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Cite Your Sources in APA Style: A Review

Cite Your Sources in APA Style: A Review. Shana Gass, MSLS sgass@towson.edu Reference Librarian Subject Specialist in Business & Economics. Style Manuals. Different disciplines use different style manuals Social Sciences = American Psychological Association ( APA )

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Cite Your Sources in APA Style: A Review

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  1. Cite Your Sources in APA Style: A Review Shana Gass, MSLSsgass@towson.edu Reference Librarian Subject Specialist in Business & Economics

  2. Style Manuals • Different disciplines use different style manuals • Social Sciences = American Psychological Association (APA) • Humanities = MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (MLA)

  3. Citing Correctly in APA: Exact Quote from a Source 1. “x” 2. In-text citation(Burrows, 2009, para. 5)OR (Burrows, 2009, p. 26) 3. An entry in the References list (the bibliography) at the end of the paper Every in-text citation should have a match in the bibliography

  4. Citing Correctly in APA: Citing an Idea or Fact 1. Legitimate paraphrase 2. In-text citation(Burrows, 2009) 3. An entry in the References list at the end of the paper Again, every in-text citation should have a match in the bibliography!

  5. Library Resources for APA Examples for print & electronic sources; in-text citations; link to Diana Hacker Guide

  6. APA Style In-text Citation for an Article (HTML)from a Database (Business Source Complete) In-text: Mobile devices increase access to sensitive corporate data (Swartz, 2006). In-text with signal phrase: Swartz (2006) points out that mobile devices increase access to sensitive corporate data.

  7. APA Style References List Entry for an Article (HTML)from a Database (Business Source Complete) Swartz, N. (2006). Safeguarding corporate secrets. Information Management Journal, 40(5), 24-30. Retrieved from Business Source Complete database.

  8. How to Cite Graphics APA Style: Caption the graphic in a “sufficiently descriptive” manner and add an explanatory footnote. Photograph of Matt from Survivor.[1] _______________________________ [1] From History of reality TV by Beth Rowen, 2000 July 21, retrieved September 21, 2004, from http://www.infoplease.com/spot/realitytv1.html

  9. Powerpoint: Sample Slides Distance Education • Majority of colleges had at least some online classes in 2001 (Virtual school initiatives, 2005) • Teaching online classes time-consuming, requires special techniques (Bender, 2003) • Students taking online courses must be self-starters(Thomas, 2007)

  10. Powerpoint: Sample Slides References Bender, T. (2003). Discussion-based online teaching to enhance student learning: Theory, practice, and assessment. Sterling, Va: Stylus Pub Thomas, C. (2007). Are you a candidate for distance learning? Petersons.com. Retrieved September 10, 2009, from http://www.petersons.com/distancelearning/code/articles/ distancelearncandidate2.asp Virtual school initiatives increase as study details distance learning. (2005). Electronic Education Report, 12(6), 3-5. Retrieved from Academic Search Premier database.

  11. Research or Citation Style Questions? …feel free to contact me! Shana Gass (410) 704-2395 sgass@towson.edu Or any reference librarian: Visit – Call – IM – TXT Library web site > Ask a Librarian

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