ANS112: Laws & Ethics for Veterinary Science

The "Harvard" style of citation actually has nothing officially to do with Harvard University! It's another name for the author/date citation system used in parentheses to refer the reader to the bibliography. It's called Harvard because some of the first to use this system were Harvard faculty in the late 19th Century. 

Citing a Website in Harvard Style

The basic format of a website citation in Harvard Style is as follows:

Autors surname(s), initial(s). (Year of publishing) Title of page/site [online]. Available at: URL (Accessed: day month year)

For example, if I were citing the page Librarians and Media Specialists from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook. Below, I will pull the informaiton from the Librarians page and substitute it for the information above.

Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024) Librarians and library media specialists [online]. Available at: https://www.bls.gov/ooh/education-training-and-library/librarians.htm (Accessed: 11 June 2024)

Citing a Journal Article in Harvard Style

The basic format of a journal citation in Harvard Style is as follows:

Surname, Initial(s). (Year) 'Title of the article,' Title of the Journal, vol(issue) [online]. Available at: URL (Accessed: day month year)

So, similar as above, if I were to cite this journal article on Vet Techs, I would do the following, simply substituting my information for the information in the example:

Frederick, B. (2010) 'Vet tech field beckons, even in an uncertain economy,' Techniques, 85(1), [online]. Available at: https://link.gale/com/apps/doc/A214894119/PPVC?u=mlin_s_bristcc&sid=bookmark-PPVC&xid=a98d7753 (Accessed 11 June 2024)

Citing a Film in Harvard Style

The basic format of a film citation in Harvard Style is as follows:

Title of film (Year of distribution) Directed by Director's Name [format]. Place of distribution: Distribution Company

To cite this video about Animals of the African Bush, I would do the following:

Africa bush rescue (2003) Directed by Jo Scofield [streaming video]. BBC Worldwide: British Broadcasting Corporation