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Consult the Library's Citing Sources of Information Guide for other referencing styles.
This section will show you how to reference some common types of creative works using Harvard Style as an example. Generally the components of referencing will be the same across different referencing styles, but will be presented in a different order and with different formatting.
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Hokusai (1830)
(Hokusai, 1830)
In person:
Surname, First initial (year) Title of the work - italicised [medium of artwork]. Institution that houses the work, City.
Online:
Surname, First initial (year) Title of the work - italicised [medium of artwork]. Available at: http://xxxxx (Accessed: day month year).
In person:
Hokusai, K. (1830) Under the wave off Kanagawa [woodblock print]. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Online:
Hokusai, K. (1830) Under the wave off Kanagawa [woodblock print]. Available at: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/45434 (Accessed: 19 May 2017).
Liu (2017)
(Liu, 2017)
Surname, First initial (year) Name of work - italicised. Available at http://xxxxx (Accessed: day month year).
Liu, V. (2017) Untitled. Available at: http://studio-unit.co/photography#photography-highlights (Accessed: 13 April 2017).
In the Mood for Love (Wong, 2000)
(In the Mood for Love, Wong, 2000)
Film name - italicised (year) Directed by First Initial, Surname [format viewed in]. Place of distribution: Distributor.
In the Mood for Love (2000). Directed by K.W. Wong [DVD]. Criterion Collection: New York.
Bowie (1973)
(Bowie, 1973)
Surname, First initial (year) Title of album [format of album]. Place of distribution: Distribution company.
Bowie, D. (1973) Aladdin Sane [vinyl]. RCA records: New York.
Raster3D (Merritt & Bacon, 1997)
(Raster3D, Merritt & Bacon, 1997)
Surname, First initial (year) Title of Program - italicised (version if relevant) [Computer program]. Available at http://xxxxx (Accessed day month year).
Merritt, E.A. and Bacon, D.J. (1997) Raster3D Photorealistic Molecular Graphics (Version 2.0) [Computer program]. Available at http://skuld.bmsc.washington.edu/raster3d/html/raster3d.html (Accessed 19 April 2017).
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