You should always use at least two sources of information for any investigation, and you should always list your sources afterwards.
There are lots of different ways to list (or cite) your sources. This version is called the Harvard method.
- Collect the information you need
- Organise the information into the right order
Book information required
Author’s surname, Initials, (Year in brackets). Title of book in italics. Place of publication: Publisher.
e.g. Seafield, L., (2009). 150 famous Scots. New Lanark: Waverley.
Website information required
Organisation or Author’s Surname, Initials, (Year in brackets). Title of webpage in italics[online]. Publisher if available. Available from: URL [Access date].
e.g. Macfadyen, J., (2019). How to cite your sources [online]. Our Lady’s High School. Available from https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/nl/olhslrc/il/citesources/ [accessed 21stJanuary 2020]
NB different rules apply for other sources of information including newspapers, magazines, dictionaries, encyclopaedias, journals, lyrics, maps, photographs, moving images etc. Ask Mrs Macfadyen if you’re not sure.
Recommended link – the following link will create the citation for you.
