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‘Quote, Unquote’ short guide: Harvard style of citing and referencing

2010

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Introduction

‘Quote, Unquote’ contains detailed information and advice about using Harvard at Leeds Met (for details of how to access ‘Quote, Unquote’ see the Further help section on p.4). This short guide focuses on examples. During your studies you will need to prove that you have some knowledge of other people’s work or ideas. These ideas may be taken from many types of sources such as: books, journal articles, web sites, radio or TV broadcasts, films, etc. It is important that you do not give the impression that these ideas are yours. If you did, it would be plagiarism or cheating. When you use (paraphrase, directly quote, etc.) someone else’s work, you must both cite and reference it to: acknowledge the work of other writers and researchers avoid accusations of plagiarism demonstrate the body of knowledge on which you have based your work (referring to established experts gives your work authority) enable other researchers to trace your sources easily. There are a number of systems for referencing, but at Leeds Met we recommend the author-date or ‘Harvard’ style. There are two stages to referencing sources for a piece of academic work using the Harvard system. 1) Refer to the source in your text (the citation). 2) Give full details of the source in your bibliography or list of references at the end of your work (the reference). Note: There are variations in referencing practice across different subjects and courses, particularly around the list or lists which appear at the end of a piece of work – usually called the ‘bibliography’ or ‘list of references’. Check course documentation or any guidance you are given.

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