Library Boot Camp Day 3: APA Rules of Engagement

Library Boot CampDay 3: APA Rules of Engagement

Brian Ryckman, Distance & Instructional Services Librarian

Feel like you’re swimming against the current with your research?Get help from an online workshop.

WorkshopsEndNote April 8, 8:30pmAPA April 22, 8:30pmAPA May 21, 7pm

Thesis & Dissertation Prep SeriesLiterature Review April 29, 8:30pmTheoretical Framework May 2, 8:30pmFinding a Test, Survey or Instrument May 6, 8:30pm

(All workshops are open to the NSU community.)

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Learning Outcomes

• How to contact Alvin Sherman Library• How to access APA resources from Alvin

Sherman Library• Why you need to cite your sources• How to create in-text and reference list

citations

Contact us for assistance, or set up an individual consultation with a librarian

Start at NSU homepage http://www.nova.edu

Click on Alvin Sherman Library

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Includes the supplement, APA Style Guide for Electronic References.

See APA (6th ed.), p. 169

• Opinions, beliefs, ideas and theories from any source

• Direct quotes of the words used• Summarized or paraphrased

ideas • Any information obtained that is

not common knowledge

When to Cite

• Scholars are responsible for ethically using information. This includes correct citation.

• Not properly citing the use of other people’s words, ideas, theories, and/or information is considered plagiarism.

Ethical Use of Information & Plagiarism

• Re-using your own work is a form of plagiarism

Self-Plagiarism

Why Cite?

• To give credit to others ideas and words (this includes charts, tables, and other graphics) that have influenced your work

• To allow your reader to find your sources

What should you include?

The author, year of publication, and page number(s) or

paragraph number for non-paginated materials

are always included in the text and a reference citation

is included in the reference list. See APA manual (6th

ed.),  pp. 170-172.

APA In-Text Citation

E-book reader

According to Freud (1900/2004), "Dreams can be interpreted" (Chapter

2, Section 6, para. 7).

Article retrieved online See APA (6th ed.), p. 173, section 6.05

The author coined the phrase "goblet of motivation" (Macias, 2008, para.

22).

Article that has section headings retrieved online

The research concluded that "the charges were unfounded" (McKay,

2009, Conclusion, para. 3).

Some examples

APA In-Text Citation:Direct Quotations

DIRECT – Within the text of your paper

According to Mickalowski, Mickelson, and Keltgen (2008), “Apple

parlayed the strong reputation of the Apple brand and the iPod’s

success to enter a lucrative cell phone market” (p. 283).

According to Mickalowski, Mickelson, and Keltgen (2008), “Apple

parlayed the strong reputation of the Apple brand and the iPod’s

success to enter a lucrative cell phone market” (para. 22).

APA In-Text Citation:Block Quotations

BLOCK – Used if the direct quotation is over 40 wordsAccording to Mickalowski, Mickelson, and Keltgen (2008):

Apple parlayed the strong reputation of the Apple brand and the iPod’s success to enter a lucrative cell phone market, a step that may ward off a potential threat to Apple as other companies introduce devices that have strong music-storing and playback capabilities. (p. 283-284)

APA In-Text Citation:Paraphrased Information

BEGINNING OF SENTENCEMickalowski, Mickelson, and Keltgen (2008) believe Apple used their lead in the portable music player market to strategically time the iPhone’s launch.

MIDDLE OF SENTENCEWithout the success of the iPod, Mickalowski, Mickelson, and Keltgen (2008) believe Apple’s launch of the iPhone would not have been profitable as it was.

END OF SENTENCEThe success of Apple’s iPhone launch is strongly tied to the existing success of the iPod (Mickalowski, Mickelson, and Keltgen, 2008).

PARAPHRASING• TIP: Read the original material, put it out of sight, and restate the

idea/concept in your own words.• Must be cited with the author and year of publication of the original

source; page number is optional. (Page number is required for direct quotes!)

Reference Citations• Start list on a new page, with References

centered at the top of the page.

• Double spaced with hanging indent

• Alphabetize by author’s last name or name of the corporate author

• Every in-text citation should be listed in your references; every reference should have a corresponding in-text citation!

Hanging indentation

Watkins, R., & Schlosser, C. D. (2000). It’s not about time:

A fresh approach to educational equivalency. TechTrend,

24(3), 34-47.

•Hanging indent

See APA (6th ed.), p. 37

Citing Journal Articles From an Online Database

Formatting HangingIndentations (in Word 2010)

1. Select Paragraph.2. In Indents and

Spacing3. Go to the Special

section.4. Select Hanging.

Author field

Watkins, R., & Schlosser, C. D. (2000). It’s not about time:

A fresh approach to educational equivalency. TechTrend,

24 (3), 34-47.

Author(s)

See APA manual (6th ed,), p. 184

• Initials, not first names.• Ampersand (&), not the word and• Use a comma before the ampersand• Put a space between initials

Citing Journal Articles From an Online Database

Year of publication field

Watkins, R., & Schlosser, C. D. (2000). It’s not about time:

A fresh approach to educational equivalency. TechTrend,

24(3), 34-47.

Year of publication

See APA manual (6th ed.), p. 185

• Enclosed in parentheses• Period goes after the parentheses• No month or day if the publication is a journal, not a magazine, newsletter, or newspaper article

Citing Journal Articles From an Online Database

Citing Journal Articles Retrieved Full Text Online

Watkins, R., & Schlosser, C. D. (2000). It’s not about time:

A fresh approach to educational equivalency. TechTrend,

24(3), 34-47.

Article title

See APA manual (6th ed.), pp. 87, 185

• Only first word in title and subtitle is capitalized (also, proper nouns)• A period at the end of the title. • Include one space after the period, not two

Citing Journal Articles From an Online Database

Journal title field

Watkins, R., & Schlosser, C. D. (2000). It’s not about time:

A fresh approach to educational equivalency. TechTrend,

24(3), 34-47.

See APA manual (6th ed.), p. 186

• Capitalize and punctuate journal title exactly• Italicize journal title• The journal title is followed by a comma

Journal title

Citing Journal Articles

Publication info

Watkins, R., & Schlosser, C. D. (2000). It’s not about time:

A fresh approach to educational equivalency. TechTrend,

24(3), 34-47. Volume, issue, and page number(s)

See APA manual (6th ed.), p. 186

• Italicize volume number• No space between the volume and issue

number• Issue number in parentheses followed by a

comma• Do not use p. or pp. for journal articles.

Citing Journal Articles

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author C. C.

(YEAR). Title of article. Title of Journal,

Vol(Issue), xx-xx. doi:xx.xxxxxxxxxx

Journal Article Citations

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C.

(YEAR). Title of article. Title of Journal,

Vol(Issue), xx-xx. Retrieved from

http://www.journalhomepage.com

Journal Article Citation

Mickalowski, K., Mickelson, M., &

Keltgen, J. (2008). Apple's iPhone

launch: A case study in effective

marketing. The Business Review,

Cambridge, 9(2), 283- 288. Retrieved

from http://www.jaabc

.com/brc.html

Homepage for the journal, NOT the database!

APA Citation:Journal Articles with DOI

Cusumano, M. A. (2011). Technology

strategy and management: The

legacy of Steve Jobs. Communi-

cations of the ACM, 54(12), 26.

doi:10.1145/2043174.2043184

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

DOI – Link to Full Text

DOI – Link to Full Text

DOI Finder – Using Title & Author

0

DOI – Use the DOI in Your Citation

Types of retrieval infoBorman, W. C. (1993). Role of early supervisory experience. Journal of Applied Psychology, 78(3), 43-49. doi:10.1037/0002-9432.76.4.482

Borman, W. C. (1993). Role of early supervisory experience. Journal of Applied Psychology, 78(3), 43-49. Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/journals/apl

Borman, W. C. (1993). Role of early supervisory experience. Journal of Applied Psychology, 78(3), 43-49. Retrieved from http://ojs.swin.edu.au /index.php/ejap/article/view/71/100

DOI available

Exact URL for open access journal

From a subscription database with no DOI, use journal home page URL.

APA Citation: Book Chapters

Author, A. A. (YEAR). Title of chapter or

entry. Title of book. Location: Publisher.

American Psychological Association.

(2010). Reference examples. In

Publication manual of the American

Psychological Association (pp. 169-

224). Washington, DC: Author.

APA Citation : Ebook Chapter (in a Reference Book)

Cretu, A. E., & Brodie, R. J. (2009). Brand image,

corporate reputation, and customer value. In M.

Glynn, & A. Woodside, (Eds.). Business-to-business

brand management: Theory, research

and executive case study exercises (pp. 263-387).

doi:10.1108/S1069-0964(2009)0000015011

APA Citation : Whole Books

Author, A. A. (YEAR). Title of book.

Location: Publisher.

Isaacson, W. (2011). Steve Jobs. New

York,

NY: Simon & Schuster.

APA Citation:Other Online Sources

Stanford University. (2008, March 7).

Steve Jobs’ 2005 Stanford

commencement address [Video file].

Retrieved from

http://www.youtube

.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc

APA Citation Generator – ProQuest Databases

Not Perfect – Fix the Errors!

References

Jones, R. N., del Rio, J. A., Humenik, J. A., García, E. O., & Ramírez, A. M. (2006). Citation

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Kushkowski, J. D. (1985). Master's and doctoral thesis citations: Analysis and trends of a

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Kushkowski, J. D. (1999a). Identifying uniform core journal titles for music libraries: A

dissertation citation study. College & Research Libraries, 60(2), 153-163.

Kushkowski, J. D. (1999b). Measuring the use and value of electronic journals and books.

Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship. Retrieved from http://www.istl.org

Morner, C. J. (1995). Measuring the library research skills of education doctoral students.

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• “References” – centered on the page

• Hanging indentations

• Alphabetical order by author’s last name, then by date

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