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Harvard Solent Referencing Guide

Referencing Guide

The main guide to referencing using the Harvard Solent style. Printed copies can be found in the library.  

Referencing - the Basics

This short video will introduce you to referencing, why it is important and how to approach in-text citations and your reference list following the Harvard Solent Referencing Style.

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This video builds upon the guidance in the referencing video, looking at how to include information from your research within your assignments, utilising summarising, paraphrasing and quoting:

Email Support

Email Support

You can email referencing.support@solent.ac.uk for help.   Queries will be dealt with as quickly as possible but please allow up to 72 hours for a response from the Information team.   Please note that this service does not include proof reading or checking of references. 

RefWorks Software

RefWorks is a piece of software that can help you to manage your references.  It has a useful tool, Reference Citation Manager (RCM) that can import your references straight to your text as you type and build your reference list as you go along. 

succeed@solent

The Referencing tutorial on succeed@solent offers additional guidance on why you need to reference your sources - and how to do so.