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Citing Sources

APA Style examples

Online Citation Builders

Online Citation Builders

Remember: it is a nightmare to try to find your sources after your paper is written--enter your sources as you find them.

How Do I Cite?

In APA Format, How Do I Cite...?

Blog (Weblog) and Video Blog (YouTube) Post

Include the title of the message and the URL. Please note that titles for items in online communities (e.g. blogs, newsgroups, forums) are not italicized. If the author’s name is not available, provide the screen name:

J Dean. (2008, May 7). When the self emerges: Is that me in the mirror? [Web log comment]. Retrieved from http://www.spring.org.uk/the1sttransport

Psychology Video Blog #3 [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqM90eQi5-M

Audio Podcast

For all podcasts, provide as much information as possible; not all of the following information will be available. Possible addition identifiers may include Producer, Director, etc.

Bell, T., & Phillips, T. (2008, May 6). A solar flare. Science @ NASA Podcast. Podcast retrieved from http://science.nasa.gov/podcast.htm

Video Podcasts

For all podcasts, provide as much information as possible; not all of the following information will be available. Possible addition identifiers may include Producer, Director, etc.

Scott, D. (Producer). (2007, January 5). The community college classroom [Episode 7]. Adventures in Education. Podcast retrieved from http://www.adveeducation.com

From Purdue OWL: APA, Reference List: Electronic Sources

 

APA Style Citations

APA Style

APA Style (Citation style from the American Psychological Association.) To use when studying the social sciences, behavioral sciences, and many other sciences.

Books

  • Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association BF76.7.P83 2010                   

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