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 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

Video
Title: subtitle. Date. Place: Publisher. [format]

APA
example
a) The interview game. (1985). London: BBC. [Video recording]

b) Silent hunter. (1986). Producer, John Varty; director, Duncan McLachlan. s.l: Londolozi Productions. 1 videocassette (VHS) (49 mins). [Video recording]
Notes
  • The format [video recording] is placed at the end of the entry in square brackets.
  • Example a) shows the minimum information required.
  • Example b) shows an entry with full bibliographic detail.

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