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Holmesglen Harvard Referencing

Ebooks format

Ebook with 1 author

 

Reference elements

Annotated reference example for ebook with 1 author

 

In-text citation

  Format Example
Paraphrase

(Author Year)

OR

Author (Year)

Effective note taking ... (Cottrell 2019).

OR

Cottrell (2019) describes effective note taking ...
Quote

'...' (Author Year:Page)

OR

Author (Year:Page) '...' 

'Note taking is divided into ...' (Cottrell 2019:137).

OR

Cottrell (2019:137) states that 'note taking is divided into ...'

 

Reference

  Format Example
No edition Author, AA (Year) Title of book, Publisher, Place of Publication. Stringer, L (2009) The green workplace: sustainable strategies that benefit employees, the environment, and the bottom line, Palgrave Macmillan, New York.
2nd or later edition Author, AA (Year) Title of book, x edn, Publisher, Place of Publication. Cottrell, S (2019) The study skills handbook, 5th edn, Macmillan Education, London.
Note:
  • Title is hyperlinked to the ebook's permanent link, formatted as per hyperlink default (blue, underlined text) and is italicised. For more information, see ebook's how to find permanent links. 
  • For books/ebooks with editors instead of authors, see edited books.

Ebook with 2 authors

 

Reference elements

Annotated reference example of ebook with 2 authors

 

In-text citation

  Format Example
Paraphrase

(Author and Author Year)

OR

Author and Author (Year)

... is used in communication (Chaney and Martin 2014).

OR

Chaney and Martin (2014) describe intercultural communication ...
Quote

'...' (Author and Author Year:Page)

OR

Author and Author (Year:Page) '...' 

'Communicating within business ...' (Chaney and Martin 2014:76).

OR

Chaney and Martin (2014:76) 'communicating within business ...' 

 

Reference

  Format Example
No edition Author, AA and Author, BB (Year) Title of book, Publisher, Place of Publication. Smith, DK and Tardif, M (2012) Building information modeling: a strategic implementation guide for architects, engineers, constructors, and real estate asset managers, Wiley, Hoboken, NJ.
2nd or later edition Author, AA and Author, BB (Year) Title of book, x edn, Publisher, Place of Publication. Chaney, LH and Martin, JS (2014) Intercultural business communication, 6th edn, Pearson, Harlow, Essex.
Note:
  • Title is hyperlinked to the ebook's permanent link, formatted as per hyperlink default (blue, underlined text) and is italicised. For more information, see ebook's how to find permanent links. 
  • For books/ebooks with editors instead of authors, see edited books.

Ebook with 3 or more authors

 

Reference elements

Annotated reference example of ebook with 3 or more authors

 

In-text citation

  Format Example
Paraphrase

(Author et al. Year)

OR

Author et al. (Year)

Managing misunderstandings and ... (Moran et al. 2014).

OR

Moran et al. (2014) define misunderstandings ...
Quote

'...' (Author et al. Year:Page)

OR

Author et al. (Year:Page) '...' 

'... through mutual understanding' (Moran et al. 2014:92).

OR

Moran et al. (2014:92) state 'mutual understanding produces ...'

 

Reference

  Format Example
No edition Author, AA, Author, BB and Author, CC (Year) Title of book, Publisher, Place of Publication. Eastman, C, Teicholz, P, Sacks, R and Liston, K (2011) BIM handbook: a guide to building information modeling for owners, managers, designers, engineers and contractors, Wiley, Hoboken, NJ.
2nd or later edition Author, AA, Author, BB and Author, CC (Year) Title of book, x edn, Publisher, Place of Publication. Moran, RT, Abramson, NR and Moran, SV (2014) Managing cultural differences, 9th edn, Taylor and Francis, Hoboken, NJ.
Note:
  • Title is hyperlinked to the ebook's permanent link, formatted as per hyperlink default (blue, underlined text) and is italicised. For more information, see ebook's how to find permanent links. 
  • For books/ebooks with editors instead of authors, see edited books.

Organisation/Corporate author (no abbreviated name)

 

Reference elements

Annotated reference example of ebook with corporate author

 

In-text citation

  Format Example
Paraphrase

(Organisation Year)

OR

Organisation (Year)

 ... was shown (Facing History and Ourselves 2017).

OR

Facing History and Ourselves (2017) showed how ...
Quote

'...' (Organisation Year:Page)

OR

Organisation (Year:Page) '...' 

'By examining the past ...' (Facing History and Ourselves 2017:14).

OR

Facing History and Ourselves (2017:14) states 'by examining the past ...'.
Note:
  • Organisation's name is written out in full.

 

Reference

  Format Example
No edition

Organisation (Year) Title of book, Publisher, Place of Publication.

Facing History and Ourselves (2012) Sacred texts, modern questions: connecting ethics and history through a Jewish lens, Facing History and Ourselves, Brookline, MA.
2nd or later edition

Organisation (Year) Title of book, x edn, Publisher, Place of Publication.

Facing History and Ourselves (2017) Holocaust and human behavior, 4th edn, Facing History and Ourselves, Brookline, MA.
Note:
  • Organisation's name is written out in full.
  • Title is hyperlinked to the ebook's permanent link, formatted as per hyperlink default (blue, underlined text) and is italicised. For more information, see ebook's how to find permanent links. 
  • For books/ebooks with editors instead of authors, see edited books.

 

Organisation/Corporate author (widely known by abbreviation)

 

Reference elements

Annotated reference example of an ebook with an abbreviated corporate author

 

In-text citation

  Format Example
Paraphrase

(Abbreviated Organisation Year)

OR

Abbreviated Organisation (Year)

... should be mutually agreed upon (PMI 2017).

OR

PMI (2017) suggest this should involve ...
Quote

(Abbreviated Organisation Year:Page)

OR

Abbreviated Organisation (Year:Page) '...'

'For excellent project results ... ' (PMI 2017:516).

OR


PMI (2017:516) states that 'for excellent project results ...'
Note:
  • Organisation's abbreviated name is used only.

 

Reference

  Format Example
No edition

Abbreviation (Organisation) (Year) Title of book, Publisher, Place of Publication.

OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) (2019) Waste management and the circular economy in selected OECD countries: evidence from environmental performance reviews, OECD Publishing, Paris.
2nd or later edition

Abbreviation (Organisation) (Year) Title of book, x edn, Publisher, Place of Publication.

PMI (Project Management Institute) (2017) A guide to the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK® guide), 6th edn, PMI, Newtown Square, PA.
Note:
  • Organisation's name is abbreviated, followed by the full name in brackets.
  • Title is hyperlinked to the ebook's permanent link, formatted as per hyperlink default (blue, underlined text) and is italicised. For more information, see ebook's how to find permanent links. 
  • For books/ebooks with editors instead of authors, see edited books.

Cited in an ebook

Sometimes authors quote other authors. This is referred to in Harvard style as a secondary source. Citations need to include both the original author and the secondary source author. In the reference list, you will need to cite only the secondary source in which you found the citation.

 

Reference elements

Reference the book in which you found the citation.

Annotated reference example of ebook

 

In-text citation

  Format Example
Paraphrase

(Original Author Year cited in Secondary Author Year)

OR

Original Author (Year cited in Secondary Author Year)

... is the most logical step (Vitale and Randazzo 1997 cited in Stringer 2009).

OR

Vitale and Randazzo (1997 cited in Stringer 2009) claim it is ...
Quote

'...' (Original Author Year cited in Secondary Author Year:Page)

OR

Original Author (Year cited in Secondary Author Year:Page) '...' 

'Culture impacts ... ' (Nandelles 2009 cited in Moran et al. 2014:65).

OR

Nandelles (2009 cited in Moran et al. 2014:65) states 'culture impacts ... '

 

Reference

  Format Example
Ebook with no edition

Author, AA (Year) Title of book, Publisher, Place of Publication.

Stringer, L (2009) The green workplace: sustainable strategies that benefit employees, the environment, and the bottom line, Palgrave Macmillan, New York.
Ebook with 2nd or later edition

Author, AA (Year) Title of book, x edn, Publisher, Place of Publication.

Moran, RT, Abramson, NR and Moran, SV (2014) Managing cultural differences, 9th edn, Taylor and Francis, Hoboken, NJ.
Note:
  • Title is hyperlinked to the ebook's permanent link, formatted as per hyperlink default (blue, underlined text) and is italicised. For more information, see ebook's how to find permanent links. 
  • For books/ebooks with editors instead of authors, see edited books.

Practice exercise