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APA Style
First - Why do you have to cite in the first place? North Carolina State University has created this great introduction.
Penn State University Libraries, along with other institutions, has created guides to help you with the citation process.
- APA Quick Citation GuidePenn State guide for APA references with examples.
- APA Formatting and Style Guide (Purdue OWL)Extensive explanations and examples for how to cite using the APA style, commonly used in the social sciences.
- Citation Style Guides and Management Tools From Long Island University Post Campus LibraryCovers all the major citation styles and color codes citation parts to help with learning each style
- APA Style 7th Edition: Citing Your SourcesFrom the University of Southern California
- APA (7th edition) Citation Guidefrom Santa Fe College Lawrence W. Tyree Library
There are several copies of the physical APA manual in the library.
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association 7th Edition by Call Number: BF76.7.P83 2020ISBN: 9781433832178Publication Date: 2020In addition to providing guidance on grammar, the mechanics of writing, and APA style, this manual offers an authoritative reference and citation system. It also covers the treatment of numbers, statistical and mathematical data, tables and figures.
Be Sure to Identify Your Source Correctly!
Even if you find a scholarly journal or a newspaper article online make sure that you follow the guidelines for an ONLINE OR ELECTRONIC ARTICLE, including the addition of the DOI (Digital Object Identifier).
If you source is a website, make sure you provide more than just a VALID link to the site. You want to be sure that your readers can track down the site even if the link becomes broken.