Referencing Series: Cite Them Right online guides

Referencing is about signalling when sources have played a role in your assignments and at the same time giving due credit to other writers.

This short video - which is part of the Why and How of Referencing series – goes over how to access the online guides for Cite Them Right Harvard.

Link for activity, blog post ‘Why I Now Eat Dark Chocolate Every Day’: https://www.open.ac.uk/libraryservice...

Other links mentioned in the video:
Referencing and plagiarism page: https://www.open.ac.uk/libraryservice...
Quick guide to Harvard referencing (Cite Them Right) https://www.open.ac.uk/libraryservice...
Cite them right online (required OU login): https://www.open.ac.uk/libraryservice...

Note this video uses the 12th edition of the Cite Them Right Harvard referencing style. As of July 2025 the 13th edition is the most recent. For the most recent guidance on formatting references see
Cite Them Right section for printed books: https://www-citethemrightonline-com.l...

Slides: https://learn1.open.ac.uk/mod/resourc... (OU login required)
Handout: https://learn1.open.ac.uk/mod/resourc... (OU login required)
Transcript: https://www.open.ac.uk/library/transc...

We also offer a live version of this session – see the library website page for details of when the next live session is running. (Open to current OU staff and students only.)
https://www.open.ac.uk/library/traini...

Video chapters:
00:41 Library website
02:07 Quick Guide to Cite Them Right (Harvard)
03:31 Cite Them Right online
05:06 Activity: creating a blog reference