Harvard

[SimonG]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: intel

I am writing an MSc dissertation and the last time I had to write a 'book' was 1995 so things have changed. I want to use Word 2008 for the fundamental tasks and have set it up with standard fonts, index listings, etc. However, where I have been thwarted is the lack of a Harvard citation standard. My Uni - Imperial College London, UK - is strict on its use and I am personally very surprised that this system is not available in Word.

Is there an add on I can use or any means of adapting Word's citation system to offer the Harvard system natively?

Thanks!

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

Lots of people are missing the Harvard format.

Word only just added the Citation Manager to Word 2007/2008, and it's
really aimed at undergraduate students, and is not all that powerful. MS
released the specs to allow third-parties to extend it, but it hasn't
happened yet. If you know XML, you can write a custom style--I'm
surprised one isn't out there yet, you might google.

However, there are also separate bibliographic management programs that
offer plug-ins to format Word documents, and they have many more options
and more control. For someone just starting on the Mac, I'd recommend
Bookends, I think, which is the only program that currently supports
Word 2008:
http://www.sonnysoftware.com/

As a scientist, you might also investigate Papers for managing PDF
articles--I'm not sure how/whether it cooperates with bibliographic
management.
http://mekentosj.com/papers/

 

[SimonG]

Thanks Dalya. Strange thing is I had to use Harvard back in 1995 when I did my undergrad degree.

I think we can have access to Endnote free through Uni but I will try and find an XML version for Word. If not then I'll go back to the manual system I used thirteen years ago!

Appreciate your input.

 

[John McGhie]

Hi Simon:

Daiya's point is that Endnote does NOT support Word 2008. If you have Word
2004 it will be fine. If not, it won't work.

Cheers

Thanks Dalya. Strange thing is I had to use Harvard back in 1995 when I did my
undergrad degree.

I think we can have access to Endnote free through Uni but I will try and find
an XML version for Word. If not then I'll go back to the manual system I used
thirteen years ago!

Appreciate your input.

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