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APA CITATION STYLE A Seminar on the Basics

APA CITATION STYLE A Seminar on the Basics. Presented by Dr. Bob Bagley. Helpful Tools. APA Template – www.apastyle.info Bedford Bibliographer – http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/bbibliographer Citation Machine – http://citationmachine.net. Reference Sources. APA Documentation Guide –

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APA CITATION STYLE A Seminar on the Basics

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  1. APA CITATION STYLEA Seminar on the Basics Presented by Dr. Bob Bagley

  2. Helpful Tools • APA Template – www.apastyle.info • Bedford Bibliographer – http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/bbibliographer • Citation Machine – http://citationmachine.net

  3. Reference Sources • APA Documentation Guide – http://library.stmarytx.edu/acadlib/subject/misc/apastyle.pdf • APA Research Style Crib Sheet - http://www.docstyles.com/apacrib.htm • APA Formatting and Style Guide – http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

  4. Parts of an APA-style Paper • Title Page • Abstract • Text • Reference List • Appendices

  5. In-Text Citations – The Basics • Quotes • Paraphrases • Facts (not general knowledge) • Ideas / concepts • Allusions

  6. In-Text Citations – The Basics • No footnotes • Author & date system • Parenthesis used, if information is not in the text e.g. A study (Bagley, 2008) said . . . In a study, Bagley (2008) said . . . In a 2008 study, Bagley said . . . • Page numbers for quotes or references to specific material

  7. In-Text Citations – Special Cases • No author: First few words of the title e.g. (Vennard Students, 2008) when citing “Vennard Students Voice Their Opinions” • Multiple authors: 2 – (Mathias and Van Kuiken, 2007) 3-5 (Mathias, Penn, & Van Kuiken, 2007) 2nd time (Mathias et al, 2007) 6+ (Mathias et al, 2007)

  8. Short Quotations • < 40 words – use “ . . . “ • Cite, author, date, page e.g. He stated that “Vennard students believe that heavy loads of homework help increase the value of a course” (Bagley, 2008, p. 132). • Final punctuation follows the parenthesis

  9. Long Quotations • > 40 words – block indent ½ inch • Parenthetical citation follows final punctuation. e.g. Vennard students believe that heavy loads of homework help increase the value of a course. For that reason we will be asking all professors to double present assignments in all courses that they teach. This will ensure that Vennard graduates will feel confident in the value of their educational experience. (Bagley, 2008, p. 132)

  10. Reference List – The Basics • Contains all/only works cited in the body of the paper • Alphabetized by the author’s last name • Capitalize only the first word of titles, but all major words in journal titles • Italicize titles of books and journals, but not of articles

  11. Reference List – Basic Form • Author(s) + Date + Title + Publication Data • Authors: list surnames and initials • Date: set in parenthesis

  12. Reference List - Books Basic form: Author, I. (Year). Title of work: Subtitle. Location: Publisher. e.g. Bagley, R. W. (2008) What college students really want: Creating high quality courses. University Park, IA: Vennard College.

  13. Reference List – Books (2 authors) Basic form: Author, I., & Author2, I. (Year). Title of work: Subtitle. Location: Publisher. e.g. Bagley, R. W., & Behrens, J. (2008) What college students really want: Creating high quality courses. University Park, IA: Vennard College.

  14. Reference List – Books (no author) Basic form: Title of work: Subtitle. (Year). Location: Publisher. e.g. What college students really want: Creating high quality courses. (2008) University Park, IA: Vennard College.

  15. Reference List – Books (editor) Basic form: Author, I. (Ed.). (Year). Title of work: Subtitle. Location: Publisher. e.g. Bagley, R. W. (Ed.). (2008) What college students really want: Creating high quality courses. University Park, IA: Vennard College.

  16. Reference List - Periodicals Basic form: Author, I. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number(issue number), pages. e.g. Bagley, R. W. (2008, January). College students are crazy. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 52(1), 78-93.

  17. Reference List – Newspaper Articles Basic form: Author, I. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Title of Periodical, pp.pages. e.g. Bagley, R. W. (2008, January 20). College students are crazy. Oskaloosa Herald, p.5.

  18. Reference List – Electronic Sources • Follow the rules for print as much as possible • Add date retrieved and source • Don’t underline URL • Omit final punctuation if reference ends with a URL • Divide URLs before a “.” or after a “/” • For exact reproductions of print sources include [Electronic version] after the title

  19. Reference List - Webpage Basic form: Author, I. (Date). Title of webpage. Retrieved Month day, year from URL Grant, L. (2005). College students expected to load up on gadgets. Retrieved January 30, 2008 from http://www.usatoday .com/tech/products/gear/2005-08-16-college-gadgets_x.htm

  20. Reference List – Online Journal Basic form: Author, I. (Date). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume(issue). Retrieved Month day, year from URL Chowdhury, M. (2006, Summer). Students’ personality traits and academic performance: A five-factor model perspective. College Quarterly 9(3). Retrieved January 30, 2008 from http://www.senecac .on.ca/quarterly/2006-vol09-num03-summer/chowdhury.html

  21. Reference List – Online Database Basic form: Author, I. (Date). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume(issue), pages. Retrieved Month day, year from Database. Wyatt, G., Saunders, D., & Selmer D. (2005, December). Academic preparation, effort and success: A comparison of student and faculty perceptions [Electronic version]. Educational Research Quarterly 29(2), 29-36. Retrieved January 30, 2008 from EBSCOhost Academic Search Premier database.

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