Compiling the bibliography
 

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Before you start

STEP 1: STARTING out

STEP 2: FINDING

STEP 3: EVALUATING

STEP 4: Legal and ethical USE

STEP 5: COMMUNICATING

- 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

 

Chicago Referencing Style

Examples of bibliographic entries

"The Chicago or Turabian style places bibliographic citations at the bottom of a page or at the end of a paper. The Chicago and Turabian styles are most commonly thought of as note systems."
(Source: http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocChicago.html)

The following are a few examples of bibliography entries and footnotes when using the Chicago Referencing Style. For more detailed information on this style, especially footnotes, etc. see the Internet links below.

Article: Single author
Article: Multiple authors
Article: Newspaper

Book: Single Author
Book: Multiple Authors
Book: Editor

Conference Proceedings
Dictionary
Dissertation or Thesis

Videorecording

WWW (World Wide Web) Page

Internet resources on the Chicago Referencing Style:

Chicago Style
(University of Wisconsin-Madison)