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This is a reference in a list of references presented in Harvard style:

Beard, M. (2003). Non-terrestrial channels overtake BBC1 and ITV1 in ratings for first time. The Independent. [online] Available at: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/non-terrestrial-channels-overtake-bbc1-and-itv1-in-ratings-for-first-time-116550.html [Accessed 18 May 2017].

Here is a perma.cc archival link to that reference:

https://perma.cc/9TR9-WBRG

What is the proper way to incorporate the archival URL into the citation in the list of references?

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You could write

Beard, M. (2003). Non-terrestrial channels overtake BBC1 and ITV1 in ratings for first time. The Independent. [online] Available at: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/non-terrestrial-channels-overtake-bbc1-and-itv1-in-ratings-for-first-time-116550.html [Accessed 18 May 2017]. (Archived at https://perma.cc/9TR9-WBRG.)

Or, you could use an archive site that includes the original URL, e.g.,

Beard, M. (2003). Non-terrestrial channels overtake BBC1 and ITV1 in ratings for first time. The Independent. [online] Available at: https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/non-terrestrial-channels-overtake-bbc1-and-itv1-in-ratings-for-first-time-116550.html [Accessed 18 May 2017].

I favour this instance, because you only need to include one URL. (The original URL is clear from the archived URL.)

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  • In example 1, would the period go inside the paranthesis or outside?
    – Ev Ze
    Commented Jun 16, 2017 at 9:26
  • Inside. See quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/periods-and-parentheses
    – user2768
    Commented Jun 16, 2017 at 11:41
  • Typical grammar rules presumably wouldn't apply to a bibliography entry, or else we wouldn't place a period at the end of all titles and all proper titles? Are the examples you provided above generally accepted use of archival websites or just something you personally use / created?
    – Ev Ze
    Commented Jun 16, 2017 at 13:44
  • Example 2 is standard, in the sense that it is in Harvard style. Example 1 treats the archived copy as additional information, which teaches us to use parenthesis, so again, I believe it is Harvard style.
    – user2768
    Commented Jun 16, 2017 at 13:59

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