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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

The sub-title

Add the subtitle, if there is one. It is separated from the title by a colon [:]. In the Harvard method the first letter of the first word of the subtitle is lower case (unless upper case is required for proper names) Moral philosophy: a critical introduction In the APA method the first word of the subtitle is capatilsed (starts with an upper case letter). Moral philosophy: A critical introduction