Referencing
Harvard style
Harvard style : bibliography
A bibliography is a list of references cited given at the end of an essay, dissertation etc. Each individual reference is made by putting together all the details needed to find a piece of information, in a specified order. Different details are needed for different formats of information.
The order of the details and punctuation can vary slightly according to different style guides (e.g. some style guides do not require the brackets around the date). However, it is important to use the same style, punctuation and order of details consistently throughout your piece of work.
In this topic we will look at how individual references are constructed. In particular, you will learn how to reference:
- a book
- a chapter in a book
- a book for which you don't know publication details
- a journal article
- an anonymous book or article
- a corporate publication (produced by an organisation, rather than an individual)
- a UK government publication
- a conference paper
- online sources (e.g. an article in an online journal)
- a film
- a television or radio recording
