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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

Dictionary
Title, revised edititon. Date, s.v. "Under the word"

Chicago
(B) 		Encyclopedias and dictionaries are generally not included in the bibliography.
(N) 1. Webster's Geographical Dictionary, rev. ed. (1964), s.v. "Dominican Republic."
Notes
  • S.v. stands for "sub verbo", which means 'under the word'.

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