If you have questions about reference formats, please contact us with your query using the Query form on the guide, or email us at library.infoservices@mu.ie. You should also consult your lecturer and refer to your departmental handbook MU Harvard Style Guide.
Book | Journal Article | Newspaper | Conference Paper | Thesis/Dissertation |
Official Report | Website | Online Image | Online Video | Social Media Post |
Film/Documentary | Podcast |
Surname(s), Initial(s). (Year of publication) Title of Book: subtitle (if any). Series (if any), Volume number (if any), Edition (only if not the first edition). Place of publication: Publisher.
Surname(s), Initials(s). (Year of publication) Title of conference paper. In: Editor, Chair or name of organisation, Full title of conference. Location, Date. Place of location: Publisher.
Authorship or Source (Year created or last updated) Title of web document or web page [medium]. Available at: URL (accessed date).
Surname(s), Initial(s). (Year) Title of page [Name of platform] Day/month post written. Available at: URL address (accessed date).
Surname(s), Initial(s). (Year of publication) Title of Article. Full Title of Journal, Volume number (issue/part number), page numbers.
Surname, Initial(s). (Year) Full Title of Thesis. Unpublished Level, Place of University (if not included in the name of university): Name of University.
Surname(s), Initial(s). (Year of publication) Title of image [online type of image]. Available at: URL (accessed date).
Title. (Year of release) [medium]. Director. Country of origin: Film studio.
Note: Director’s name is not written surname first.
Surname(s), Initial(s). (Year of publication) Title of article. Title of Newspaper, date, page number.
Note: “The” is omitted in newspaper titles if it is at the beginning of the title.
Name of Institution/Department (Year) Title of report. Place of publication: Publisher.
Screen name of contributor. (Year) Title, Series title if available [video online]. Available at: URL address (accessed date).
Example: David Harvey. (2008) Spaces of global capitalism: towards an era of uneven geographical thought [video online]. Available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr1Cj1QzdCY (accessed 24 August 2010).
Broadcaster (Year) Programme title, Series Title [podcast]. Date of transmission. Available at: Programme URL (accessed date).