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Before you start

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

Example

Elements required

Harvard style

APA style

Vancouver style

Chicago style

Abbreviations for USA

Other links

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

Dictionary
Title: subtitle. Edition. Date. Place: Publisher.

Harvard

a) Merriam-Webster's collegiate dictionary. 10th ed. 1993. Springfield, MA.: Merriam-Webster. b) Shorter Oxford dictionary. 9th ed. 1993. Oxford: OUP.

Notes

The position of the date - it follows the title and the edition. Merriam-Webster is a publisher. MA - the state of .... in the United States of America. It is customary to follow place names in the USA with the abbreviation for the state. Click here for a list of abbreviations for the states. The use of OUP - the accepted abbreviation for Oxford University Press. (In the same way CUP is the accepted form for Cambridge University Press.

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