Websites for APA (American Psychological Association) Format
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
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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 Management System
A citation management system can help you organize, manage, and annotate your references when working on projects or assignments. Below are some examples.
Note: There are free versions of the below-mentioned citation management systems.
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ZoteroZotero is a free and open-source reference management software to manage bibliographic data and related research materials (such as PDF files). It is produced by the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University.
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MendeleyMendeley is a commercial, reference manager that is used to manage and share research papers and generate bibliographies for scholarly articles. It is produced by Elsevier.
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EndNoteEndNote is a commercial reference management software package, used to manage bibliographies and references when writing essays and articles. It is produced by Clarivate Analytics (Web of Science publishers).
Video Tutorials: Citation Management System
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Zotero: Complete Tutorial12 minutes
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Mendeley: Complete Tutorial17 minutes
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Endnote: Complete Tutorial14 minutes