1. The Low Down: Harvard Referencing
Are
You
Thinking
Purple
Pants?

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Jones, T. (2009) How Harvard Referencing
changed my life. Bridgwater. Purple Pants
Publications Ltd

4. This called a ‘citation’
The importance of correct Harvard referencing is
outlined in Jones (2009)
Whether you are quoting from a book, a website or
any other source, it essential to acknowledge the
source of all quotations and identify the page numbers
if available…

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Underlining the supreme significance of
Harvard referencing it is important to
understand that you will be guilty of ’ the
theft of intellectual property’ (Jones,2009 p
12) if you fail to do so

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As Trish Jones states in ‘How Harvard
referencing changed my life’
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‘Once acquired and understood, this is a life
long learning skill that will immeasurably
enrich the lives of all who use it, and
guarantee the approval of teachers,
everywhere.’ (Jones, 2009 p 13)

7. 1. Author/Editor.
2. Year of publication (if there is no author, the
year should follow the title)
 3. Title in italics.
 4. [Internet].
 5. Edition.
 6. Place of publication (if known)
 7. Publisher (if known).
 8. Available from: <URL>.
 9. [Accessed date].
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Hawking, S. (2008) Public Lectures: the
beginning of time. [Internet]. Available
from:<http://www.hawking.org.uk/lectures/lin
dex.html> [Accessed 20 August 2008].

9. The sources of images cited in your work should have
bibliographical references to allow them to be located
and to check the source and whether they are
reproduced or seen in the original
ORIGINATOR (artist, photographer) (Year) Description
or title of image , then [Online image ].

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1. Artist (if known)
2. Year of publication (if there is no author,
the year should follow the title)
3. Title of image, or a description in italics
4. Year of publication.
5. [Online image].
6. Available at: <URL>.
7. [Accessed date].

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Lee, R. (1940) Rodeo at the Pie Town, New
Mexico Fair. [online image]. Available
at:<http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.ht
ml> [Accessed 18 August 2008].

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The citation is to where the image was found.
example-from the book you are using it would
go…
‘as can be seen in Watteau’s painting ‘Les deux
cousines’. (Brookner, 1967, fig.25)
(In the bibliography at the end you reference
the work by Brookner, the author, not Watteau
the artist.)
If you saw the image in a museum or gallery you
would cite (Watteau, 1761) because you saw it
first hand

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Works of art seen in museums/art galleries
1. Artist
2. Title of the work in italics.
3. Year of creation.
4. Medium.
6. Location
7. Name of the gallery/museum.
e.g.
Constable, J. The hay wain. (1821), oil on
canvas, London: National Gallery.

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Keep a record of all your sources of
information as you go along
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Looking them up later is a pain in the Purple
Pants
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Your references must be presented in
alphabetical order regardless of the different
sources. Together, they form your
BIBLIOGRAPHY