harvard_references v0.0.1

About

Use this package to generate Harvard-style references for academic sources. Currently supported types include:

• Book
• Chapter in Edited Book
• Conference Paper
• Journal Article
• Webpage
• Website

Pending Work

This library is new, and therefore still undergoing crucial development.

Development Roadmap:

The following features are planned for implementation: 1. Generate citation strings. 2. Support additional types of academic sources:

• Manuscript
• Online video
• Report
• Newspaper/magazine article
• Personal correspondence
• Entire conference proceeding
• Unpublished conference papers/poster

Use

Installing the Package

Use Node package manager (npm) to install the package into your Node application:

$ npm install -s harvard_references 

Importing in your Project's Source File(s)

In your source code, import the "namespace" via:

const hvref = require("harvard_references");

Alternatively, using ES6 syntax:

import hvref from "harvard_references"

Generating References

const myBook = {
    // object must contain all mandatory fields for 'book' reference...
    // see table below
};

const ref = hvref.generateReference(myBook);
console.log(ref);

Specifications for Book object:

Note: All fields in a group must be specified and valid for the relevant information to be made available in the generated string.

Specifications for Book Chapter object:

Note: All fields in a group must be specified and valid for the relevant information to be made available in the generated string.

Specifications for Conference Paper object:

Note: All fields in a group must be specified and valid for the relevant information to be made available in the generated string.

Specifications for Journal Article object:

Note: All fields in a group must be specified and valid for the relevant information to be made available in the generated string.

Specifications for Webpage object:

Specifications for Website object: