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

Example: Entry in a bibliography

Title page:

The image below is an actual cover page which will be the example used further on.

Imprint page:

The image below is an actual imprint page which will be the example used further on.

The bibliographic entry for the above example, Harvard style, will look like this:

Clarke, A G. Rosthorn, J. Haldane, A. Blackwell, E & Wholey, J. 1997. The small business action kit. Cape Town: Francolin Publisher.