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APA DOCUMENTATION Beth Towle ENGL 095 Integrated Reading and Writing
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MLA vs. APA MLA Works Cited In-text citation only uses author name and page number. Focuses on importance of author. Works Cited lists author’s full name. APA References In-text citation uses author name, YEAR, and page # (if quoting). Focuses on importance of work and date. References lists author’s last name and first and middle initial.
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What to Cite ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING that comes from an outside source that you used Anything you summarized or paraphrased. Anything you quoted (citations will go immediately after the quote and will include the page number). Don’t over-rely on quotes. Only use them when the exact wording of a source feels necessary to your argument.
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APA Style: The Basics APA: American Psychological Association Used for “soft” or “social” sciences: psychology, sociology, business, economics, nursing, social work, and criminology. Importance placed on author’s work and the date of the source (expects sources to be current). Publication Manual of the Amercian Psychological Association, 6 th ed. (2010); www.apastyle.org, twitter.com/APA_Stylewww.apastyle.org
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Two Forms of Citation In-text Citation Used in the paper itself, immediately after the relevant referenced material. Parenthetical citation. (Author’s last name, Year) If quote, add page # Example: (Towle, 2013) Example: (Towle, 2013, p. 76) References Last page of a paper. Lists all the sources used within the paper (must correspond to the in-text citations). Lists full publication information. Organized by author’s last name. Use author’s last name, then first and middle initial.
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Basic Formatting In-text parenthetical citations must be placed inside the period at the end of the sentence. If a quotation, place the citation after the quotation mark and before the period. Quotation citations will include page or paragraph number. For example: “He thinks, I remembered you, Thomas More, but you didn’t remember me. You never even saw me coming” (Mantel, 2009, p. 594). If the author is mentioned in the text itself, then only include the year after the name and the page number. For example: “Mantel (2009) writes, ‘He thinks, I remembered you, Thomas More, but you didn’t remember me. You never even saw me coming’ (p. 594).
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Basic Formatting For quotes that are 40 words or more, the quote must be indented 1/2 inch from the left margin. In that case, parenthetical citations will happen AFTER the period. Mantel writes: But the trouble is, maps are always last year’s. England is always remaking herself, her cliffs eroding, her sandbanks drifting, springs bubbling up in dead ground. They regroup themselves while we sleep, the landscapes through which we move, and even the histories that rail us; the faces of the dead fade into other faces, as a spine of hills into the mist. (p. 602) Cromwell’s ruminations on the ever-changing history of England matches his feelings on Thomas More’s lapse in memory.
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Basic Formatting: References The title “References” must be centered at the top of the page. Each source must be listed alphabetically by author’s last name. Use first and middle initial after the comma. If more than one author, list ALL authors by last name, initials. Use “&” (ampersand) instead of the word “and.” Each source’s first line should line up with the left margin, then each following line should be indented.5 inch. Example: Mantel, H. (2009). Wolf Hall. New York: Picador.
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DOI Number DOI: Digital Object Identifier. Code assigned to specific publication. DOI always the same, not matter how the source was accessed. Long number, usually contains punctuation. References will often end with “doi: ___ To look up a DOI number, go to: www.crossref.org/guestquery www.crossref.org/guestquery
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Print Books In-text: (Author last name, Year) If no author, then use the title. If a DOI is available, then OMIT place and publisher. References: Author. (Year). Title. Place of Publication: Publisher. In text: (Mantel, 2009) (Fitzgerald, 1925) (Donaldson, 1999) References: Donaldson, S. (1999). Hemingway vs. Fitzgerald: The Rise and Fall of a Literary Friendship. Woodstock, NY: Overlook Press.
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Edited Collection/Anthology In-text (Author’s last name, Year) References: Same as a regular book, but you mention the editors. References: Author. (Year). Title of piece. Editors, Title of Book (Page #s). Place: Publisher. Mehrad, B. (2010). Natural killer cells in the respiratory tract. In M.T. Lotze and A.W. Thomson (Eds.), Natural killer cells: Basic science and clinical application (pp.321-329). Burlington, MA: Academic Press.
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Articles in Print Material In text: (Author last name, Year) If no author, then use article title. References: Author name(s). (Year). Title of article. Journal Name, Volume #(Issue #), Page #s. doi #. In-text: (Mathis, 1999) (Erickson, 2005) (Bonley, 2013) References: Mathis, B.R. (2010). How do toasters work. Toaster Studies, 65(7), 55-78. doi: 10.9904.o2.0289
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Newspaper Articles In text: (Author last name, Year) References: If no author, then put article title before the year. References: Author. (Year, Month Day). Article title. Newspaper Title, Page #s Example: Johnson, K. (2009, May 5). More wander off in fog of age. The New York Times, pp. A1, A7.
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Journal Article from Database In text: (Author’s last name, Year) Unlike MLA, you won’t include the database info. HOWEVER, if there is doi # available, include it. References: Author (Year). Article title. Journal Name, Volume #(Issue #), Page #s. doi:__ Penrose, A. M (2002). Academic literacy perceptions and performance: Comparing first-generation and continuing-generation students. Research in the Teaching of English, 36(4), 437-461. doi: 00.22.8896
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E-Book (Downloaded or Accessed) Downloaded E-Book: Author (Year). Title [Digital version]. Retrieval site. Example: Stiefvater, M. (2012). The Raven Boys [Kindle version]. Retrieved from http://amazon.com Accessed E-Book: Author (Year). Title. Retrieval site. Example: Austen, J. (1813). Pride and Prejudice. Retrieved from http:www.gutenberg.org
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Web Site In text: If there is a specific author: (Author last name, Year) If no author, use site name and year. Because there probably won’t be a page number, site the paragraph number or headline/subtitle. References: Use the URL. Only include access date if site page frequently changes. If there is an author: Author (Year, Month Day). Title of page. Website name. URL. Towle, Beth (2013, Aug. 19). ‘To be haunted anyway’: A review of Elizabeth Robinson’s On Ghosts. Actuary Lit. Retrieved from http://www.actuarylit.com/?p=1405
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Sound Recording (Songs and Albums) In text: (Artist, Year) References: Artist (Year). Song title. Album Title [Format]. Place, Label/where available. National, The (2007). Ada. On Boxer [MP3]. Available from Amazon. West, K. (2013). Yeezus [CD]. Los Angeles, CA: Def Jam.
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Film (DVD) In-text: No parenthetical citations. Just make sure to reference the piece in the text itself. References: Director & Producer(s). (Year). Title [Format]. Country: Studio. (Original Release Date) Fincher, D. (Director) & Medavoy, M. (Producer). (2007). Zodiac [DVD]. United States: Warner Brothers (Original release date 2007)
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Resources Reference Guides APA Handbook, website, and Twitter feed. IvyTech Library Purdue OWL
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