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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

Interview
Name of person interviewed. Date. Description of interview with day, month and year. [format]

Harvard	a) SMUTS, Dene. 1987. Interview with the author on 4 August 1987. Cape Town. [Cassette recording in possession of author] b) SCHAIE, K.W. 1993. [Personal communication]. April 18.
Notes	Example a: You have interviewed Dene Smuts and have taped the interview. Example b: You have had a personal conversation with K.W. Schaie.

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