Library and Knowledge Service for NHS Ambulance Services in England - Harvard System

When writing a piece of work you may need to refer in your text to material written or produced by others. This procedure is called citing or quoting references. Consistency and accuracy are important to enable readers to identify and locate the material to which you have referred. The same set of rules should be followed every time you cite a reference. The principles used in the Harvard System, also known as the ‘Author Date’ method, are widely applied and interpretations exist which differ from the advice in this guide. This guidance is based on British Standards for the citation of references in the Harvard Style and interpretations of that system used in academic and research institutions.