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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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Vancouver Referencing Style

Article: Single author
Author. Title. Title of journal. Date of publication; volume(issue):page numbers

Vancouver Glucksman MS. Conducting business. Omni 1991;13(7):6-10
Notes
  • There should be no spaces between the date, volume nr, issue number and page numbers.
  • Do not use italics or underlining for the title.
  • Only the first word of a journal or book title are capitalised.