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UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND IN LONDON

Report on the correct use of Harvard referencing at the University of Sunderland

Name: Blagovest Angelov Zarkin

SID: 169165282

Word Count:1121

Module Title: Information Technology for Business use

Module Code: UGB004

LONDON 2017

Summary

This report contains information about Harvard Reference and the right use. The information in this report explain what is a reference , plagiarism, when a reference is used and why it is used. Shows the right way to cite different sources.

Table of Contents

Summary…………………………………………………………………………………….2

Introduction………………………………………………………………………………….4

Harvard Referencing……………………………………………………………………….4

Reasons and Locations of using Harvard Referencing Style…………………………….4

How Harvard Referencing System is used…………………………………………………5

Harvard Referencing for Book Chapters………………………………………….6

Harvard Referencing for Magazine…………………………………………………6

Harvard Referencing for Website………………………………………………….7

Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………………8

Bibliography .…………………………………………………………………………………9

Introduction

Report on the correct use of Harvard referencing at the University of Sunderland

The Harvard reference system is one of the most commonly used systems. Harvard reference style is used in the academic environment to allow a writer  to use ideas belonging to others to confirm his personal conclusion without plagiarism. Is used to give readers the information they need to easily find the source the writer has quoted. The writer can use different sources to get the information he needs for his academic work. The sources can be books, magazines, electronic sources and etc. The citation of different sources is done in a way that is specific to each sources.

How Harvard referencing system is used

1. Necessary citation information

a) Books

• The name of the author/ authors

• Year of publication

• Title of the book

• The order of publication

• Place of publishing

• The name of the publisher

b) Magazines

• The name of the author/authors

• Year of publication

• Title of the article

• Title of the magazine

• Page number

• Publication number of the magazine

c) Electronic sources

• Date of access to the source

• Web address or email

• Type of electronic source

2. Type of the citation in the text

a) Direct citation- Which is done in two ways

1. Direct citation of the author’s name in the text

• The reference to the author’s surname is written at the end of the sentence and in the brackets the year of publication.

Example: It is proper that the citation is done according to the rules generally accepted in the world practice. This view is supported by Penkova (2007).

• In the case of literal citation with quotes in the text after the year of publication, the page also indicated.

Example: Penkova (2007, p. 5) states that "some elements are mandatory for citation".

 2.Direct citation of more authors and publications

• All authors write consistently with the years of the respective publications (chronologically, starting with the earliest publication)

Example: Ivanov (1996) and Petrov (1998) point out that "…".

1. Cite more than 3 authors per post

• The first author's surname is written, and then "et al."

Example: Morris et al. (2000, p. 47) states that "the debate on these particular issues should be left to the representative committees";

or

"There is no accepted international standard for citing electronic sources" (Petrova et al., 2002, p. 5).

2.Anonymous author citation

• Instead of the author's surname, the italic title of the publication (encyclopedia, departmental document, etc.) is written in italics, from which the quote is the same year and page.

   3. Compile a list of used literature

It includes only sources that are quoted or paraphrased. The ordering of the posts starts at the beginning of the line and is in alphabetical order according to the author's surname. In the case of an anonymous author, the title of the publication is the first to be taken into account when ranking.

All sources are listed and numbered in this list regardless of their type / book, magazine, electronic medium. The sequencing of the information is generally the following:

• the family and initials of the author / authors, followed by a comma

• the year of publication followed by point

• the title of the publication, written in italics and followed by

• the eventual order of the publication, if not first, followed by a point

• Place of issue with a colon at the end

• Publishing, followed by point

Examples of more common publications

1. book:

• with one author

Adair, J., 1988. Effective time management: How to save time and spend it wisely. London: Mr. Books.

• with two or three authors

McCarthy, P. and Hatcher, C., 1996. Speaking persuasively: Making the most of your presentations. Sydney: Allen and Unwin.

• with more than three authors

Roeder, K. et al., 1967. Nerve cells and insect behavior: A manual. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

• second or consecutive edition

Barnes, R., 1995. Successful study for degrees, 2nd edition. London: Routledge.

• one author with more publications per year

Angelova, Y., 2008a. It will be used for electric power. Sofia: KING. Angelova, Y., 2008b. Problems at liberalization of the electricity market in Bulgaria. Pazardjik: Beloprint.

• Anonymous or unknown author

Bulgarian pocket encyclopedia, 2009. Sofia: Academic Publishing House "Prof. Marin Drinov ". The University Encyclopedia, 1985. London: Roydon

   2. Magazine

• the difference to the rules of a book is that the italics, the number and the relevant pages of the publication are written in italics.

Example: Prodanova, R.I., 2004. One appendix to the expected method in the service sphere. Industrial Management 1, pp. 46-50. Boughton, J. M., 2002. The Bretton Woods proposal: an in depth look. Political Science Quarterly, 42 (6), pp. 564-578.

   3.conference report – similar to the above.

• Example: Mladkova L., 2010. Knowledge market, Proceedings of the VIII International Scientific Conference "Management and Engineering'10". June 17-19, 2010, Sozopol, Bulgaria, pp. 30-36.

• Brown, J., 2005. Evaluating surveys of transparent governance. In: UNDESA (United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs), 6th Global Forum on Revitalizing Government: Towards Participatory and Transparent Governance. Seoul, Republic of Korea 24-27 May 2005. New York: United Nations.

4.electronic source – includes: author or source, year. Title of document or web page. Possibly date. Web address where the source can be found. Date of access to the source.

• Example: NHS Evidence, 2003. National Library of Guidelines. [online] Available at: <http://www.library.nhs.uk/guidelinesFinder> [Accessed 10 October 2009].

• University Library, 2010. Harvard System of Referencing Guide. Updated 15 September 2010. Available at: <http://libweb.anglia.ac.uk/referencing/harvard.htm>

o MTSP, 2005National Classification of Occupations and Positions. Available at: http://www.mtsp.government.bg/class/store/listclass.asp

Conclusion

The Harvard reference system is very useful for people writing there academic work. Allows to use foreign ideas to support the writer’s statement and does not violet the intellectual property. This reference system shows very clearly and accurately the way to find the writer’s source of information, and so the reader can very quickly find additional information if he needs it.

Bibliography

1. Neville, C, 2007. The Complete Guide to Referencing and Avoiding Plagiarism. Maidenhead Berkshire. The McGraw-Hill Companies.

2. Learning and Teaching Unit,2003.Harvard Referencing Guide.(online)Available at:

http://ekfak.kg.ac.rs/sites/default/files/nastava/Novi%20Studijski%20Programi/I%20godina/Uvod%20u%20menadzment//Harvard%20reference%20style.pdf

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