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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

Encyclopedia: Anonymous article (no author indicated)
Anon. Date. Title article. Title of encyclopaedia, volume of encyclopedia, page reference.

APA	Anon. 1983. Medieval manuscripts. Encyclopedia Americana, 14:346-347.
Notes	An anonymous (no author) article in an encyclopedia. Because the encyclopedia is so well known, place of publication and publishers are not necessary. The title of the encyclopedia is underlined, NOT the title of the article. 14 = the number of the volume in the set. 346-347 = the page numbers in volume 14.

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