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Harvard Referencing Guide: eBooks

The purpose of this guide is to simplify SPU Harvard referencing style for the SPU community

eBook by one author

In text citation

Example one:

According to Pickard (2017:17)...

Example two:

Educators are the key to the most cost-effective meaning of school improvement (Pickard, 2017:17).

Reference List entry

Pickard, A.J. (2017). Research methods in information. [EBSCOhost]. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e000xww&AN=1560617&site=ehost-live

Edited eBook

In text citation

Example one:

According to Onuka (2017:4)..

Example two:

...(Onuka,2017:4).

Reference List entry:

Onuka, A.O.U. (2017). African higher education transformation for quality outcome: A Holistic Mechanism. In Sustainable Transformation in African Higher Education : Research, Governance, Gender, Funding, Teaching and Learning in the African University : 3-24. Edited by Maringe, F & Ojo, E. Available from: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/spuza/detail.action?docID=4844214.

eBook by two authors

In text citation

Example one:

Fegan and Durrani (2016:44)...

Example two:

In the protohistoric era, culture is written (Fegan & Durrani, 2016:44).

Reference List entry

Fagan, B. & Durrani, N. (2016). World prehistory: A brief introduction. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315641133

 

eBook by three or More authors

In text citation

Example one:

According to Erasmus, Rudansky-Kloppers and Strydom (2019:15)...

Example two:

…agree with this assessment (Erasmus, Rudansky-Kloppers & Strydom, 2019:15).

Reference List entry

Erasmus, B., Rudansky-Kloppers, S. & Strydom, J. (2019). Introduction to business management. [EBSCOhost]. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=sso&db=nlebk&AN=2345889&site=ehost-live&scope=site&custid=ns246567

 

PLEASE NOTE:

* After the first citation of a source with three or more authors, give the first author's surname followed by et al.

For example: ...(Niemand et al., 2002:15).