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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

Article: Newspaper - anonymous (no name of reporter/author)
Title of article. Date. Title of newspaper: page reference, Month and day.

Harvard	New drug appears to sharply cut the risk of death from heart failure. 1993. The Washington post: A12. July 30.
Notes	In text referencing: ("New drug", 1993: A12) Title of the newspaper in italics. Give the correct title of newspaper, e.g. The Argus (not only Argus). The day of the month follows the page reference. The title of newspaper is followed by a colon, unless the volume or issue number is known. Treat like a magazine or journal.

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