Step by Step Conversion Template



Punctuation and Spacing - Harvard Style

Instructions

The Constructing Citations 101: Harvard Style focused on gathering all the elements (or details) in the correct order.

In this activity three references are provided - book, journal article and webpage.

You will discover how important the spacing and punctuation is between each element (or detail) in the citation.

Using the drop-down box, decide which element is presented with the correct spaces, commas, full stops, quotation marks, colons and brackets.

Activity

1. Here are the citation elements for a book:

Author/s: Elaine Nicpon Marieb

Year: 2014

Title: Essentials of human anatomy & physiology

Edition: Tenth edition

Place: Essex, England

Publisher: Pearson

What is the correct format for the author in Harvard Style?

A. Marieb, Elaine Nicpon

B. Marieb, EN

C. Marieb, E. N.

2. Here are the citation elements for a journal article:

Author/s: Moss, C, & Nelson, K

Year: 2014

Title of article: Patient stories about being cared for in the emergency department

Journal name: Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal

Volume: 22

Issue number: 4

Page number/s: 35-38

What is the correct format for the journal and issue number in Harvard Style?

A. vol. 22, no. 4,

B. v. 22,(4)

C. v. 22, no. 4

3. Here are the citation elements for a web page:

Author/s: World Health Organization

Year: 2014

Title of page: Health topics: pertussis

Sponsoring body: World Health Organization

Viewed date: 15 October 2014

URL:

What is the correct format for the URL in Harvard Style?

A. (http:/who.int/topics/pertussis/en/)

B.

C.

Answers

1. B - Marieb, EN

Here is the complete citation as it appears in the Reference List -

Marieb, EN 2014, Essentials of human anatomy & physiology, 10th edn, Pearson, Essex, England.

2. A - vol. 22, no. 4,

Here is the complete citation as it appears in the Reference List -

Moss, C, & Nelson, K 2014, ‘Patient stories about being cared for in the emergency department’, Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 35-38.

D. C -

Here is the complete citation as it appears in the Reference List -

World Health Organization 2014, Health topics: pertussis, World Health Organization, viewed 15 October 2014,

You have now learnt the importance of punctuation and spacing in your references.

Try Citing in the text: APA Style to learn how to include details of the reference in your written work.

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