Harvard Referencing: Books & e-books

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Harvard Referencing: books and e-books

Basic format to reference a book

The basics of a Reference List entry for a book:

Author or authors. The surname is followed by first initials.
Year.
Title (in italics).
Edition.
Publisher.
Place of Publication.

Example:

Hasler, E 2018, The built environment, Liverpool University Press, Liverpool.

For books with multiple authors, edited books, e-books and chapters in books see examples below.
Do not add edition number for the first edition of a book.

Referencing a book: Examples

Material Type	In-text example	Reference List Examples
Direct Quote Book: Single Author Indirect Quote	‘I have enclosed a lake in lips, lapped it with crystal tongues’ (Hasler 2018, p. 39). OR In her prose, Emily Hasler talks about enclosing a lake in lips (2018, p. 39). Paraphrasing often uses page numbers to locate the source.	Hasler, E 2018, The built environment, Liverpool University Press, Liverpool.
Book: 2 or 3 Authors	According to Puccio, Cabra and Schwagler (2018) OR ... this is evident (Puccio, Cabra & Schwagler 2018)	Puccio, GJ, Cabra, JF & Schwagler, N 2018, Organizational creativity: a practical guide for innovators & entrepreneurs, Sage, Thousand Oaks, CA.
Book: More Than 3 Authors	Crauder et al. (2018) have found... OR Mathematical tools are important (Crauder et al. 2018) Show only the name of the first author or body, followed by et al.	Crauder, B, Evans, B, Johnson, J & Noell, A 2018, Quantitative literacy: thinking between the lines, W.H. Freeman, New York, NY. Provide the names of all authors in the reference list.
Book: No Author	According to the Style manual for authors, editors and printers (2002, p. 197)... *When there is no author, the title is used as the first element in the reference (Style manual for authors, editors and printers* 2002, p. 197).**	Style manual for authors, editors and printers 2002, 6th edn, AGPS, Canberra, ACT. If no author or editor, the title is used as the first element of the reference. Edition number is placed after the title (not necessary for first edition).
Book: Editor	(ed. Smith 2018) OR edited by Smith (2018)	Smith, KL (ed.) 2018, Sociology of globalization: cultures, economies, and politics, Routledge, Boulder, CO. When more than one editor, use (eds.).
Chapter or part of a Book to which a number of authors have contributed	Wang (2018, p. 137) states that ‘Special economic zones were the earliest to be established in China’. OR ‘Special economic zones were the earliest to be established in China’ (Wang 2018, p. 137). In the in-text reference, name the author of the chapter.	Wang, S 2018, ‘From special economic zones to special technological zones’, in C Hsieh & M Lu (eds), Changing China: a geographic appraisal, Taylor & Francis, Boulder, CO, pp.137-155.
Book: Translator & Author	(Jablonka 2018)	Jablonka, I 2018, History is a contemporary literature: manifesto for the social sciences, trans. N Bracher, Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY.
Book: Organisation as Author	(Britannica Educational Publishing 2018) Abbreviations can be used for long organisational names but be consistent.	Britannica Educational Publishing 2018, Statistics and probability, Britannica Educational Publishing, Chicago, IL.
E-book: From a Library database	(Bowie et al. 2018) OR Bowie et al. (2018) regards...	Bowie, D, Buttle, F, Brookes, M & Mariussen, A 2016, Hospitality marketing, Routledge, London. E-books retrieved from a Library database are referenced in the same way as print books.
E-book: From a Website	(Fetter 1904) OR Fetter (1904) stated...	Fetter, FA 1904, The principles of economics: with applications to practical problems, Century, viewed 21 January 2019, <https://www.gutenberg.org/files/40077/40077-h/40077-h.htm>. For e-books retrieved from a website, replace the place of publication with a 'viewed' date and the URL.
Book on eReader	'I decided to openly fight the machine, the manufacturers of myth...' (McGowan 2018, Author's note, Loc 236) For direct quotations of online material without pagination, name the major sections, chapter section, and paragraph number.	McGowan, R 2018, Brave, eReader version, accessed 18 May 2018 from Amazon.com.
Brochure, pamphlet, or exhibition catalogue	'Our services are culturally appropriate and delivered by caring and experienced multilingual workers' (Australian Multicultural Community Services 2018, Home care packages and private care section). Note: If no page number is available, include the location of the quote using a section heading. Co-created with members of staff of the hospital these works offer personal insights and perspectives about life and death (Bell 2017).	Brochure or Pamphlet Australian Multicultural Community Services 2018, Multicultural home care & other support services, brochure, Australian Multicultural Community Services, Maidstone, VIC. Exhibition Catalogue Bell, C 2017, We die as we live, exhibition catalogue, 1 November - 30 November, St Vincent's Private Hospital Foyer, East Melbourne. Note: the inclusion of the format 'brochure', 'pamphlet' or 'exhibition catalogue' following directly after the title.
Multiple works same author	Perceptions of an event have more impact than the event itself, so accurate perceptions are key (Fujishin 2016, 2018). OR Fujishin (2016, 2018) tells us gesture is critical to creating genuine interpersonal connections.	Fujishin, R 2016, Natural bridges: a guide to interpersonal communication, Routledge, Abbingdon, England. Fujishin, R 2018, The natural speaker, 9th edn, Routledge, New York. Note: Order multiple works by the same authors by year of publication, earliest first.
Multiple works same author, same year	The illustrations in Branford & Coutts (2015a, 2015b) highlight how line drawings add to the textual message ...	Branford, A & Coutts, L 2015a, The precious ring, Walker Books Australia, Newtown, NSW. Branford, A & Coutts, L 2015b, The wishing seed, Walker Books Australia, Newtown, NSW.
Secondary Sources: When you are referring to the ideas or words of an author who has been referenced in the book you are referencing	'…new forms of oversight and ethical review were integrated into growing bureaucracies of big bioscience’ (Stark, cited in Hurlbut 2017, p.3). Provide names of both authors.	Hurlbut, JB 2017, Experiments in democracy: human embryo research and the politics of bioethics, Columbia University Press, New York, NY. Provide the reference for the book that you actually read.
Classical Works	'Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself' (John 15:4, New International Version).	If you are quoting a verse or extract, you do not need to provide a reference entry. If you are referring to a particular edition for a significant reason, reference in the same way as a print book.
Classical Works	William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, act 3, scene 2, line 74 illustrates the involvement of family ...	You do not need to provide a Reference List entry.