1. APA Citing
(taken from

2. Citing APA Written Text

3. Basic Information for Text References
author's name
date of publication
title place of publication
publisher

4. Sample References for APA
Book
Gorman, J. M. (1996). The new psychiatry: The essential guide to state-of-the-art therapy, medication and emotional health. New York: St. Martin’s Press.
Magazine article
Cowley, G. (2000, January 31). Alzheimer’s: Unlocking the mystery. Newsweek, 135,
Journal Article (continuous page numbering)
Lindahl, K. M. & Malik, N. M. (1991). Observations of marital conflict and power: Relations with parenting in the triad. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 61,
Journal Article (begins each issue on page one)
Arek, K. D. & Rantz, M. J. (2000). Aging in place: A new model for long term care. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 24(3), 1-11.

5. Sample References for APA
Newspaper Article
Woodward, C. (2000, April 24). Storm surrounds raid as Elian has quiet Easter. The Daily Commercial, p. A1.
Book from database
Brockopp, D.Y. (1995). Fundamentals of nursing research [Electronic version]. Boston: Jones & Bartlett Publishers, Inc. Retrieved from netLibrary database.
Magazine Article from database
Kelly, B. (2007, August 27). The story behind the rankings. U.S. News and World Reports, 143, 4. Retrieved from General Onefile database. 3 6/1/2011

6. Sample References for APA
Journal article from database
Brown, P. (2006). Answers to key questions about childhood leukemia--for the generalist. Contemporary Pediatrics, 23(3), Retrieved from CINAHL Plus with Full Text database.
Newspaper article from database
Henderson, D. (2006, August 29). FDA to take a harder look at custom blending of drugs. The Boston Globe. Retrieved from America’s Newspapers database.
Citing an online book (Not from a library database)
Robinson, P. (1993). Freud and his critics [Electronic version]. Berkeley: University of California Press. Retrieved from

7. In-Text Citation
In parenthesis at first or last of info, depending upon length/type of citation
Two reasons
Paraphrase (includes summary)
Quotation
One approach: Artist Surname, Year

8. In-Text Citation Examples
(Paraphrase or Summary):
  (Brautworst, 2010)
(Quotation):
 (Brautworst, 2010)

9. Citing an APA Image from an Electronic Source
(taken from

10. Complete Reference:
Artist Surname, First Initial. (Year). Title of the artwork [Format]. Retrieved from URL (address of web site)

11. Maximum Possible Information
creator's name (author, artist, photographer etc.)
date of publication or creation
title place of publication
publisher
type of material (for photographs, charts, online images)
website address and access date
name of the institution or museum where the work is located (for artworks and museum exhibits)
dimensions of the work (for artworks)

12. Complete Reference Examples:
Baumel, A.  (2010). Cholera treatment center in Haiti [Online image]. Retrieved October 2, 2010 from
Brautworst, H. (2013). The irony of being an elementary student attending college [Online image]. Retrieved December 30, 2012 from

13. Reference (No Author):
Title of work [Type of work]. (Year image was created). Retrieved from URL (address of web site)

14. Reference (No Author) Examples:
Flu epidemic [Online image]. (1919).Retrieved November 6, 2010 from art/collections The irony of being an elementary student attending college [Online image]. Retrieved December 30, 2012 from

15. Reference (No Author, No Title, No Date)
Try to locate the missing information by clicking on the image, and/or looking at the bottom of the image.

16. Reference (No Author, No Title, No Date) Examples:
[Online image of a school]. Retrieved from [Untitled illustration of a sleeping dog ]. Retrieved December 5, 2010 from

17. Format for Reference Slide
in alphabetical order (by artist’s last name - or, if no artist, whatever is first word of reference)
single spaced on the reference slide
double spaced between entries

18. Example Reference Slide
Brautworst, H. (2013). The irony of being an elementary student attending college [Online image]. Retrieved December 30, 2012 from Forbes, S. (2011). Hagar Elementary School [Online image]. Retrieved March 3, 2013 from Pogue, T. (2007). Grammar school boys in England [Online image]. Retrieved January 1, 2013 from [Untitled photograph of dancing elephants]. Retrieved April 10, 2013 from Walking with friends [Online image]. Retrieved February 15, 2013 from