About this guide
This guide will help you get to grips with the new Harvard referencing style called Cite Them Right. If you
are a returning student you might notice that this guide has tried to mirror our old support material. This is
because we want to make the transition for you into the new style as easy as possible.
If you are based on campus the below links will open up automatically. If you are accessing off
campus we suggest that you log into Cite Them Right Online first, you might need to copy and
paste the links below into a browser. You can find Cite Them Right Online via this list of
resources http://libguides.staffs.ac.uk/az.php?a=c
Cite Them Right Online contains a massive amount of online resources to help you with referencing.
These links will help you with the basics of Cite Them Right Harvard. If you have never used Cite Them
Right Online please watch this video and look at the links below https://youtu.be/3xpUmlzoOwk
How to avoid plagiarism http://www.citethemrightonline.com/Basics/how-can-i-avoid-
plagiarism
The basics http://www.citethemrightonline.com/Basics
Setting out citations http://www.citethemrightonline.com/Basics/setting-out-citations
Please take note! Cite Them Right Online states that for some citations you must add a
page number when paraphrasing. Please look at the advice for paraphrasing and
summarising below.
Paraphrasing http://www.citethemrightonline.com/Basics/Paraphrasing
Summarising http://www.citethemrightonline.com/Basics/summarising
Setting out quotations http://www.citethemrightonline.com/Basics/setting-out-quotations
Creating references in your reference list or bibliography
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/Basics/elements-that-you-may-need-to-include-in-
your-references
If you have any questions please contact [email protected] or your Subject Librarian.
Acts of Parliament (UK Statutes)
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/legal-material/uk-statutes-acts-of-parliament - If printed
remember to add publisher which is usually London: The Stationery Office
Acts of Parliament (UK Statutes - Online)
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/legal-material/uk-statutes-acts-of-parliament
Archive material/Special collections
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/books/more-books/manuscripts
Atlas
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/books/more-books/atlases
Author: Contribution/Chapter in a Book
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/books/chapters-or-sections-of-edited-books
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Blogs
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/digital-internet/the-internet/blogs
Book (1 author)
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/books/printed-books also contains information about referencing
books in a series.
Book (2 authors)
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/books/printed-books
Book (3 authors)
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/books/printed-books
Book (4 or more authors)
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/books/printed-books
Book: Chapter in a Book
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/books/chapters-or-sections-of-edited-books
Book (Editor/s)
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/books/printed-books
Books (part of a series)
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/books/printed-books
Book (multiple works by an author in the same year)
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/Basics/setting-out-citations
Scroll about a 3rd of the page down to find out about Citing sources published in the same year by the
same author.
Book (Electronic)
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/books/electronic-books-ebooks
British Standards
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/research/scientific-and-technical-information/technical-
standards?SearchResult=Action
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Cartoon
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/media-art/visual-sources/cartoons?SearchResult=Action
CDs
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/media-art/audiovisual-material/music-or-sound-recordings-
on-audio-cds-or-vinyl?SearchResult=Action
Command Papers/Official Publications
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/gov-eu/government-publications/command-papers-including-
green-and-white-papers
Computer Games/Programs
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/digital-internet/computer-games-programs-and-mobile-
apps/computer-games
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/digital-internet/computer-games-programs-and-mobile-
apps/computer-programs
Conference Papers
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/comms/conferences/individual-conference-papers?
SearchResult=Action
Corporate authors Online (groups, committees and
companies)
https://www.citethemrightonline.com/digital-internet/the-internet/web-pages-with-
organisations-as-authors
Dance (live performance)
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/media-art/live-performances/dance
Dictionaries
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/books/more-books/online-reference-books?
SearchResult=Action
Discussion Forum
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/digital-internet/personal-and-virtual-learning-
environments/messages-from-course-discussion-boards
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eBooks
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/books/electronic-books-ebooks
Email communication
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/comms/personal-communications?SearchResult=Action
Encyclopaedia entry
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/books/more-books/reference-books?SearchResult=Action
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/books/more-books/online-reference-books?
SearchResult=Action
Exhibition catalogues
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/media-art/visual-sources/exhibition-catalogues
Facebook
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/digital-internet/the-internet/facebook
Film on video/DVD
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/media-art/films-or-movies/films-on-dvd-or-blu-ray
Image in a book
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/media-art/visual-sources/book-illustrations-figures-diagrams-
logos-and-tables
Image Online
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/media-art/visual-sources/photographs-from-the-internet
Interviews
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/media-art/reviews-and-interviews/interviews?
SearchResult=Action
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Journal article (printed & electronic)
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/journals/journal-articles
See also Setting out citations http://www.citethemrightonline.com/Basics/setting-out-
citations
Prepublication journal articles
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/journals/prepublication-journal-articles-online-or-in-
digital-repositories
Journal articles accessed via VLE http://www.citethemrightonline.com/digital-
internet/personal-and-virtual-learning-environments/journal-articles-accessed-via-vle
Kindle and other e-book readers
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/books/electronic-books-ebooks
Law Reports
See Law Reports (cases) http://www.citethemrightonline.com/legal-material/law-reports-
cases
Law Reports (Online)
See Law Reports (cases) http://www.citethemrightonline.com/legal-material/law-reports-
cases
Lecture
https://www.citethemrightonline.com/comms/public-communications/live-lectures?
SearchResult=Action
Lecture Notes in VLE
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/digital-internet/personal-and-virtual-learning-
environments/tutors-lecture-notes-in-vles?SearchResult=Action
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Maps
Online maps http://www.citethemrightonline.com/media-art/visual-sources/online-maps?
SearchResult=Action
Ordnance Survey maps http://www.citethemrightonline.com/media-art/visual-
sources/ordnance-survey-maps?SearchResult=Action
Geological Survey Maps http://www.citethemrightonline.com/media-art/visual-
sources/geological-survey-maps?SearchResult=Action
Market Survey report
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/research/reports/market-research-reports-from-
online-databases?SearchResult=Action
Music scores
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/media-art/audiovisual-material/musical-scores-sheet-music?
SearchResult=Action
Newspaper article (printed/online & no author)
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/media-art/newspaper-articles?SearchResult=Action
Newspaper Cartoon
Reference as a cartoon http://www.citethemrightonline.com/media-art/visual-sources/cartoons?
SearchResult=Action
No Author/Anonymous
You need to access Cite Them Right Online and search for your source. This will contain
information about your source and how it should be set out in your work with no author.
No publication date
You need to access Cite Them Right Online and search for your source. This will contain
information about your source and how it should be set out in your work with no date. This link
might help http://www.citethemrightonline.com/Search?keywords=no+date
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Official Publications (print & online)
See departmental publications http://www.citethemrightonline.com/gov-eu/government-
publications/departmental-publications?SearchResult=Action
OfSTED Reports
See departmental publications above. If reports are printed you just need to exclude the
online information.
Online video Sharing Platforms (e.g. YouTube)
https://www.citethemrightonline.com/media-art/films-or-movies/online-video-sharing-platforms
Original works of Art
See paintings and drawings http://www.citethemrightonline.com/media-art/visual-
sources/paintings-drawings
Exhibitions http://www.citethemrightonline.com/media-art/visual-sources/exhibitions
Exhibition Catalogues http://www.citethemrightonline.com/media-art/visual-
sources/exhibition-catalogues
Sculpture http://www.citethemrightonline.com/media-art/visual-sources/sculpture
Play script (published)
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/books/more-books/lines-within-plays
Plays (performance)
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/media-art/live-performances/plays
Podcast
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/media-art/audiovisual-material/podcasts?
SearchResult=Action
Poem (from an anthology)
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/books/more-books/anthologies?SearchResult=Action
Press Releases
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/comms/public-communications/press-releases-and-
announcements?SearchResult=Action
This can be adapted to exclude [Press release] for a printed version you do not have to put a weblink but
you will need to add the place of publication and publisher.
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Programmes viewed via streaming services
https://www.citethemrightonline.com/media-art/audiovisual-material/programmes-viewed-via-streaming-
services
Radio broadcast
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/media-art/audiovisual-material/radio
Secondary Referencing using Harvard
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/Basics/How-do-I-reference-a-source-quoted-in-another-
authors-work-Secondary-referencing
Social Media
Please see the sections covering Twitter, Facebook and Blogs.
Sound recording – audio CD, Cassette, Vinyl Records
See Music and sound on CD or vinyl http://www.citethemrightonline.com/media-
art/audiovisual-material/music-or-sound-recordings-on-audio-cds-or-vinyl
See music or sound recording on cassette http://www.citethemrightonline.com/media-
art/audiovisual-material/music-or-sound-recordings-on-audio-cassettes
Statutes (Acts of Parliament) - UK
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/legal-material/uk-statutes-acts-of-parliament
Statutory Instruments – UK
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/legal-material/statutory-instruments-sis
Technical Standards
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/research/scientific-and-technical-information/technical-
standards?SearchResult=Action
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Television broadcast
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/media-art/audiovisual-material/television-programmes
See also episodes of a TV series http://www.citethemrightonline.com/media-
art/audiovisual-material/episodes-of-a-television-series
TV programmes on DVD or Blu Ray http://www.citethemrightonline.com/media-
art/audiovisual-material/television-programmes-or-series-on-dvd-or-blu-ray
Separate episodes from DVD or Blu Ray http://www.citethemrightonline.com/media-
art/audiovisual-material/separate-episodes-from-dvd-blu-ray-box-sets
Theses
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/research/unpublished-or-confidential-information/theses?
SearchResult=Action
Twitter
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/digital-internet/the-internet/twitter
Unpublished Work
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/research/unpublished-or-confidential-information/about-
unpublished-and-confidential-information?SearchResult=Action
UK Bills (House of Commons or House of Lords)
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/legal-material/bills-from-the-house-of-commons-or-house-of-
lords
Website
See About referencing the internet http://www.citethemrightonline.com/digital-internet/the-
internet/about-referencing-the-internet
See Webpages with individual authors http://www.citethemrightonline.com/digital-
internet/the-internet/web-pages-with-individual-authors
See web pages with organisations as authors http://www.citethemrightonline.com/digital-
internet/the-internet/web-pages-with-organisations-as-authors
See webpages with no authors http://www.citethemrightonline.com/digital-internet/the-
internet/web-pages-with-no-authors
See webpages with no authors or titles http://www.citethemrightonline.com/digital-
internet/the-internet/web-pages-with-no-authors-or-titles
See webpages with no dates http://www.citethemrightonline.com/digital-internet/the-
internet/web-pages-with-no-dates
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Website – Direct quote
See web pages as organisations or individual authors above.
Website – Web document
See web pages as organisations or individual authors above.
Wikis
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/digital-internet/the-internet/wikis
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