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Before you start

STEP 1: STARTING OUT

STEP 2: FINDING

STEP 3: EVALUATE

STEP 4: LEGAL USE

STEP 5: COMMUNICATE

- Writing a report/assignment

Consulting information sources

Reading and making notes

Preparing the bibliography

In-text referencing

Compiling the bibliography

Example

Elements required

Harvard style

APA style

Vancouver style

Chicago style

Abbreviations for USA

Other links

Writing the first draft

Revising the assignment

Writing final draft

Collating the assignment

Checking the final draft

Example

- Tips for presentations

- Tips for posters

- Tips for brochures

- Tips for displays

- E-communication guidelines

- Writing styles

Book: Edition
Authors. Date. Title: subtitle. Edition. Place: Publisher.

APA	a) Brunner, H. (1972). Hieroglyphic writing: The Egyptian legacy (3rd rev. ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. b) Mitchell, T. R., & Larson, J. R., Jr. (1987). People in organizations: An introduction to organizational behavior (3rd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
Notes	Subtitle: separated from the title with a colon. The first word of the subtitle starts with a capital letter. No full stop at the end of the title before the edition statement. Note the correct abbreviations used in the edition statement.

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