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APA Style Guide to Electronic References and the Library

APA Style Guide to Electronic References and the Library. Laura L. Ramirez lucio@nova.edu ext. 8423 North Miami Beach Campus Librarian. Library updates. Alvin Sherman Library Faculty Reception Wednesday, October 24 th , 4:30 - 6:30 pm Coming Soon! October 15, 2007

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APA Style Guide to Electronic References and the Library

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  1. APA Style Guide to Electronic References and the Library Laura L. Ramirez lucio@nova.edu ext. 8423 North Miami Beach Campus Librarian

  2. Library updates • Alvin Sherman Library Faculty Reception Wednesday, October 24th, 4:30 - 6:30 pm • Coming Soon! October 15, 2007 Florida Student Education Centers - Book drops • Chronicle of Higher Education Available now!

  3. Chronicle of Higher Education http://www.nova.edu/library

  4. New guide, NOT new edition *This publication is not yet required of students. The library is working on obtaining a site license from APA so that it is available electronically to NSU community. The following information is to highlight some of the forthcoming changes. Please wait for official announcement from FSEHS to implement all these rules.

  5. General Rules • Include same elements, in the same order, as used in a “fixed-media” source. • Add as much electronic retrieval information as needed for others to locate the sources you cite. • It is preferable to cite the final version (i.e., archival copy or version of record) APA style guide, pp. 1-6

  6. Change in rules • ALWAYS include the journal issue number (if available) regardless of pagination. Ingham, R. J., Warner, A., Byrd, A., & Cotton, J. (2006). Speech effort measurement and stuttering: Investigating the chorus reading effect. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 49(3), 660-670.

  7. Full-Text Journal Title Search

  8. Ingham, R. J., Warner, A., Byrd, A., & Cotton, J. (2006). Speech effort measurement and stuttering: Investigating the chorus reading effect. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 49, 660-670.

  9. Citing Journals Retrieved in Print Versus Full Text Online APA manual, pp. 278-279. Document retrieved from what APA terms an “aggregated” database. Citation of an article obtained from a print resource: Watkins, R., & Schlosser, C. (2000). Capabilities-based educational equivalency units: Beginning a professional dialogue. American Journal of Distance Education, 24(3), 34-47. Citation of an article retrieved full textfrom a database: Watkins, R., & Schlosser, C. (2000). Capabilities-based educational equivalency units: Beginning a professional dialogue. American Journal of Distance Education, 24(3), 34-47.Retrieved August 20, 2007, from Academic OneFile database.

  10. No more retrieval statements? • No retrieval date is necessary for content that is not likely to be changed or updated, such as a journal article • With the exception of hard-to-find books and other documents of limited circulation delivered by electronic databases, the database name is no longer a necessary element of the reference. But… APA style guide, pp. 2-3

  11. Digital Object Identifiers (DOI) • Content on the Internet tends to move or be deleted, so scholarly publishers have begun assigning a DOI to journal articles. • Unique alphanumeric string assigned which provides a persistent link • Link to article if have authorized access OR • Abstract and article for purchase • When a DOI is available, include the DOI instead of the URL in the reference. APA style guide, p. 3

  12. Example of a DOI

  13. DOIs found in the abstract

  14. Non-DOI numbers from other vendors

  15. Reference with a DOI • See Guide, example #1, page 7 Ingham, R. J., Warner, A., Byrd, A., & Cotton, J. (2006). Speech effort measurement and stuttering: Investigating the chorus reading effect. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 49(3), 660-670. doi:10.1044/1092-4388(2006/048)

  16. Looking up DOI’shttp://www.crossref.org Several options

  17. Several search options scroll down for Author/Title search

  18. Scroll down for search results

  19. Citing Dissertations under old rules

  20. Dissertations indexed in DAI Clarke, D. C. (2005). Differences in student dropout rate, attendance rate, and grade point average after the implementation of the North Carolina Dropout Prevention/Drivers License Law.Dissertation Abstracts International, 62(3), 853A. (UMI No. 3010522) Retrieved August 20,2007, from Dissertations and Theses database. APA manual, p. 260, # 54 – dissertation abstracted in DAI. p. 279, # 88 – electronic copy retrieved from database

  21. Dissertations – new citation format APA style guide, pp. 10-11

  22. Where to break a URL • Do not insert a hyphen if you need to break a URL across lines • New - Break the URL before most punctuation (an exception would be http://) • Old - p. 271 says after slash or before period • Do not add a period after the URL, to avoid confusion APA style guide, p. 13 examples #14, #15

  23. Datasets Use “Available from” to indicate that the URL will lead users to a download site rather than directly to the data. Example #26, p. 16

  24. Datasets

  25. Future? • New edition of APA Manual – 2009 or later • Evolving electronic resource formats • See change in ACM Journals http://0-doi.acm.org.novacat.nova.edu/10.1145/1284621.1284637 • For now…add issue number, watch for DOI’s Questions? Laura L. Ramirez ext. 8423 Office - NMB Main Bldg. #436 lucio@nova.edu

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