APA referencing style
 

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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 information sources

Reading and making notes

Compiling the bibliography

Example

Elements required

Harvard style

APA style

Vancouver style

Chicago style

Abbreviations for USA

Other links

Quiz

In-text referencing

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

 

Government publications:

Departments
Correct name of country. Name of department. (Date). Title. Place: Publisher.

APA
example
South Africa. Department of Home Affairs. (1980). Guidelines for chairmen of publications committees. Pretoria: Government Printer.
Notes
  • The official name of the country.
  • The full name of the department
  • Publisher will be the official printer/publisher for the government of that country.

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