Info Skills Citing References: Books with One Author

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Citing References>Books with One Author

To the right is the title page of a book. Almost all of the information needed to build a citation can be found on this page or on the reverse side.

Citing References>Books with One Author

To the right is the title page of a book. Almost all of the information needed to build a citation can be found on this page or on the reverse side.
To begin with we need to identify an author or authors. Authors can be a person (or persons) or organisations. In this instance, it is a person: Peter Woods. In our Harvard reference list, his name would be written as:

Citing References>Books with One Author

To the right is the title page of a book. Almost all of the information needed to build a citation can be found on this page or on the reverse side.
To begin with we need to identify an author or authors. Authors can be a person (or persons) or organisations. In this instance, it is a person: Peter Woods. In our Harvard reference list, his name would be written as:

Woods, P.

Citing References>Books with One Author

To the right is the title page of a book. Almost all of the information needed to build a citation can be found on this page or on the reverse side.
To begin with we need to identify an author or authors. Authors can be a person (or persons) or organisations. In this instance, it is a person: Peter Woods. In our Harvard reference list, his name would be written as:

Woods, P.
Note that first name(s) are always given as initials, even if the original document gives the name(s) in full.

Citing References>Books with One Author

Next, the citation will need to give the year of publication. Even though this may not be on the main title page, the year is still always the second item of information given in a Harvard format reference.
In this instance, you will need to look on the reverse of the title page to find the date. It is 1999. So, in our Harvard reference list, our reference now reads:

Citing References>Books with One Author

Next, the citation will need to give the year of publication. Even though this may not be on the main title page, the year is still always the second item of information given in a Harvard format reference.
In this instance, you will need to look on the reverse of the title page to find the date. It is 1999. So, in our Harvard reference list, our reference now reads:

Woods, P., 1999.

Citing References>Books with One Author

Next, the citation will need to give the year of publication. Even though this may not be on the main title page, the year is still always the second item of information given in a Harvard format reference.
In this instance, you will need to look on the reverse of the title page to find the date. It is 1999. So, in our Harvard reference list, our reference now reads:

Woods, P., 1999.

Note the full stops and comma that separate each element.

Citing References>Books with One Author

Next follows the title and (if there is one) the sub-title of the book. This information is always on the main title page.
In this instance, the title is Successful Writing for Qualitative Researchers. There is no subtitle. So, our reference now reads:

Citing References>Books with One Author

Next follows the title and (if there is one) the sub-title of the book. This information is always on the main title page.
In this instance, the title is Successful Writing for Qualitative Researchers. There is no subtitle. So, our reference now reads:

Woods, P., 1999. Successful writing for qualitative researchers.

Citing References>Books with One Author

Next follows the title and (if there is one) the sub-title of the book. This information is always on the main title page.
In this instance, the title is Successful Writing for Qualitative Researchers. There is no subtitle. So, our reference now reads:

Woods, P., 1999. Successful writing for qualitative researchers.

Note that book titles (and sub-titles) are typed in italics (or, if written by
hand, underlined).

Citing References>Books with One Author

Lastly, the reference will need to say where and by whom (person or organisation) the book was published In this instance, the place of publication is London. If there is more than one city listed, give the first one (or the location of the publishers head office). The book was published by Routledge. So, our complete reference now reads:

Citing References>Books with One Author

Lastly, the reference will need to say where and by whom (person or organisation) the book was published In this instance, the place of publication is London. If there is more than one city listed, give the first one (or the location of the publishers head office). The book was published by Routledge. So, our complete reference now reads:

Woods, P., 1999. Successful writing for qualitative researchers. London: Routledge.

Citing References>Books with One Author

Lastly, the reference will need to say where and by whom (person or organisation) the book was published In this instance, the place of publication is London. If there is more than one city listed, give the first one (or the location of the publishers head office). The book was published by Routledge. So, our complete reference now reads:

Woods, P., 1999. Successful writing for qualitative researchers. London: Routledge.
The place and the publisher are separated by a colon :.