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How to Reference

Harvard Referencing

The core referencing style used at Teesside University is Harvard Standard according to the book 'Cite Them Right' by Pears and Shields.

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Harvard - Cite Them Right referencing examples

How to reference a bookPile of books

Books with up to 3 authors:
In-text citation

Pears and Shields (2019, p. 20) or (Pears and Shields, 2019, p. 20)

Reference list

Pears, R. and Shields, G. (2019) Cite them right: the essential referencing guide. 11th edn. London: Red Globe Press.


Books with more than 3 authors:
In-text citation

(Nadeau et al., 2005, p. 46) or Nadeau et al. (2005, p. 46)

Reference list

Nadeau, J. et al. (2005) Case studies in applied mechanics. 2nd edn. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars.


Secondary Referencing
In-text citation

(Macmillan and Crelman,1991, cited in Wickens, 2002, p. 37)

Reference list

Wickens, T.D. (2002) Elementary signal detection theory. Oxford: Oxford University Press


Ebooks

An ebook that includes all the same elements as the print version e.g. page numbers, edition, publication details, should be referenced as though it was a print book.


Ebooks available on an edevice e.g. Kindle

If the ebook is available on an edevice (Kindle, smartphones and tablets) the elements might not be the same as the print version.  If this is the case you need to use the information you do have e.g. loc or %

In-text citation

(Adams, 1979, loc 876) or Adams (1979, loc 876)

Reference list

Adams, D. (1979) The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy. Available at: http://www.amazon.co.uk/kindle-ebooks (Downloaded: 28 August 2013).

How to reference a journal Journals

Journal articles with up to 3 authors
In-text citation

(Parton and Fleming, 2008) or Parton and Fleming (2008)

Reference list

Parton, S. and Fleming, H. (2008) 'Academic libraries and learning support in collaboration', New Review of Academic Librarianship, 13(1), pp. 79-89. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/13614530802021698


Journal articles with more than 3 authors
In-text citation

(Garcia et al., 2010) or Garcia et al. (2010)

Reference list

Garcia, P. et al. (2010) 'Food biopreservation: promising strategies using bacteriocins, bacteriophages and endolysins', Trends in Food Science & Technology, 21(8), pp. 373-382. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/13614530802021698

How to reference a website Website logos

In-text citation

Education World (2002) or (Education World, 2002)

Reference list

Education World (2002) Student guide to avoiding plagiarism. Available at: 

http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/TM/curr390_guide.shtml 

(Accessed: 14 May 2015).

Online tutorial for referencing

If you cannot view the online tutorial below, go to the following web page. When you've viewed the basics section there, click back to this page and select the 'In-text' tab above.

If you cannot view the online tutorial below, go to the following web page. When you've viewed the in-text citations section there, click back to this page and select the 'Paraphrasing' tab above.

If you cannot view the online tutorial below, go to the following web page. When you've viewed the paraphrasing section there, click back to this page and select the 'Reference list' tab above.

If you cannot view the online tutorial below, go to the following web page. When you've viewed the reference list section there, click back to this page.

Refworks

Login to New RefWorks

RefWorks allows you to create and manage your own personal database of useful references. You can then use these to quickly compile a reference list or bibliography for your assignments. 

Click on the link below for more information, and details of Library workshops on how to use Refworks.