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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

Examples of bibliography entries

Only a few examples are given for the Vancouver referencing style. See the Internet links below for more detailed information on this style.

Click on the type of entry you would like to see

Article: Single Author Article: Multiple Author Article: Newspaper Book: Single Author Book: Multiple Author Book: Editor Conference Proceedings

Dictionary Dissertation or Thesis Videorecording WWW (World Wide Web) Page

Internet resources on the Vancouver Referencing Style:

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Vancouver Style (The University of Queensland)

Vancouver Referencing (Curtin University of Technology)

Vancouver Referencing Style (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors )

Citation Style Guides (Iowa State University)