Harvard referencing style

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STEP 1: STARTING out

STEP 2: FINDING

STEP 3: EVALUATE

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STEP 5: COMMUNICATE

- Writing an essay/assignment

Consulting sources

Reading and making notes

Preparing the bibliography

In-text referencing

Compiling the bibliography

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Writing the first draft

Revising the assignment

Writing final draft

Collating the assignment

Checking the final draft

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- Quiz

Encyclopaedia - Author not indicated
Title article. Date. Title of encyclopaedia, volume of encyclopaedia, page reference. Place:Publisher.

Harvard
example
Medieval manuscripts. 1995. Encyclopedia Americana, 14:346-347. Danbury, Conn:Grolier.
Notes
  • If the author is not known, start with the title of the article.
  • The title of the encyclopaedia is in italics, NOT the title of the article.
  • 14 = the number of the volume in the set.
  • 346-347 = the page numbers in volume 14.

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