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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

Video
Title: subtitle. Date. Place: Publisher. [format]

Harvard

a) Interview game (The) . 1985. London: BBC. [Video recording]

b) Silent hunter. 1986. Producer, John Varty; director, Duncan McLachlan. s.l: Londolozi Productions. 1 videocassette (VHS) (49 mins). [Video recording]
Notes
  • The format [video recording] is placed at the end of the entry in square brackets.
  • Example a shows the minimum information required.
  • Example b shows an entry with full bibliographic detail.


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