ACAP Learning Resources: SIBT: Reference with Harvard: Books & eBooks

Books

Reference List
In-text Citation

Hard copy books and eBooks such as those found Ebook Central are referenced in the same way.

The following details should be provided for books in a reference list:

Author's surname, followed by initials
Year of publication
The book title in italics
The edition followed by edn (for second editions and later)
The Publisher
Place of Publication

Examples

Books or eBooks with One Author
Newburn, T 2007, Criminology, Willan, Cullompton, Devon.

Books or eBooks with Two Authors
White, RD & Perrone, S 2014, Crime, criminality and criminal justice, 2nd edn, Oxford University Press, South Melbourne, Vic.

Books or eBooks with Three Authors
White, RD, Haines, F & Asquith, N 2012, Crime & criminology, 5th edn, Oxford University Press, South Melbourne, Vic.

Books or eBooks with More Than Three Authors
Cook, C, Creyke, R, Geddes, RS, Hamer, D, Taylor, TS & Pryor, G 2015, Laying down the law, 9th edn, LexisNexis Butterworths, Chatswood, N.S.W.

An Organisational Author (often referred to as a corporate author)
Victoria Law Foundation 1997, Civics and citizenship education project: student resources and activities, Victoria Law Foundation, Melbourne

Books with One Author
General: (Newburn 2007)
With a page reference: (Newburn 2007, p.13)

Books with Two Authors
General: (White & Perrone 2014)
With a page reference: (White & Perrone 2014, p. 55)

Books with Three Authors
General: (White, Haines & Asquith 2012)
With a page reference: (White, Haines & Asquith 2012, p. 64)

Books with More Than Three Authors
Use et al. after the first author.
General: (Cook et al. 2015)
With a page reference: (Cook et al. 2015, p.105)

An Organisational Author (often referred to as a corporate author)
General: (Victoria Law Foundation 1997)
With a page reference: (Victoria Law Foundation 1997, p.17)

Books: Editions

Reference List

First editions don't need to be included in the reference. If the book you are using is a second edition or later, include the edition number followed by edn after the title in your reference list.

Examples:
White, RD & Perrone, S 2014, Crime, criminality and criminal justice, 2nd edn, Oxford University Press, South Melbourne, Vic.
Findlay, M, Odgers, S & Yeo, S 2014, Australian criminal justice, 5th edn, Oxford University Press, South Melbourne, Vic.