   Why is it important to reference the
    information you use?
   What is the Harvard system?
   How to reference books, e-books and
    websites?
   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
   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
   Write down the following details for each
    information source that you use:
   Author
   Year of Publication
   Title
   Edition
   Publisher
   Page numbers
    Web Address
   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
   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).
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).
   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
   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]
   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]
   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]
   Harvard Referencing Guide
   Library Staff
   Study and Information Skills course

Referencing

  • 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