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Harvard Referencing (AGSM)

Guide to the Harvard Referencing Style, as used by Australian Government bodies

Is it a Book or Book Chapter?

When to cite the whole book                                                                                              Blue book with open pages

When the entire book has been written by the same set of authors, and the chapters have not been contributed by different authors, then you regard the entire book as a single source and cite the whole book. If you use three different chapters from the same book, it still only counts as one source - only one book.

 

When to cite the individual chapters

If the book has been edited or compiled, and each chapter has its own authors, then you cite each chapter separately.  If you use three different chapters, each chapter counts as a separate source.

 

Information needed for a book

Information needed for a chapter of an edited book
  • The author(s) of the book
  • Year of publication
  • The title of the book in italics
  • Edition (if not the first edition)
  • The name of publisher
  • The place of publication
  • DOI (if you include a DOI, you don't need to include a publishing location.  
  • URL for an electronic book that does not have a DOI
  • The author(s) of the chapter
  • Year of publication
  • The ‘Title of the chapter in single quotation marks’                
  • The editor(s) of the book
  • The title of the book in italics
  • Edition (if not the first edition)
  • The name of publisher
  • The place of publication
  • DOI (if you include a DOI, you don't need to include a publishing location.
  • URL for an electronic book that does not nave a DOI

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