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APA Citations Part I: Methods to the Madness

APA Citations Part I: Methods to the Madness. Brittany Kallman Arneson, M.A. Writing Tutor . Questions and Recording. Type in the Questions box Access captioning Download slides View recording http://writingcenter.waldenu.edu/415.htm. Agenda. Why APA? Parts of a reference list entry

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APA Citations Part I: Methods to the Madness

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  1. APA Citations Part I: Methods to the Madness Brittany Kallman Arneson, M.A. Writing Tutor

  2. Questions and Recording • Type in the Questions box • Access captioning • Download slides • View recording http://writingcenter.waldenu.edu/415.htm

  3. Agenda • Why APA? • Parts of a reference list entry • Citations: In-text and parenthetical • Reference to citation practice • Questions

  4. What’s the Point of APA? • Readers focus on your ideas, not formatting • Communicates information about your field to an audience of scholars in your same field.

  5. Same information, different audiences Kallman, B. (2012). Chocolate as a critical component of effective paper-writing. Journal of Writing and Dessert, 5(2), 12-16. doi:10.1027/0269-8803.20.4.253 Kallman, Brittany. “Chocolate as a Critical Component of Effective Paper-Writing.” Journal of Writing and Dessert 5.2 (2012): 12-16. Web. 30 October 2012. Kallman, Brittany A. "Chocolate as a Critical Component of Effective Paper-Writing.” Journal of Writing and Dessert 5, no. 2 (2012): 12-16. Accessed October 30, 2012. http://www.yummyjournal.org/chocolate. APA MLA Chicago

  6. Author Kallman, B. (2012). Chocolate as a critical component of effective paper-writing. Journal of Writing and Dessert, 5(2), 12-16. doi:10.1027/0269-8803.20.4.253 • Author (or authors’) last name(s), comma, and first initial • References are alphabetized by author last name • Author’s name sticks out from rest of reference (hanging indent)

  7. The Role of the Author • Social scientists examine trends in data, rather than following work of individual author • A social science audience doesn’t need to know author’s first name • Helps avoid bias

  8. Publication Year Kallman, B. (2012). Chocolate as a critical component of effective paper-writing. Journal of Writing and Dessert, 5(2), 12-16. doi:10.1027/0269-8803.20.4.253 • Year only for most publications • Periodicals include month (magazines) and day/date (newspapers). • No year? Use “n.d.” meaning “no date”

  9. Data Relevance • Study published in 1940 is not equal to study published in 2011 • Year of study helps reader evaluate relevance to own research • In social sciences, year study was published is more important than author identity

  10. Other Reference Components Kallman, B. (2012). Chocolate as a critical component of effective paper-writing. Journal of Writing and Dessert, 5(2), 12-16. doi:10.1027/0269-8803.20.4.253 • Article, book, or web page title in sentence case. • Journal title (in title case), volume, issue and page numbers. • DOI or URL for the journal home page

  11. Your “Aha” Moment! • APA formatting rules aren’t random. • Following the rules correctly helps you communicate your specific content to fellow scholars in your field.

  12. Raw Data → Reference in APA

  13. Poll: Which of the following is the correct way to format an APA reference for this source? A. Cox, Ortmeier-Hooper, and Tirabassi. Teaching Writing for the “Real World”: Community and Workplace Writing. The English Journal, Vol. 98, No. 5 (May, 2009), pp. 72-80. Retrieved from: www.ncte.org/journals/ej B. Cox, M., Ortmeier-Hooper, C., & Tirabassi, K.E. (2009). Teaching writing for the “real world”: Community and workplace writing. The English Journal, 98(5), 72-80. Retrieved from www.ncte.org/journals/ej C. Cox, M., Ortmeier-Hooper, C., and Tirabassi, K.E. (2009). Teaching Writing for the “Real World”: Community and Workplace Writing. The English Journal, 98(5), pp. 72-80. Published by National Council of Teachers of English. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/40503302

  14. Correct Answer: B Cox, M., Ortmeier-Hooper, C., & Tirabassi, K.E. (2009). Teaching writing for the “real world”: Community and workplace writing. The English Journal, 98(5), 72-80. Retrieved from www.ncte.org/journals/ej

  15. In-Text Citations • Give information in body of paper that reader can use to locate source in reference list • Help you give proper credit to other sources. • Show that your topic is relevant • Are MUCH simpler than reference formatting

  16. Reference → In-Text Citation Oyler, B., & Shiell, A. (2013). Best practices for online writing centers. Teaching Writing, 5(2), 12-16. doi:10.1027/0269-8803.20.4.253

  17. Reference → In-Text Citation Oyler, B., & Shiell, A. (2013). Best practices for online writing centers. Teaching Writing, 5(2), 12-16. doi:10.1027/0269-8803.20.4.253

  18. 3 Consistent Components • Last name(s) of author or authors • Publication year • Page or paragraph number

  19. Parenthetical vs. In-Sentence Citations • Parenthetical citations: End of the sentence, in parentheses • Example: “When students eat chocolate, their writing improves” (Kallman, 2012, p. 12). • In-sentence citations: Part of sentence • Example: Kallman (2012) found that when students ate chocolate, their writing improved.

  20. Article with DOI White, S., & Ella, C. (2010).  Woodland critters as handy household helpers. Journal of Princess Knowledge, 37(12), 14-21. doi: 13.12/fg5325903.0 • DOI is preferrable to URL, but use URL if no DOI available. • Look up DOIs at crossref.org/guestquery/

  21. Poll: Which of the following is the correct way to format a parenthetical citation for a paraphrase from this source? • White, S., & Ella C. (2010). • (White & Ella, 2010). • (http://www.princessjournal.org, 2010). • (White & Ella, 2010, pp. 14-21). • (White, S., & Ella, C., 2010).

  22. Correct Answer: B (White & Ella, 2010). • All information inside parentheses • Components separated by commas • No author first initials • Use ampersand (&) inside parentheses

  23. Book Babar, E. (2008). The art being a French elephant. Minneapolis, MN: Pachyderm Press. • Book title still in sentence case, but italicized • Publication city and state abbreviation, colon, publisher name • No page numbers or chapters

  24. Poll: Which of the following is the correct way to format an in-text citation for a paraphrase of this source? • Babar reviewed how to wear a beret (Babar, 2010). • Babar (2010) reviewed how to wear a beret. • Babar reviewed how to wear a beret (2010). • French elephants wear berets (Babar, 2010).

  25. Correct Answer: B Babar (2010) reviewed how to wear a beret. • Refer to speaker’s name in body of sentence • Publication year always directly follows author name • In-text citation means author’s name is part of sentence

  26. Scholarly Website Centers for Disease Control. (n.d.).  Zombie apocalypse FAQ. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/zombies/faq • Include each web page as separate reference entry • Use exact URL to that page (unlike journal articles) • Web page titles are not italicized and are in sentence case

  27. Poll: Which of the following is the correct way to format an in-text citation for a direct quotation from this source? (Pretend the information came from paragraph four). • The Centers for Disease Control (n.d.) explained, “Zombies are fictional” (para. 4). • The Centers for Disease Control explained that “zombies are fictional” (para. 4). • Zombies are fictional (Centers for Disease Control, n.d., para. 4). • “Zombies are fictional,” according to the Centers for Disease Control (www.cdc.gov/zombies/faq).

  28. Correct Answer: A The Centers for Disease Control (n.d.) explained, “Zombies are fictional” (para. 4). • Count paragraphs in sources with no page numbers • When no date is available, use n.d. for “no date”

  29. Questions?

  30. Resources writingcenter.waldenu.edu APA or writing questions? writingsupport@waldenu.edu Webinar questions? wcwebinars@waldenu.edu

  31. THE END!

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