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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

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Elements required

Harvard style

APA style

Vancouver style

Chicago style

Abbreviations for USA

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Writing the first draft

Revising the assignment

Writing final draft

Collating the assignment

Checking the final draft

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- Tips for brochures

- Tips for displays

- E-communication guidelines

- Writing styles

Book: Two items by same author in the same year
Authors. Date(a). Title, Place: Publisher. (Qualification).

Harvard	PRINGLE, Gillian S. 1982a. The allegorical novels of J.M. Coetzee. Grahamstown: Rhodes University. (PhD thesis). PRINGLE, Gillian S. 1982b. Aspects of style in the novels of J.M. Coetzee. College English, 35(6):34-41, September.
Notes	The date is followed by and "a" or a "b". The items are alphabetical by title: The allegorical ... files before Aspects... "The" is ignored in filing.

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