1. By Tanja Galetti January 2013
CITATION Guide
By Tanja Galetti
January 2013

2. DO YOU KNOW HOW TO CITE YOUR SOURCES?
Citing your sources is important to give credit to someone else’s efforts.
There are different ways to cite. At HKA we follow APA guidelines.
(APA stands for American Psychological Association.)
Each source of information (e.g. books, encyclopedia articles, websites) has its own specific format.
Remember: You can always ask your teachers/librarians for help.
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3. Encyclopedia Articles (print edition)
Author’s last name, intial(s). (Publication year) Title of article. In Title of Encyclopedia. Place of publication: Publisher. Wakeman, F. (2003). China. In The World Book Encyclopedia. Chicago: World Book.
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4. Where do you find the information needed in citing an encyclopedia article (print edition)? -> Check the article and the encyclopedia’s title page!
title of
encyclopedia
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title of article 4
place of publication & publisher
at the back of the title page
publication year
author/contributor

5. Encyclopedia Articles (online edition)
Author’s last name, intial(s). (Publication date). Title of article. In Title of encyclopedia. Retrieved from Edmonds, R.L. & Smith, R.J. (n.d.) China. In World Book Student. Retrieved from ?id=ar111400&st=china
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If there is no publication date given, add (n.d.)

6. Where do you find the information needed in citing online encyclopedia articles? -> Check at the end of the article!
Web address
Each World Book article comes with a citation in MLA format. You just need to change the information into APA.
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7. Books
Author’s last name, initial(s). (Publication year). Title of book. Place of publication: Publisher. Dramer, K. (1999). People’s Republic of China. New York: Children’s Press.
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8. Where do you find the information needed in citing books
Where do you find the information needed in citing books? -> Check the book’s title page!
title of book
author’s name
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publisher
back of title page
place of publication
date of publication
If more than one place of publication is listed, use only the first in the list.

9. Websites
Author’s last name, intial(s). (Publication date). Post title. Title of site. Retrieved from National Geographic Society. (n.d.). China: Country Facts, Information, Photos, Videos. National Geographic Kids. Retrieved from aces/find/china/
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10. Where do you find the information needed for citing a website
Where do you find the information needed for citing a website? -> Check the top and bottom of the page!
web address
post title
title of site
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publisher
publication date or last update

11. Interviews
Last name of person interviewed, intial(s). (Year, month day interviewed). Type of interview. Goodall, J. (2013, January 21). Personal interview.
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12. ADDITIONAL TIPS FOR YOUR REFERENCE LIST
List all your sources in alphabetical order, no matter their format.
Make sure every line after the first line is hanging (hanging indentation).
If an author is not mentioned, start your citation with the title.
If the publication date is not mentioned, add (n.d.).
If you have more than one author, cite in the following manner:
Example: Miller, M. & Meyer, S.
Capitalize only the first letter of the first word in a title and subtitle.
If you have several places of publication listed, only record the first.
Underline titles when writing by hand but use italics when creating your bibliography on the computer.
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13. REFERENCES
The Writing Lab & The OWL at Purdue and Purdue University. (n.d.). APA formatting and style guide. OWL Purdue Online Writing Lab. Retrieved from /
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