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Citation is the means by which you tell a reader about the sources (books, journals, webpages etc.) that you have referred to in your work.
It is important to cite sources accurately for four main reasons: giving credit to other authors; showing that you have read widely; letting the reader trace the works you have read; and avoiding plagiarism (using someone else’s ideas as your own).
This guide will show you how to cite a wide range of resources, using one version of Harvard:
Books Lecture slides TV series episodes Chapters from books Assignments /Essays Films Journal articles Conference papers Vlogs and vodcasts Websites Theses Podcasts Newspaper articles Online forum posts Emails Images Wikis Tweets Reports TV shows Instagram posts
When using Harvard, cited items are referred to in the text of your work by giving the author’s name and year of publication. (This is known as an author-date style)
If you are quoting directly, paraphrasing or using ideas from a specific page or pages of a work, you should also include the page number(s) in your citations: e.g. Jenkins (2006, p.4) argued “......” e.g. “Consumption has become a collective process” (Jenkins, 2006 p.4)
If you are referring to an argument or ideas which are throughout a work, cite using just the author and date details in brackets: e.g. In a recent study (Jenkins, 2006), it was argued that…
The authors’ last names will appear in alphabetical order at the end of your essay where you will give the full publication details of references.
Book Author(s) (year) Title, edition – if not the 1st, Place of publication: Publisher. e.g. Schilling, M. (2017) Strategic management of technological innovation. 5 th^ edn. New York: McGraw-Hill Education.
Chapter from an edited book Author(s) (year) ‘Title of chapter’ in: Author(s)/ Editor(s), (ed(s).) Book title, Edition, Place of publication: Publisher, pages (use p. or pp.). e.g. Von Hippel, E. (2015) ‘User Innovation’ in: Sigismund Huff, A., Moslein, K.M., and Reichwald, R. (eds.) Leading open innovation , Cambridge: MIT Press, pp. 117-133.
Journal article Author(s) (year) ‘Title of article’, Title of journal , volume number (part or issue number or month), pages. e.g. Kuznar, L.A., and Lutz, J.M. (2007) ‘Risk sensitivity and terrorism’, Political studies, 55(2), pp. 341–361.
Website (Some websites do not have all the citation elements so cite all the ones you can find) Author(s) (year) Title of webpage [online], Organisation responsible (optional), available at: URL (Accessed: date) e.g. Pierce, D. (2017) Why Google Needs Gadgets [online], Wired, available at: https://www.wired.com/story/why-google-needs-gadgets/ (Accessed: 3 August 2018)
Newspaper article Author(s) (year) ‘Article title’, Newspaper title , date published, pages. e.g. Brown, P. (2002) ‘Virtual reality: Is this really how we will all watch TV in years to come?’, The Observer , 9 April, pp. 34-35.
Image (including graph, table, diagram) from a book Artist (year) Title of the work [Material type], in: Author/Editor (year) Title, Place of publication: Publisher, page. e.g. Masolino, T. (1427) The Temptation of Adam and Eve [Painting], in: Bruce-Mitford, M. (1996) The Illustrated Book of Signs and Symbols , London: Dorling Kindersley, p.24.
Report e.g. company report, market research report Author or organisation (year) Title of report , Place of publication: Publisher. e.g. Design Council (2015) The Design Economy 2015: The value of design to the UK , London: Design Council. Or if online : Author or organisation (year) Title of report [online] available at: URL (Accessed: date) e.g. Mintel (2016) Social and Media Networks [online] available at: http://academic.mintel.com/display/748268/ (Accessed: 21 August 2018)
Paper in conference proceedings Author(s) (year) ‘Title’ in: Editor(s) Title of conference proceedings. Place and date of conference , Place of publication: Publisher, pages. e.g. Gibson, E.J. (1977) ‘The performance concept in building’ in: Proceedings of the 7th CIB Triennial Congress, Edinburgh, September 1977, London: Construction Research International, pp. 129-136.
Vlog or Vodcast Author(s) (year) Title of vlog/vodcast: Episode title [Vodcast / Vlog post] available at: URL (Accessed: date). e.g. Clark, K. (2016) LISTEN UP: Consumerism [Vlog post] available at: https://youtu.be/HPExBWjcm9c (Accessed: 3 September 2018)
Podcast Author/presenter (year) Title of podcast: Episode title [Podcast] Day/month released/posted online, available at: URL (Accessed: date) e.g. Mars, R. (2016) 99% Invisible: The Age of the Algorithm [Podcast] 9 May 2017, available at: https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/the-age-of-the-algorithm/ (Accessed: 5 June 2018)
Email Author (year) Email to Receiver, date of email. Harris, D. (2016) Email to Angie Applegate, 5 August.
Tweet Author (year posted) [ Twitter ] Day/month of tweet post, available at: URL (Accessed: date) e.g. Uber (2017) [Twitter] 28 September, available at: https://twitter.com/Uber (Accessed: 3 October 2017)
Instagram post Author (year posted) [ Instagram ] Day/month of Instagram post, available at: URL (Accessed: date) e.g. Apple (2017) [Instagram] 30 August, available at: https://www.instagram.com/p/BYbH- zVj1tZ/?taken-by=apple (Accessed: 3 October 2017)
Brown, P. (2002) ‘Virtual reality: Is this really how we will all watch TV in years to come?’, The Observer , 9 April, pp. 34-35. Kuznar, L.A., and Lutz, J.M. (2007) ‘Risk sensitivity and terrorism’, Political studies , 55(2), pp. 341–361. Mintel (2016) Social and Media Networks. Available at: http://academic.mintel.com/display/748268/ (Accessed: 21 August 2018) Pierce, D. (2017) Why Google Needs Gadgets , Wired. Available at: https://www.wired.com/story/why-google-needs-gadgets/ (Accessed: 3 August 2018) Schilling, M. (2017) Strategic management of technological innovation. 5th edn. New York: McGraw-Hill Education. Uber (2017) [Twitter] 28 September, available at: https://twitter.com/Uber (Accessed: 3 October
Von Hippel, E. (2015) ‘User Innovation’ in: Sigismund Huff, A., Moslein, K.M., and Reichwald, R. (eds.) Leading open innovation , Cambridge: MIT Press, pp. 117-133.