Referencing is a way of showing where the ideas, theories, quotes, facts and other evidence and information you use in your assignments can be found. Any books, journal articles, websites, etc that you use to research your assignment must be referenced.
There will be two parts to every reference you use:
In Harvard style, the author and year are cited in-text, and full details of the source are given in a reference list.
There are many referencing styles; the Harvard style is one of countless styles available and is the most commonly used one in ATU.
The Library, in consultation with ATU, Galway-Mayo, Dublin Road's Academic Council, have developed a referencing guide based on the Harvard style.
The ATU Galway-Mayo Harvard style is based on British Standard BS ISO 690: 2010. It is an author-date style, where you put the name of the author, the year the information was published and the relevant page number(s) in brackets after the quote or paraphrase in your document. At the end of the document you make a reference list of our sources, in a specific format.
There will be two parts to every reference you use:
The important thing to remember when referencing is to be consistent with whatever style you are using.
The detailed referencing guide (see below) developed by the Library describes in detail the rules of the Harvard style, along with examples of references for the various information sources you will use including books, e-books, journal articles, newspapers, databases etc.
Endnote is a reference management software package that allows users to create, store and manage references. Library Guide to Endnote
Microsoft Word has a simple built-in referencing tool to help you create references. Library Guide to Referencing with Microsoft Word
The Library provides training on both Endnote and Referencing with Microsoft Word throughout the year. Please check our calendar for the training schedule.
