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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

Theses and dissertations
Author. Date. Title of article. Title: subtitle. Place: Academic institution. Degree. [format if other than print]

Harvard	a) POTGIETER, R.S. 1983. Die advertensiewese in Suid-Afrika: 'n kritiese ondersoek. Pretoria: UNISA. (M Com-verhandeling). [Mikrofiche] b) ALMEIDA, D. M. 1990. Father's participation of family work: consequences for father's stress and father-child relations. British Columbia, Canada. University of Victoria. (MA-thesis.)
Notes	In example a you used the microfiche copy of the thesis - the format is given in square brackets at the end of the entry. Use the language of the publication - if the thesis is in Afrikaans, give the bibliographic detail in Afrikaans; if it is in English, give the bibliographic detail in English.

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