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

Abbreviations for USA

Abbreviations for the states and territories (*) of the USA.

  Alabama   AL   Missouri   MO  
  Alaska   AK   Montana   MT  
  American Samoa *   AS   Nebraska   NE  
  Arizona   AZ   Nevada   NV  
  Arkansas   AR   New Hampshire   NH  
  California   CA   New Jersey   NJ  
  Canal Zone *   CZ   New Mexico   NM  
  Colorado   CO   North Carolina   NC  
  Connecticut   CT   North Dakota   ND  
  Delaware   DE   Ohio   OH  
  District of Columbia   DC   Oklahoma   OK  
  Florida   FL   Oregon   OR  
  Georgia   GA   Pennsylvania   PA  
  Guam *   GU   Puerto Rico *   PR  
  Hawaii   HI   Rhode Island   RI  
  Idaho   ID   South Carolina   SC  
  Illinois   IL   South Dakota   SD  
  Indiana   IN   Tenessee   TN  
  Iowa   IA   Texas   TX  
  Kansas   KS   Utah   UT  
  Kentucky   KY   Vermont   VT  
  Louisiana   LA   Virginia   VA  
  Maine   ME   Virgin Islands *   VI  
  Maryland   MD   Washington   WA  
  Massachusetts   MA   West Viginia   WV  
  Michigan   MI   Wisconsin   WI  
  Minnesota   MN   Wyoming   WY  
  Mississippi   MS