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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

More information

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

Theses and dissertations
Author. Date. Title of article. Title: subtitle. Unpublished degree, Academic institution, Place.

Harvard

a) Potgieter, R.S. 1983. Die advertensiewese in Suid-Afrika: 'n kritiese ondersoek. Ongepubliseerde PhD-proefskrif, Unisa, Pretoria.

b) Almeida, D. M. 1990. Father's participation of family work: consequences for father's stress and father-child relations. Unpublished PhD thesis, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Notes
  • Use the language of the publication - if the thesis is in Afrikaans, give the bibliographic detail in Afrikaans; if it is in English, give the bibliographic detail in English.
  • No italics - not published.


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