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Basics ofAPA Style Kathy Shields, Reference Librarian
What we’ll cover:• What is APA?• Reference list• In-text citations• Formatting
APA
style
The rules
Guides
What we’ll cover:• What is APA?• Reference list• In-text citations• Formatting
APA
basics
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examples
books
single author
Author, A. (year). Title of book. Place of publication:
Publisher.
multiple authors
Author, A., & Author, B. (year). Title of book. Place of publication: Publisher.
scholarly articles
single author
Author, A. (year). Title of article. Title of Journal,
volume(issue), pp. doi:xx.xxxx
multiple authors
Author, A., & Author, B. (year). Title of article. Title of Journal,
volume(issue), pp. doi:xx.xxxx
no doi (option 1)
Author, A. (year). Title of article. Title of Journal,
volume(issue), pp. Retrieved from database.
no doi (option 2)
Author, A. (year). Title of article. Title of Journal,
volume(issue), pp. Retrieved from journal homepage.
web sources
document
Author, A. (year). Title of document [Format description]. Retrieved from http://URL
online newspaper article
Author, A. (year). Title of document. Name of Newspaper. Retrieved from http://URL
online magazinearticle (no author)
Title of document. (year). Name of magazine. Retrieved from http://URL
odd stuff
ERIC document
Author, A. (year). Title of document. Retrieved from ERIC database. (EDXXXX)
conference presentation
Author, A. (year, month). Title of paper or poster. Paper or
poster session presented at the meeting of Organization
Name, Location.
case study
Author, A. (year). Title of document. [Case study]. Place of
publication: Publisher.
What we’ll cover:• What is APA?• Reference list• In-text citations• Formatting
APA
basics
Word-for-word
Paraphrase
Not common knowledge
Word-for-word
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Not common knowledge
Word-for-word
Paraphrase
Not common knowledge
When in doubt…
cite!
examples
single author
Within text: English (2008)
Parenthetical: (English, 2008)
two to five authors
Within text: Wright, Sparks, and O’Hair (2008) [first usage]Wright et al. (2008)
Parenthetical: (Wright, Sparks & O’Hair, 2008) [first usage] (Wright et al., 2008)
six or more authors
Within text: Shavelson et al. (2008)
Parenthetical: (Shavelson et al., 2008)
no author
Parenthetical: (“The 2011 oil shock,” 2011)
no date
Within text: Jones (n.d.)
Parenthetical: (Jones, n.d.)
secondary source
Within text: Allport (as cited in Nicholson, 2003)
Parenthetical: (Allport, as cited in Nicholson, 2003)
Nicholson is included in list of references, NOT Allport
personal communications
Within text: Bill Gates (personal communication, April 2, 2011)
Parenthetical: (B. Gates, personal communication, April 2, 2011)
Cite in text ONLY
direct quotes
When talking with students about research, we shouldn’t place emphasis on what a source is “but on what they as writers might do with them” (Bizup, 2008, p. 75).
block quotes
Oakleaf (2011) asserts: While librarian are experts in information retrieval, new
technology, and electronic information resources, faculty
can provide a disciplinary context for the information literacy instruction. (p. 832)
paraphrase
Sipher (2005) concludes his essay by insisting that, because schools try to fill multiple social functions, they have failed to fulfill their primary duty of educating their students.
What we’ll cover:• What is APA?• Reference list• In-text citations• Formatting
APA
basics
Times New Roman
12-point font
1-inch margins
Double-spaced
Times New Roman
12-point font
1-inch margins
Double-spaced
Times New Roman
12-point font
1-inch margins
Double-spaced
Times New Roman
12-point font
1-inch margins
Double-spaced
example
running head (title page)
running head (subsequent pages)
references page
