“But the Instructor Never Told Me…”: APA Considerations for Faculty Johanna Tunon Laura Ramirez
Do you require that your students follow strict APA formatting?
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A) Yes
B) No
C) Not consistantly
D) I require that students use some other formatting style.
Agenda
• APA (6th ed.) – Module 1– New rules for electronic sources
• Journals• E-books• Websites• Retrieval information
• APA (6th ed.) – Module 2– Citing new types of resources– Considerations for faculty: Which rules to follow?
– Volume/issue number– Journal home URL– Title page– E-readers– Retrieval dates
Journals
Akos, P., Creamer, V. L., & Masina, P. (2004). Connectedness and belonging through middle school orientation. Middle School Journal, 36, 1-11.
DOI Numbers
Akos, P., Creamer, V. L., & Masina, P. (2004). Connectedness and belonging through middle school orientation. Middle School Journal, 36, 1-11. doi:10.1038/348398a0
“Cite” Tools
Akos, P., Creamer, V. L., & Masina, P. (2004). Connectedness and belonging through middle school orientation. Middle School Journal, 36, 1-11. Retrieved from http://ezproxylocal .library.nova.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/869155882?accountid=6579
Retrieval Statement
Akos, P., Creamer, V. L., & Masina, P. (2004). Connectedness and belonging through middle school orientation. Middle School Journal, 36, 1-11. Retrieved from http://www.amle.org/
Retrieval Statement
Akos, P., Creamer, V. L., & Masina, P. (2004). Connectedness and belonging through middle school orientation. Middle School Journal, 36, 1-11. Retrieved from http://www.amle.org/
APA Style Blog posting:http://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2009/09/what-to-usethe-full-document-url-or-home-page-url.html
Retrieval Date
Akos, P., Creamer, V. L., & Masina, P. (2004). Connectedness and belonging through middle school orientation. Middle School Journal, 36, 1-11. Retrieved from http://www.amle.org/
Pagination
Akos, P., Creamer, V. L., & Masina, P. (2004). Connectedness and belonging through middle school orientation. Middle School Journal, 36, 1-11.
Pagination
Akos, P., Creamer, V. L., & Masina, P. (2004). Connectedness and belonging through middle school orientation. Middle School Journal, 36(1), 1-11.
APA Style Blog posting:http://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2011/10/how-to-determine-whether-a-periodical-is-paginated-by-issue.html
E-books
• Use only one:– Location and publisher– DOI number– Retrieval statement with publisher home URL
• http://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2011/06/how-do-you-cite-an-e-book.html
Types of Information on the Web
American Psychological Association. (2010, November 18). Social media. Retrieved from the APA Style Blog website: http://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/social-media/
Book Citation with DOI #
The student evaluating this source asserts, “The information provided in this book would be a great source to use because of the advancements in technology.”
Maiwald, E., & Sieglein, W. (2002). Security planning and disaster recovery. doi:10.1036 /007222830X
Which APA formatting rules do you expect your students to follow?
• Include DOI numbers in article citations when available
• Do not include location and publisher for e-books if a DOI number is used
• Use the journal home URL in retrieval statement rather than the database URL
• Do not include issue number for articles paginated by volume
• Do not include retrieval date for archival documents