Harvard Referencing Quick Guide
What is referencing?
Referencing is a system used in the academic community to indicate where ideas, theories, quotes,
facts and any other evidence and information used to undertake an assignment, can be found.
Why do I need to reference my work?
To avoid plagiarism, a form of academic theft.
Referencing your work correctly ensures that you give appropriate credit to the sources and
authors that you have used to complete your assignment.
Referencing the sources that you have used for your assignment demonstrates that you
have undertaken wide-ranging research in order to create your work.
Referencing your work enables the reader to consult for themselves the same materials that
you used.