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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

               Author, Personal

               Author, Corporate

               Author, Vague

               Date of publication

               Title

               Sub-title

               Edition

               Place of publication

               Publisher

               Journal article

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

Author, personal

Give the name in the inverted form - the last name (surname) first, followed by the intials or the first name: Stewart, D.M. or Jones, Jennifer. Use the initials only, even when the full name is given on the title page. However, choose between the two formats and then be consistent. If you choose to use the full name as in Jones, Jennifer - note the different punctuation applied in the bibliography if there is more than one author. Click here to see the example for Harvard and APA.