How to Cite Lecture Notes in Harvard (2018)

How to Cite Lecture Notes in Harvard (2018)

By jerryoneclass

Nov 14, 2018

The confusion over how to cite lecture notes comes from the fact that they’re not written in formal print often as, say, a book. They’re typically paraphrased also. Now you’re thinking how do I cite this?

The answer depends on one question: are the lecture notes published?

If yes: Then you need to have a reference/work cited/bibliography list.

If no: Then your lecture notes aren’t accessible to your readers. In which case, you only need to cite them in the body of your paper (in-text citations) and not in your reference/work cited/bibliography list.

Let me show you how it looks for Harvard style format.

Harvard 

The Harvard style requires the surname of the author and the year to be mentioned when referencing the source information. These two points of information are often in parentheses together.

Unpublished Lecture Notes

In-Text Citation Format–

(Author Surname Year)

In-Text Citation Example–

Adrien and Wiley (2018) interpreted the financial models presented by the Sydney Institute of Technology as forecasting the end of sustained revenue demand in the steel industry.

*Note: if the authors’ names are used to form a part of your sentence, you do not need to include them in the parentheses.*

Published Lecture Notes

Reference Citation Format–

Surname, Initial(s) Year, Title of the study guide or lecture notes, Type of Medium, School, viewed date, <Course Name>.

Reference Citation Example–

Wiley, W 2018, The Sociological Imagination Re-Imagined, Lecture notes, Michigan State University, delivered 1 January 2018, <SOC100>.

Now you know how to cite lecture notes, if you need help citing study guides, here’s how: How to Cite Study Guides in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard and Vancouver (2018).

Work Cited

Jerry, Daniel. “How to Cite Lecture Notes in MLA, APA, Chicago, Harvard and

Vancouver (2018) - OneClass Blog.” OneClass, OneClass, 14 Nov. 2018, oneclass.com/blog/uncategorized/115870-how-to-cite-lecture-notes-in-apa-mla-and-chicago-2018.en.html.