Are digital sources difficult to reference in Harvard?

This is the second and final chapter about Referencing Sources in Harvard. To complete this reader, read each chapter carefully and then unlock and complete our materials to check your understanding.   

– Focus specifically on the Harvard style of referencing

– Introduce 17 digital sources types that students may use

– Offer example citations and references as well as formatted and unformatted source details to help guide the reader

Chapter 1: How are printed sources referenced in Harvard?

Chapter 2: Are digital sources difficult to reference in Harvard?

Chapter 2

In the first chapter of this reader on referencing sources in Harvard, we explored the thirteen most common printed source types and demonstrated how to cite and reference them. However, because many sources are found in online formats only today, this final chapter next deals with the seventeen digital sources that students will commonly reference. For any questions about referencing features or overcoming referencing challenges (like locating source details or forming references with absent or similar source details), don’t forget to refer to those short readers too.

(1) Books

  1. Authors’ names: John Dickinson | Dickinson, J.
  2. Publication year: 2015 | (2015)
  3. Title of book: Guide to Academic Writing | Guide to academic writing.
  4. Web page URL: www.academicmarker.com/academic-writing/ | Available at: https://www.academicmarker.com/academic-writing/
  5. Download date: 28th of September 2020 | (Downloaded: 28 September 2020).

(2) Books with Authors and Editors

  1. Authors’ names: John Dickinson; Amy White | Dickinson, J. and White, A.
  2. Publication year: 2019 | (2019)
  3. Title of book: Academic Vocabulary | Academic vocabulary.
  4. Editors’ names: Jason Dillon | Edited by Dillon, J.
  5. Web page URL: www.academicmarker.com/academic-vocabulary/ | Available at: https://www.academicmarker.com/academic-vocabulary/
  6. Download date: 28th of September 2020 | (Downloaded: 28 September 2020).

(3) Books with Contributing Authors

  1. Authors’ names: Simon Smart | Smart, S.
  2. Publication year: 2020 | (2020)
  3. Title of chapter: The Body Paragraph | ‘The body paragraph’,
  4. Editors’ names: Jason Dillon | Dillon, J. (ed.)
  5. Title of book: Writing Academically | Writing academically.
  6. Web page URL: www.academicmarker.com/the-body-paragraph/ | Available at: https://www.academicmarker.com/the-body-paragraph/
  7. Download date: 28th of September 2020 | (Downloaded: 28 September 2020).

(4) Books with Different Editions

  1. Authors’ names: John Dickinson | Dickinson, J.
  2. Publication year: 2015 | (2015)
  3. Title of book: Guide to Academic Writing | Guide to academic writing.
  4. Edition number: 3 | 3rd edn.
  5. Web page URL: www.academicmarker.com/academic-writing/ | Available at: https://www.academicmarker.com/academic-writing/
  6. Download date: 28th of September 2020 | (Downloaded: 28 September 2020).

(5) Conference Proceedings

  1. Authors’ names: Yijing Zhang; Yujia Hu; Zilin Zhang | Zhang, Y., Hu, Y. and Zhang, Z.
  2. Publication year: 2019 | (2019)
  3. Title of paper: Using English in the Classroom | ‘Using English in the classroom’,
  4. Title of conference: 7th Conference on EAP | 7th conference on EAP,
  5. Conference place: London, UK | London, UK,
  6. Conference date: 4th to 10th of April | 4-10 April.
  7. Page numbers: pages 17 to 25 | pp. 17-25,
  8. Web page URL: www.academicmarker.com/conferences/ | Available at: https://www.academicmarker.com/conferences/
  9. Access date: 28th of September 2020 | (Accessed: 28 September 2020).

(6) Dissertations/Theses

  1. Authors’ names: Zilin Zhang | Zhang, Z.
  2. Submission year: 2012 | (2012)
  3. Title of thesis: A corpus investigation of EAP | A corpus investigation of EAP.
  4. Type of submission: PhD Thesis | PhD thesis.
  5. Degree awarding body: University of Exeter | University of Exeter.
  6. Web page URL: www.academicmarker.com/dissertations/ | Available at: https://www.academicmarker.com/dissertations/
  7. Access date: 28th of September 2020 | (Accessed: 28 September 2020).

(7) Graphic Data

  1. Authors’ names: Laura Jones and Job Marley | Jones, L. and Marley, J.
  2. Year of last update: 1996 | (1996)
  3. Title of web page: Helpful Statistics | Helpful statistics.
  4. Type of graphic: Bar Chart | [bar chart].
  5. Web page URL: www.academicmarker.com/graphic-data/ | Available at: https://www.academicmarker.com/graphic-data/
  6. Access date: 28th of September 2020 | (Accessed: 28 September 2020).

 

(8) Government Publications

  1. Department name: UK Government | UK Government
  2. Publication year: 2018 | (2018)
  3. Title of source: Average Life Expectancy 2015 | Average life expectancy 2015.
  4. Web page URL: www.academicmarker.com/government/ | Available at: https://www.academicmarker.com/government/
  5. Access date: 28th of September 2020 | (Accessed: 28 September 2020).

(9) Interviews

  1. Interviewees’ names: Daniel Oberst | Oberst, D.
  2. Interview year: 2019 | (2019)
  3. Title of interview: Teaching Abroad | ‘Teaching abroad’.
  4. Interviewee: Daniel Oberst | Interview with Daniel Oberst.
  5. Interviewer: Jack Johnson | Interviewed by Jack Johnson
  6. Interviewing institution: BBC | for the BBC,
  7. Interview date: 17th of August 2019 | 17 August,
  8. Page numbers: pages 27 to 66 | pp. 27-66.
  9. Web page URL: www.academicmarker.com/interviews/ | Available at: https://www.academicmarker.com/interviews/
  10. Access date: 28th of September 2020 | (Accessed: 28 September 2020).

(10) Journal Articles

  1. Authors’ names: John Smith | Smith, J.
  2. Publication year: 1999 | (1999)
  3. Title of article: An Investigation into Academia | ’An investigation into academia’,
  4. Title of journal: Academic Practices | Academic Practices,
  5. Volume and issue: Volume 17; Issue 2 | 17(2),
  6. Page numbers: pages 4 to 14 | pp. 4-14.
  7. Web page URL: www.academicmarker.com/journals/ | Available at: https://www.academicmarker.com/journals/
  8. Access date: 28th of September 2020 | (Accessed: 28 September 2020).

(11) Magazine Articles

  1. Authors’ names: Jane Bloggs and Jack Frost | Bloggs, J. and Frost, J.
  2. Publication year: 2001 | (2001)
  3. Title of article: Happy Students? | ‘Happy students?’,
  4. Title of magazine: On Campus | On Campus,
  5. Volume and issue: Volume 3; Issue 4 | 3(4),
  6. Page numbers: pages 45 to 49| pp. 45-49
  7. Web page URL: www.academicmarker.com/magazines/ | Available at: https://www.academicmarker.com/magazines/
  8. Access date: 28th of September 2020 | (Accessed: 28 September 2020).

(12) Newspaper Articles

  1. Authors’ names: Jack Frost | Frost, J.
  2. Publication year: 2017 | (2017)
  3. Title of article: Is Harvard Selling Out? | ‘Is Harvard selling out?’,
  4. Title of newspaper: Campus Periodical | Campus Periodical,
  5. Publication date: 19th of October 2017 | 19 October,
  6. Web page URL: www.academicmarker.com/newspapers/ | Available at: https://www.academicmarker.com/newspapers/
  7. Access date: 28th of September 2020 | (Accessed: 28 September 2020).

(13) Photographs

  1. Photographer’s name: Samantha Harper | Harper, S.
  2. Publication year: 2014 | (2014)
  3. Title of photograph: A Bleak Portrait | A bleak portrait.
  4. Web page URL: www.academicmarker.com/photographs/ | Available at: https://www.academicmarker.com/photographs/
  5. Download date: 28th of September 2020 | (Downloaded: 28 September 2020).

(14) Podcasts/Videocasts

  1. Authors’ names: Jim Cricket | Cricket, J.
  2. Year of last update: 2000 | (2000)
  3. Title of podcast/video: Fresher’s Week | Fresher’s week.
  4. Data type: YouTube Video | [YouTube video].
  5. Publication date: 1st of January 2000 | 1 January.
  6. Web page URL: www.academicmarker.com/podcasts/ | Available at: https://www.academicmarker.com/podcasts/
  7. Access date: 28th of September 2020 | (Accessed: 28 September 2020).

(15) Reports

  1. Authors’ names: Joe Bloggs and Jane Doe | Bloggs, J. and Doe, J.
  2. Publication year: 2015 | (2015)
  3. Title of report: Students Overseas 2010-12 | Students overseas 2010-12.
  4. Web page URL: www.academicmarker.com/reports/ | Available at: https://www.academicmarker.com/reports/
  5. Access date: 28th of September 2020 | (Accessed: 28 September 2020).

(16) Social Networking Sites

  1. Authors’ names: Ziggy Stardust | Stardust, Z.
  2. Year of last update: 2019 | (2019)
  3. Title of web page: Students and EAP | Students and EAP,
  4. Social networking site: Facebook | [Facebook]
  5. Date of publication: 29th April 2019 | 29 April.
  6. Web page URL: www.academicmarker.com/social-networking/ | Available at: https://www.academicmarker.com/social-networking/
  7. Access date: 28th of September 2020 | (Accessed: 28 September 2020).

(17) Web Pages

  1. Authors’ names: David Gilmour and Roger Waters | Gilmour, D. and Waters, R.
  2. Year of last update: 1984 | (1984)
  3. Title of web page: Welcome to the Internet | Welcome to the internet.
  4. Web page URL: www.academicmarker.com/web-pages/ | Available at: https://www.academicmarker.com/web-pages/
  5. Access date: 28th of September 2020 | (Accessed: 28 September 2020).

Good work on getting to the end of this short reader on referencing sources in Harvard. After unlocking, downloading and completing our Chapter 2 Worksheet (to check your understanding), consider checking out some of our short readers about other common referencing styles.

To reference this reader:

Academic Marker (2022) Referencing Sources in Harvard. Available at: https://academicmarker.com/academic-guidance/referencing/referencing-styles/harvard-style/referencing-sources-in-harvard/ (Accessed: Date Month Year).

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