Hello Melanie
The origin of the Harvard system is explained in a paper in the British
Medical Journal, 22 October 1988 - 'The "Harvard system": a mystery
dispelled' by Eli Chernin. It says (among other things):
'The system traces back to the eminent zoologist Edward Laurens Mark
(1847-1946), Hersey professor of anatomy and director of Harvard's
zoological laboratory until his retirement in 1921. In 1881 Mark
published a landmark cytological paper on the embryogenesis of the
common garden slug, Limax campestris. On page 194 of that work appears
a parenthetic author-year citation accompanied by an explanatory
footnote (figure); these are the first evidences of the system.'
Cheerio.
Geoffrey Robinson
>>> Melanie Weeks <[log in to unmask]> 11/27/00 04:35pm >>>
Some students asked me who set the standards for writing bibliographic
references, particularly the Harvard System and the British Standard
System?
There are loads of sites detailing how to write the references, but I
can't
find any mention of how it all started. Any ideas?
Many thanks
Melanie Weeks
Learning Centre Facilitator
Swansea College
Tycoch Road
Swansea
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