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Writing an essay/assignment

Compiling the bibliography
   
 

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About Information Literacy

STEP 1: STARTING out

STEP 2: FINDING

STEP 3: EVALUATE

STEP 4: Legal & ethical USE

STEP 5: COMMUNICATE

- Writing an essay/assignment

Consulting sources

Reading and making notes

Preparing the bibliography

In-text referencing

Compiling the bibliography

Example

Elements required

Harvard style

Vancouver

Abbreviations for USA

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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

- Quiz


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Harvard Referencing Style

Government publications:

Departments
Correct name of country. Name of department. Date. Title. Place: Publisher.

Harvard South Africa. Department of Home Affairs. 1980. Guidelines for chairmen of publications committees. Pretoria: Government Printer.
Notes
  • The official name of the country is the entry element.
  • Give the full name of the department.
  • Publisher will be the official printer/publisher for the government of that country, e.g.
      • South Africa: Government Printer
      • UK: Her Majesty's Stationery Office - HMSO
      • USA: US Government Printing Office
  • In text: South Africa. Department of Home Affairs, 1980:page numbers cited


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