Referencing Electronic Resources, Harvard Style

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ReferencingElectronic Resources, Harvard Style

• Jennifer Randall

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Learning outcomes

• By the end of the session, you will be able to
• List the main reasons for referencing your work
• Reference information from electronic resources,
  using the Harvard style

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Format of this session

• Refresher on Referencing
• Update on referencing e-resources
• Handout Referencing Guide
• Self-test (in pairs) and answers
• Review learning outcomes met?

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Referencing

• WHY?
• WHAT?
• HOW?

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Referencing

• WHY?
• Demonstrate literature search done
• Allow others to check sources
• Acknowledge used others ideas
• Add authority to work
• Avoid plagiarism

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Referencing

• WHAT?
• ALL sources print and electronic
• HOW?
• Harvard style

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Referencing electronic resources examples (1)

• E-Journal Morgan, M. Palmer, J. (2007) Dog
  bites. BMJ, Online 334,413-417 Available from
  http//www.bmj.com/cgi/reprint/334/7590/413
  Accessed 12 March 2007.
• Webpage NHS Direct (2006) Bites. Online
  Available from http//www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articl
  es/article.aspx?articleId49 Accessed 12 March
  2007.

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Referencing electronic resources examples (2)

• E-Book Warrell, D. Injuries, envenoming,
  poisoning, and allergic reactions caused by
  animals. In Ledingham, J. Warrell, D. (eds)
  Concise Oxford Textbook of Medicine, Online
  Oxford University Press. Available from
  http//gateway.ovid.com/gw1/ovidweb.cgi Accessed
  12 March 2007.
• Discussion list Andretta, S. (2007) 33 reasons
  why librarians are still needed, FILE
  (Facilitating Information Literacy Education)
  blog, 1 February 2007 Online. Available from
  http//facilitatingileducation.blogspot.com
  Accessed 13 March 2007. GMT 160000