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Some examples of other types of references

In this section, we have just picked a couple more from Cite them Right for guidance:

Reference to a UK statute (Acts of Parliament):
The style of referencing legal sources changed in 1963, so you might see some differences (check Cite them right for clarity on specific details, there is also a specific referencing system called 'OSCOLA' for law) but an example for a post-1963 Act in Harvard style would be:

In-text citation:
The statute (Great Britain. Access to Justice Act 1999) laid down...

Reference list:
Great Britain.  Access to Justice Act 1999: Elizabeth II. Chapter 22. (1999) London: The Stationery Office.

Reference to a television programme
In- text citation:
Vicky Pollard (Little Britain, 2005) exemplifies the temperamental teenager.

Reference list:
Little Britain (2005) BBC Two Television, 23 June.

Reference to films/movies/DVDs
In-text citation:
Movies have been used to attack the President’s policies (Fahrenheit 9/11, 2004).

Reference list
Fahrenheit 9/11  (2004) Directed by Michael Moore [Film].  Santa Monica, California:  Lions Gate Films.

DVD
In-text citation:
Special effects can dominate a film, for example The Matrix reloaded (2003).

Reference list:
The Matrix reloaded (2003) Directed by A. & L. Wachowski  [DVD]. Los Angeles: Warner Brothers Inc.

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