Compiling the bibliography

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Before you start

STEP 1: STARTING out

STEP 2: FINDING

STEP 3: EVALUATE

STEP 4: Legal and ethical USE

STEP 5: COMMUNICATE

- Writing an essay/assignment

Consulting 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

- Quiz

Links to useful web sites on referencing

  INTERNET LINK: if the computer is not linked to the Internet, you will not be able to access these web sites.  
Harvard Referencing Guide
(Sheffield University Library)
The Harvard Style of Referencing
(Leeds Metropolitan University)
Quoting sources - The Harvard Style
(Potchefstroom University)
APA Style Electronic Formats
(Mary Ellen Guffey)
Chicago Manual of Style Citation guide
(High Point University)
Vancouver Style
(The University of Queensland)
Citing Internet and Other Electronic Resources
(Binghamton University)