Harvard Referencing System
HARVARD REFERENCING
There are many variations of the Harvard referencing style. This leaflet is based on the AGPS Style Manual (6th edn), 2002. It is advisable to check with each lecturer as to which variation they require you to use and to follow that advice for the work submitted to that lecturer.
What is a referencing system?
A referencing system is a standardised way of informing readers of the sources of information, ideas, graphics etc. that are used in any given work, e.g. your assignment. There are a number of different referencing systems, but those most commonly used at Flinders University are: Harvard (an author-date system) APA (American Psychological Association, also an author-date system) The Note system (including footnotes and endnotes) Author-date systems use the authors’ surnames and the year of publication within the text of a work to refer to a detailed list of full references at the end of the work. The Note system uses numbers within the text to refer to details either at the bottom of the page (footnotes) or at the end of the work (endnotes). See SLC brochures on the APA and Note systems for details on these systems.
Referencing and academic integrity
The use of a referencing system to acknowledge other people’s work, ideas and expression is integral to academic writing and academic integrity. See SLC leaflets on Academic Integrity or the 'Academic Integrity at Flinders' website (available from your topic listing in Flinders Learning Online). Referencing also shows readers: that you have read widely who and what you have read how you have interpreted your reading in forming your ideas whether you are up to date with current discussion and findings in your field. In addition, accurate referencing enables readers to locate your sources if they are interested in following up on the topic.
There are 2 parts to the Harvard referencing system:
1. The in-text reference 2. The reference list Each in-text reference must
There are many variations of the Harvard referencing style. This leaflet is based on the AGPS Style Manual (6th edn), 2002. It is advisable to check with each lecturer as to which variation they require you to use and to follow that advice for the work submitted to that lecturer.
What is a referencing system?
A referencing system is a standardised way of informing readers of the sources of information, ideas, graphics etc. that are used in any given work, e.g. your assignment. There are a number of different referencing systems, but those most commonly used at Flinders University are: Harvard (an author-date system) APA (American Psychological Association, also an author-date system) The Note system (including footnotes and endnotes) Author-date systems use the authors’ surnames and the year of publication within the text of a work to refer to a detailed list of full references at the end of the work. The Note system uses numbers within the text to refer to details either at the bottom of the page (footnotes) or at the end of the work (endnotes). See SLC brochures on the APA and Note systems for details on these systems.
Referencing and academic integrity
The use of a referencing system to acknowledge other people’s work, ideas and expression is integral to academic writing and academic integrity. See SLC leaflets on Academic Integrity or the 'Academic Integrity at Flinders' website (available from your topic listing in Flinders Learning Online). Referencing also shows readers: that you have read widely who and what you have read how you have interpreted your reading in forming your ideas whether you are up to date with current discussion and findings in your field. In addition, accurate referencing enables readers to locate your sources if they are interested in following up on the topic.
There are 2 parts to the Harvard referencing system:
1. The in-text reference 2. The reference list Each in-text reference must