Main Contents Page

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: Single author
Author. "Title." Title of Journal, Volume (Month and year of publication) : page number(s).

Chicago (B)	De Waal, Rick. "Internet Training." Training & Development 16 (April 1989) : 120-25.
(N)	1. Rick de Waal, "Internet Training." Training & Development 16 (April 1989) : 121.
Notes	The title of the journal can be underlined or in italcs. In the footnote, you use the page number of the information used, in this example "121".

(B) = bibliography entry
(N) = note (footnote)

Back to list of examples