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Citing

A guide to citing in the UON Harvard Style

Citing a long quotation

Note: There is no need to use quotation marks. Instead start a new line and indent the quotation.

Example: The methodology required for a thorough literature search requires an understanding of a number of different sources:

... it is important to be familiar with the tertiary sources (bibliographies of bibliographies), which will help you to identify the secondary sources (such as bibliographies, indexes and abstracts), which will then lead you to primary sources for your review (Pickard, 2013, p.27).  

You do not need to include the page number from the quotation in your reference list. If you are taking a quotation from a website you may not be able to find a page number, so you will need to include an indication of where the quote can be found. Give a line or screen number instead, e.g. use [45 lines] or [approx. 5 screens]. 

Remember: it is best to paraphrase the sources you have used in your work, putting the author’s words into your own and crediting them with the idea through the citation. This demonstrates more understanding of the content. Try and keep quotations to a minimum.