Referencing Guide

Introduction to the Referencing Guide

When you are involved in the research process, whether it be for a short essay or research project, you will be engaging with other people's work, their words, ideas and arguments

This guide will:

Explain how to construct references according to the Harvard Standard for a variety of different sources
Give examples of how to present references in your text include a sample bibliography

Contents of the guide:

If you need further help with referencing or constructing a bibliography please contact your Subject Librarian.

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Avoiding Plagiarism

Plagiarism, the representation of someone else’s ideas or words as your own, is a serious offence. When you write your own piece of work you must give credit to the sources, written or produced by others, which you have used. This will demonstrate the breadth of sources you have consulted and enable others to trace the knowledge that has informed your work.

Keeping accurate records of the sources you have consulted throughout your research will make the job of constructing your reference list and correctly citing throughout your text a much easier task.

How To Use Quotations

This part of the guide will give examples of the main ways in which you might want to cite a reference within your piece of work.

Author’s name cited in the text

Quotations of less than one line.

Include quotations of less than one line in the main body of the text within single inverted commas.
Example:

Sparke (2009, p.19) argues that ‘we are so surrounded by design that it feels as if life must have always been lived this way’.

Citing Other Peoples Work

The Harvard referencing system is also known as the Name/Date method as when you cite a reference in your text you use the name of the person or organization responsible for the information you have used and the date it was published or made available e.g. (Kotler, 2002).

There are three main ways in which you might use other people’s ideas and research throughout your work. Always use the author’s family name (or name of organisation responsible for resource if there is no author), year and the page number(s) if applicable from which the quote, ideas or arguments are taken.

Using non-English Quotations

Translating Quotations

You may wish to include quotes from non-English sources in your written work. If you do this you can either translate the text or paraphrase the content in English.
When translating quotes you will need to write “(Own translation)” after the quote. For example:

Animation	Arts & Events	Fashion	Film	Graphic Design	Illustration	Interiors	Textiles
Fine Art	Acting	Make Up	Modelmaking	Photography	Digital Media	Architecture	Costume

Referencing Guide

Introduction to the Referencing Guide

Avoiding Plagiarism

How To Use Quotations

Author’s name cited in the text

Citing Other Peoples Work

Using non-English Quotations

Translating Quotations

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