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Harvard referencing

This guide introduces the Harvard referencing style and includes examples of citations.
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How to reference British Standards

Reference order:

  1. Name of authorising organisation / institution
  2. Year of publication (in round brackets)
  3. Number and title of standard (in italics)
  4. Title of database (in italics)
  5. Available at: URL
  6. (Accessed: date)

In-text example:
Standards assist in the evaluation of libraries of all types
(British Standards Institute, 2008)

Reference example:
British Standards Institute (2008) BS ISO 11620:
Information and documentation. Library performance
indicators. British Standards Online. Available at: https://
bsol.bsigroup.com/en/BsolHomepage/
(Accessed: 21 July 2021).

 

How to reference reports

Reference order:
1. Publishing organisation
2. Year of publication/last updated (in round brackets)
3. Title of extract or section of report (in single
quotation marks)
4. Database title (in italics)
5. Available at: URL
6. (Accessed: date)

In-text example:
Mintel (2014) noted that the convenience segment will
grow sales by 3.7% in 2014.

Reference example:
Mintel (2014) ‘Supermarkets more than just food
retailing’, Mintel oxygen reports platform. Available at:
http://academic.mintel.com (Accessed: 8 December
2021).