Skip to Main Content
logo

Harvard referencing system (NUST)

A guide to Harvard referencing system

Act

In text: In the reference list:
According to the Freedom of Information Act (1997)...

Freedom of Information Act (1997), No 13/1997, S. 47, Dublin: Stationary Office.

Title of Act including year, No., s. [if a section has been referred to], City: Publisher.

Government publication

In text: In the reference list:
According to the Code of good practice for the use of biosolids in agriculture (Department of the Environment Heritage and Local Government 1999) Local Authorities should...

Department of the Environment Heritage and Local Government (1999) Code of good practice for the use of biosolids in agriculture, Dublin: Fehily Timoney.

Corporate Author. (year of publication) Title of Book or Report: Subtitle [if any], ed. [if not 1st edition], Place of Publication: Publisher.

Judgement

In text: In the reference list:
In another case (Merriman v Dublin Corporation Dublin County Council 1993)… the judgement…

Merriman v Dublin Corporation Dublin County Council (1993) I.L.R.M, 39.

Name of case (year) Abbreviated volume title, page number.

EU directive

In text: In the reference list:
…(Council Directive 2009/125/EC)…

Council directive (EU) 2009/125/EC of 21 October 2009 on establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-related products.

Institutional origin (e.g. Council Directive (EU) Year/Legislation number Institution “of” followed by the date it was passed “on” followed by the title, all in italics.

Statutory instrument

In text: In the reference list:
…(Celtic Sea Prohibition on Herring Fishing 1991)…

Celtic Sea Prohibition on Herring Fishing 1991, (No. 2) Order 1991, S.I. No. 23/1991, Dublin: Stationary Office.

Title of Statutory Instrument including year, S.I. No. of Year, City: Publisher.

Commission of enquiry

In text: In the reference list:
(Murphy 2009)

Murphy, Y, Chairperson (2009) Commission of investigation : report into the Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin July 2009, Dublin : Stationary Office.

Author, name, initial(s) (is Commission chairperson) (year) Report Title, City: Publisher.

Report

In text: In the reference list:
(Law Reform Commission 2009)

Law Reform Commission (2009) Bioethics: advance care directives, Dublin: Law Reform Commission.

Author (year) Report Title, Report Number [if available], City: Publisher.

The DIREKT Project Online Information Literacy (IL) Module Platform