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Harvard

This guide introduces the Harvard referencing style and includes examples of citations.

Government/Official publications

To be made up of:

  • Name of government department or committee.
  • Year of publication (in round brackets).
  • Title (in italics).
  • Place of publication: publisher.
  • Series or paper number (in brackets) - if applicable.

In-text citation:

(Great Britain. Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, 2011).  

Reference list:

Great Britain. Department of Education Science (1991). History in the national curriculum (England). London: HMSO. (DES circular no. 4/91)

Online Government/Official publication

Follow the same format as for a print publication, and add: 

  • Available at: URL.
  • (Accessed: date).

In-text citation:

(Great Britain. Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, 2011).  

Reference list:

Great Britain. Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (2011). Bigger, better business: Helping small firms start, grow and prosper. Available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/32225/11-515-bigger-better-business-helping-small-firms.pdf (Accessed: 21 June 2013).