essay example with harvard referencing

In-text referencing using the Harvard method has only minimum information about the source to prevent disruption to the overall flow of the text. Typically, this will be author and year of publication which are written in brackets (parentheses), but there are a number of variants depending on how the source is mentioned in the sentence structure.
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The author-date, or Harvard, style of referencing is widely accepted in academic publications, although you may see a number of variations in the way it is used.
The information and examples on these pages are based on the Australian Style manual for authors, editors and printers, 6th edition.

In general, the reference list should contain four elements, which can be remembered as the four W’s:
The reference list placed alphabetically at the end of the essay provides the reader with the full details of all sources cited in-text.

References:

http://libguides.jcu.edu.au/harvard
http://library.tafeqld.edu.au/c.php?g=921151&p=6645039
http://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/ld/all-resources/writing/harvard/content/in-text-referencing-in-an-essay-or-dissertation