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SETU Carlow Harvard Referencing: What does access date mean?

A sample of referencing that you can use to see how you reference in a real situation

Answer

Access date refers to the date you accessed a particular source, usually this is used for sources accessible via the internet. The reason this needs to be included for these sources is that such online sources are susceptible to being changed and altered such a blog post or a video, the access date allows you to showcase the particular version you are referencing while using the source.