The basics of Harvard Referencing System Harvard is known as the Author & Date system:
Capitals: Harvard is not prescriptive about capitalisation of authors’ names in your reference list. If you do wish to use capitals, then the family/surname of authors are only capitalised in this reference list and not in the body of your work. If you prefer not to use capitals in this list, that is fine, but you must be consistent in the style you decide to use. Italics & underlining: Only the title of the source of information is italicised or underlined, but you should choose only one method throughout your assignment and stick to it! Do not use both italics and underlining. Punctuation: Harvard has no one true style of punctuation so the generally accepted rule (BS ISO 690:2010) is to be consistent with your style of punctuation throughout the whole of your assignment. Some Helpful Resources Here we collect some helpful resources that will help you to understand better the concept of referencing in general and Harvard Referencing system in particular. Links below and the videos on this page are very important; |