Okay, so I’ve been seeing this “Liza Barber Harvard” thing pop up, and honestly, I was curious. It sounded interesting, so I figured I’d give it a shot myself and see what all the fuss was about. I’m not gonna lie; it did not disappoint.
First, I kinda just poked around to get the general idea. What is it exactly? It turns out it is all about getting that crisp, clean citation style. This will help me a bunch of times, save my time!
So, here’s how I started my little experiment:
- Gathering My Materials: First thing I did, I grabbed a few different sources that I had been working with – a book, a journal article, and a website. I wanted to see how this style handled different types of information, you know?
Step-by-step:
I started trying to manually format the citations. Let me tell you that was kinda slow going at first. I was looking up all the little rules, like where the periods go, and what to italicize, and, honestly, it felt like it was taking forever. I spent a good hour just trying to get the hang of the basic format for the book and the journal article. I mean I’ve done Harvard-style citation before, a bit clunky, but I was making progress and it was beginning to feel kinda normal.
- The Book: For the book, I made sure I had the author’s name, the year it was published, the title (in italics, of course!), the place of publication, and the publisher. It seemed pretty straightforward, but it’s easy to miss a comma or something.
- The Journal Article: This one was a bit trickier. I needed the author, the year, the article title (not in italics), the journal title (that one is in italics), the volume number, the issue number, and the page numbers. Phew! Lot’s of details!
- The Website: Websites always feel a bit loosey-goosey, right? I grabbed the author or organization, the year it was published or last updated, the title of the page, the website name, and noted when I looked at it.
Then, I spent some time actually using the citations in a little practice paper I wrote up. Just a fake research thing, nothing fancy. It’s one thing to format the citations in a list; it’s another to see how they flow within the text, with the in-text citations and all that.
My main takeaway? It’s all about being meticulous. Once you get the basic formula down, it’s not rocket science. It’s just a matter of paying attention to the details. There are tons of resources out there to help. No need to memorize every single rule. I feel like my work looks a bit more polished, a bit more, I don’t know, legit? It’s not perfect, but I’m definitely getting better. And I’ll continue to give it a try.
