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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

Journal article

Author and title of the article Title of the journal The volume number of the journal The issue number or The seasonal number (Winter, Fall, Summer, Spring) The date of the journal (year and if given also the month) If you can find no indication of the volume or the number, your citation will look like the one below. This is fairly rare, however. Pay particular attention to the punctuation in this example. The title of the journal is in italics when you use the Harvard method. CRABTREE, S.W. 1987. The 20 best books of 1986. Books and bookmen: 34-36, December. The title of the journal is underlined when you use the APA method. Crabtree, S.W. (1987). The 20 best books of 1986. Books and bookmen: 34-36, December.