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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

Article: Newspaper (name of reporter (author) is known)
Author. Date. Title of article. Title of newspaper, page reference, Month and day.

APA	Stewart, M.T. (1988, May 17). Should privatisation prosper? SAA in the year 1990. The Argus, p.3.
Notes	In text referencing: (Schwartz, "Obesity affects," 1993, p. A1) Title of the newspaper is underlined. The day of the month is included with the year. The page reference is preceded by p.. (Note the full stop after p.) Title of newspaper is followed by a comma.

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