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The Harvard Referencing Handbook
Contents:
Introduction 2
Your questions answered:
Why do I have to reference? 3
Are there any other basics I should know? 3
How does referencing ‘look’ in text? 3
How do I know which one to use? 5
How often do I have to reference? 6
The Conventions of the Harvard system:
How do I reference a book? 7
How do I reference an edited book? 8
How do I reference an article from a periodical? 9
How do I reference a report or study?
(including an online study) 10
Finding out more 12
Introduction
This is a step-by-step guide for student use. The referencing system used in criminology, education and sociology is the Harvard system.
Referencing is a basic required skill in any undergraduate programme. You are expected to reference your work accurately and this will be taken into consideration when your work is being assessed.
Referencing in an academic style not only elevates the standard and level of our writing but it also aids our understanding of the subject we are studying. Comprehensive referencing ensures that we avoid sweeping generalisations and enables us to create mature and academic foundations with which to base and build our arguments from. It can allow us to structure our writing in a logical way and it can explain and support our conclusions in order to persuade the reader of its validity.
In order to reference appropriately, you must first understand some of the basic conventions that make up the Harvard system. The practice of referencing is standardised so that a writer’s research is traceable. Consistency and accuracy are therefore extremely important and care must be taken in your written work to ensure that you have got it right.
Note:
This guidebook concentrates on the Harvard system, which is the preferred system of referencing in this School. Some other Principal subjects at
Keele use
Contents:
Introduction 2
Your questions answered:
Why do I have to reference? 3
Are there any other basics I should know? 3
How does referencing ‘look’ in text? 3
How do I know which one to use? 5
How often do I have to reference? 6
The Conventions of the Harvard system:
How do I reference a book? 7
How do I reference an edited book? 8
How do I reference an article from a periodical? 9
How do I reference a report or study?
(including an online study) 10
Finding out more 12
Introduction
This is a step-by-step guide for student use. The referencing system used in criminology, education and sociology is the Harvard system.
Referencing is a basic required skill in any undergraduate programme. You are expected to reference your work accurately and this will be taken into consideration when your work is being assessed.
Referencing in an academic style not only elevates the standard and level of our writing but it also aids our understanding of the subject we are studying. Comprehensive referencing ensures that we avoid sweeping generalisations and enables us to create mature and academic foundations with which to base and build our arguments from. It can allow us to structure our writing in a logical way and it can explain and support our conclusions in order to persuade the reader of its validity.
In order to reference appropriately, you must first understand some of the basic conventions that make up the Harvard system. The practice of referencing is standardised so that a writer’s research is traceable. Consistency and accuracy are therefore extremely important and care must be taken in your written work to ensure that you have got it right.
Note:
This guidebook concentrates on the Harvard system, which is the preferred system of referencing in this School. Some other Principal subjects at
Keele use
Bibliography: Hearnden, I & Magill, C (2004) Decision-Making by House Burglars: Offenders’ Perspectives. HO Report 249. London: Home Office Retrieved on 10th Jan 2006 from: www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs04/r249.pdf For further Information see: Redman, P (2006) Good Essay Writing: A Social Sciences Guide (3rd Ed) London: Sage Publications