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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

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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

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- Tips for presentations

- Tips for posters

- Tips for brochures

- Tips for displays

- E-communication guidelines

- Writing styles

Book: Review - (Author of review indicated)
Author of the review. Date. Title of the book being reviewed, Author of book. Reviewed in: Title of journal review is published in, volume:page reference, Date of issue.

APA	Reagan, M. 1997. The Beach, by Alex Garland. Reviewed in: Village voice, 42:56, March 11.
Notes	Alex Garland has written the book with the title The beach. M Reagan wrote a review of the book in the journal with the title Village voice.. Both the title of the book and the title of the journal are underlined. The 42 is the volume nr of the journal; the 56 is the page number.

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