Harvard Referencing : Images referencing

How to reference illustrations/images/photographs? 

  ► MMU Harvard | Manchester Metropolitan University guidelines

  ► Cite Them Right Harvard - Online  

Q: How do I reference many images in a creative or visual piece of work such as a mood board or collage?

►MMU Harvard for Creatives assignment (creative pieces of work such as a collage, exhibition catalogue or a moldboard)

Q: How do you reference Mood Boards in Harvard style?

►Cite Them Right Harvard Online- Images/Illustrations... 

Photograph Citation order:  

Surname, Initial. (Year) Title of photograph. Available at: URL (Accessed: date).

• Photographer (if available)

• Year of publication (in round brackets)

• Title of photograph/video (or collection) (in italics)

• Available at: DOI or URL (Accessed: date)

Mood board Citation order:

• Designer (if known)

• Year (in round brackets)

• Title (in italics)

• [Mood board]

• Presented at

• Location and date(s) of presentation  If accessed online: Available at: URL (Accessed: date)

• Surname, Initial. (Year) Title [Mood board]. Available at: URL (Accessed: date).

Q: How do reference images with no creator?    

Title (Year) Available at: DOI or URL (Accessed: date)

• Citation order:

• Title (in italics)

• Year (in round brackets)

• Available at: DOI or URL (Accessed: date)

For an illustration that you have adapted from the original, you should include a caption and an entry in your reference list.

The caption should include a title for the illustration, a citation for the original source and also indicate that it has been adapted, as shown in the examples below.

►Example caption for an illustration adapted from an online source
Figure 1: Water usage in the North West 2010-2013 (Source: [adapted from] Defra, 2014:online)

The word online should be included in the caption, as shown above.

►Example caption for an illustration adapted from a printed source
Figure 1: Water usage in the North West 2010-2013 (Source: [adapted from] Defra, 2014:20)

The page number i.e. 20 should be included in the caption, as shown above.

When referring to the adapted illustration in the main body of your text, you do not need to include a citation. However if using information from the original illustration in the main body of your text, you would need to cite it in the usual way.

In your reference list, you will need to include the reference for the original source by following the guidance in the relevant section of the guide for the type of source used.

When inserting a illustration you have created yourself in your work, using data from sources, for example a table or diagram, your caption would be presented differently to the above instruction.

The example below is for a table. However if you have created your own diagram use a figure number instead.

The table would have a caption including the Table number and title. The title would be your own. Below the table number and title, enter (Data from: ..) followed by a citation or a multiple citation depending on the number of sources you have obtained the data from.

Example caption
Table 1: Product prices.
(Data from: Asda, 2020; Sainsbury’s, 2020; Tesco, 2020)

Please note: the multiple citation in the bracket above would follow the order for Citing multiple sources. In addition, you may need to refer to the instruction for An author who has published more than one piece of work in the same year.

When referring to the table as a whole in the main body of your assignment, you would not need to include a citation, as the table is your own creation. For example if you are simply stating: Table 1 shows the prices for products…

However if you are referring to specific data in the table, you would cite it in the usual way.

You would then need an entry in your reference list for each source from which you obtained the data. Your reference would then follow the format required for the particular source.

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