REFERENCING (HARVARD) - REFERENCE LIST AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
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This information is taken from: 
Pears, R. and Shields, G. (2010) Cite them right - the essential referencing guide. 8th edition. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A 'REFERENCE LIST' AND A 'BIBLIOGRAPHY'
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References should ... enable the user to find the source documents as quickly and easily as possible. You need to identify these documents by citing them in the text of your assignment (called citations or in-text citations) and referencing them at the end of your assignment (called the reference list ...) The reference list only includes sources cited in the text of your assignment as in-text citations. It is not the same as a bibliography, which uses the same format or reference system as a reference list, but also includes all material used in the preparation of your work. (Pears and Shields, 2010, p.1).

HOW IN-TEXT CITATIONS LINK TO THE REFERENCE LIST
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In the Harvard (author-date) system, your references link with your in-text citations so that the reader can confirm the full publication details of the work cited in your text and be able to locate it.

Example

= In-text citation
In a recently published survey (Hill, Smith and Reid, 2010, p.93) the authors argue that ...

= Reference list
Hill, P., Smith, R. and Reid, L. (2010) 'Education in the 21st century.' London: Educational Research Press.
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WHAT TO INCLUDE
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Authors/editors 
- Put the surname/last name first, followed by the initial(s) of forenames/first names, for example Hill, P. ...
- Do not use 'Anon' if the author/editor is anonymous or no author/editor can be identified. Use the title of the work.

Year of publication 
- The year of publication ... is given in round brackets ... after the author's/editor's name, for example (2007) ...
- If no date of publication can be identified, use (no date), for example Smith, L. (no date).

Title 
- Use the title as given on the title page of the book, together with the subtitle (if any), for example 'Studying and working in Spain: a student guide'
​Capitalise the first letter of the word of the title and any proper nouns, for example A history of Shakespearean England ...

Edition
- Only include the edition number if it is not the first edition
- Edition is abbreviated to end ... for example 3rd edition

Place of publication and publisher
- These are included (for books) in the order, place of publication: publisher ... for example London: Initial Music Publishing. Usually, you will the details of place of publication and publisher on the back of the title page.

(Pears and Shields, 2010, pp.9-10).
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FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE 

QUOTE OF THE WEEK AND NEWS STORY OF THE WEEK 

HOW TO REFERENCE A BOOK (THE BASICS) - the easy bit
http://bcotresearchblog.tumblr.com/referencebooksbasics

HOW TO REFERENCE A BOOK (THE EXTRAS) - more complicated
http://bcotresearchblog.tumblr.com/referencebooksextras

HOW TO REFERENCE INTERNET SITES - gets tricky
http://bcotresearchblog.tumblr.com/referenceinternetsites
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REFERENCE 

Pears, R. and Shields, G. (2010) Cite them right - the essential referencing guide. 8th edition. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.