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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

Place of publication

This is the town or city of publication, and not the country, province, state or county. If a whole list of names is given, choose the first on the list. In the case of cities in the U.S.A., it is customary to include the name of the state (abbreviated). Click here for a list of the abbreviations Johannesburg London Princeton, N.J. Boston, Mass. Chicago, Ill. The place of publication and the name of the publisher are separated from each other by a colon. If you are unable to locate the place of publication (fairly unlikely), use the abbreviation s.l. (sine loco). [Italics in the Harvard method]. If you are unable to locate the place of publication (fairly unlikely), use the abbreviation s.l. (sine loco). [No italics in the APA method].