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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


Writing the report / assignment

Chicago Referencing Style

Some basic examples of bibliography entries and footnotes

"The Chicago or Turabian style places bibliographic citations at the bottom of a page or at the end of a paper. The Chicago and Turabian styles are most commonly thought of as note systems."
(Source: http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocChicago.html)

The following are a few examples of bibliography entries and footnotes when using the Chicago Referencing Style. For more detailed information on this style, especially footnotes, etc. see the Internet links below.

click on the type of entry you would like to see

Article: Single author
Article: Multiple authors
Article: Newspaper

Book: Single author
Book: Multiple authors
Book: Editor

Conference Proceedings

Dictionary
Dissertation or Thesis

Videorecording

WWW (World Wide Web) page


Internet resources on the Chicago Referencing Style:

To be able to access these links, your computer must be connected to the Internet.

Chicago Style
(University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Using Chicago Style
(Bedford St. Martin's)

Chicago Manual
(High Point University)

Citation Style Guides
(Iowa State University)
Nuts and Bolts of College Writing
(Michael Harvey)