HARVARD REFERENCING for THE ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY Princi les of referencin with examples of references for: books ournal articles conference papers web a es
Chris Brown August 2010
Contents Page 1.WHY, WHEN AND HOW TO REFERENC E1.1Why reference? ...................................................6 1.2 ...............................................When to reference6 1.3 ................Plagiarism: what it is and how to avoid it7 1.4How to reference8 1.4.1 .............................................A summary8 1.4.2Citations .................................................9 1.4.3Examples of citations no direct quotation .10 1.4.4 ......Examples of citations direct quotation11 1.4.5Where the same author has published morethan one work in the same year ..........................12 1.4.6 ..............................Secondary referencing13 1.4.7Illustrations ............................................14 1.4.8Finding the information for your reference 1.4.8.1An example of a library cataloguerecord for a book .....................................15 1.4.8.2An example of a bibliographicdatabase record for a journal article ............16 1.4.8.3 ......Tips for referencing web pages17
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2.FORMATS FOR REFERENCE LIST AND BIBLIOGRAPHYSAMPLE 2.1Authored books 2.1.1 .............................................One author 2.1.2 ............................................Two authors 2.1.3Three authors ......................................... 2.1.4More than three authors ........................... 2.2Edited books 2.2.1One editor .............................................. 2.2.2 .............................................Two editors 2.2.3 ..........................................Three editors 2.2.4 ............................More than three editors 2.2.5One chapter in an edited book ................. .. 2.3Journal and newspaper articles 2.3.1 .............................................One author 2.3.2Two authors ............................................ 2.3.3 .........................................Three authors 2.3.4 ...........................More than three authors 2.4Web pages 2.4.1page where you can identify a personalWeb author ................................................. 2.4.2Web page where you cannot identify a personal author .................................................