Integrating Your Sources Research Toolkit Workshop Videos
You have resources, how do you incorporate multiple resources and join the scholarly conversation? This Research Toolkit workshop includes 4 videos, each under 5 minutes long, and one video is done in collaboration with University Writing Center that can support you with your writing.
Once you're comfortable with how and why to integrate your sources, how do you credit the author(s) or creator(s)?
Include in-text citations and references of which resources you used and included!
Some useful APA Citation Format resources are below.
Websites for APA (American Psychological Association) Format
- APA Formatting and Style Guide from Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL)Best place online to get this information (from Purdue University's Writing Center).
- WSU Writing Center Mini-Manual for Using APA Style in Research PapersThis mini-manual, created by the WSU Writing Center staff, covers typical material (books, articles) that you would cite in a paper. It is a .pdf file.
- APA Manual 7th ed. Supplemental MaterialsThe materials below are intended as supplementary material to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition. Due to space and printing limitations, they are referenced from but not printed in the actual Manual.
- The Basics of APA StyleFrom the APA itself. This is a basic online tutorial for people who are unfamiliar with APA style.
Be aware that this tutorial was created for the 6th edition.
APA Manual
The most recent edition of this book is available for a 2-hour loan at the Circulation Desk.
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by Call Number: BF76.7 .P83 2020ISBN: 9781433832161Publication Date: 2020Most current version of the APA Manual (7th edition). Updates a lot of the online/electronic resource citations.
Citation Rough Draft
When searching in a database, you can find a generated citation for a resource.
- Click on the resource you want to use for your project or assignment.
- Click Cite in the right sidebar titled "Tools".
- Scroll down to the citation style you need.
- Double-check the information in the citation rough draft for errors.
- Copy and paste the rough draft citation.
- Edit errors before turning in the project or assignment.
In the below image, you can see a screenshot of the above-mentioned cite button. In the purple box is the cite button. In the red box is the citation style.
In the below image, you can see errors in the generated citation. The author's name is in all caps, the article title is improperly capitalized, and the DOI is not listed. Be aware of this when using generated citation tools.
