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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

Date of the publication

Use the date of the most recent edition. This will usually be stated on the imprint page (back of the title page). Remember that a reprint or impression does not constitute a new edition. If you are unable to find any indication of date (unlikely these days), use the abbreviation s.a. (sine anno). In the Harvard style the date follows the name of the author and end with a full stop. Truter, Mavis. 1994. In the APA style the date is given in round brackets and followed by a full stop. Truter, Mavis. (1994).