations - separate paragraph, introduced
by a colon, indented from the left margin, no
quotation marks
Example:
Maria Montessori created :
carefully graded self-teaching materials which
stimulated children’s learning through the use of
their senses (Kamen 2000 p.95).

9.  Need to include the following:
 Author, (Year of Publication) Title. Edition, Place of
Publication: Publisher
 Example
Billingham, M. (2011) BTEC National Level 3
Health and Social Care Book 2. Harlow: Pearson
Education

10.  Need to include the following:
 Author, (Year of Publication) Title. [e-book] Edition. Place
of publication: Publisher. Available from:URL [Accessed:
Date]
Example
 Banyard, P. (2002) Health. [e-book] London: Hodder
and Stoughton. Available from: http://site.ebrary.com/lib/
wortech/docDetail.action?docID=10295079 [Accessed:
16 March 2011]

11.  Websites constantly change
 Not always possible to include all the information
 Important to include the date you accessed the
site
 Need to include the following:
Author, (Year of Publication), Title. [online]
Available from: URL [Accessed: Date]

12.  British Broadcasting Corporation, (2012) NHS bill :
GP’s offer to help with health changes. [online]
Available from: http://www.bbc.co.uk
/news/health-17348616 [Accessed: 1 August 2012]

13.  Harvard Referencing Guide
 Library Staff
 Study and Information Skills course