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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 - no author (anonymous)
Title of article. Date. Title of newspaper, page reference, Month and day.

APA	New drug appears to sharply cut the risk of death from heart failure. (1993, July 30). The Washington Post, p. A12.
Notes	In text referencing: ("New drug," 1993, p. A12) Title of the newspaper is underlined. Correct title of newspaper, e.g. The Argus (not only Argus). Day of the month is included with the year. "p." precedes (goes before) the page reference. Title of newspaper is followed by a comma.

(Source - Pulication Manual of the Amercian Psychological Association, 1994)

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