Harvard Referencing

What is Harvard Referencing?

What is it?

Harvard Referencing is a way of referencing where information or quotes have specifically come from. They are a way to show that the writer of the article, essay, presentation etc has an actual viable source of information and isn't just making things up. The referencing also gives the reader a way to check where information has come from and helps someone like an examiner or a teacher to check that the information is reliable and accurate. 

What is the importance of a Bibliography?

A bibliography gives reliability to a source of information. As well as the Harvard referencing it gives the reader a place to check the reliability of the information that is being given. It shows that there is an actual source where the information is coming from and gives people the ability to check and compare the information that they are bing fed.

Depending on where a quotation is from, it will have to be referenced in a specific way:

For Books reference:

• The author or editors name
• The year the book was published
• The title
• The Name of the publisher
• Page in which the quote can be found
• Volume number

For Articles reference:

• The authors name
• The year the article was published
• Title of the article

For Electronic Sources reference:

• The date you accessed the source
• The type of source that it is