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Publication Manual of the American Psychological
Association. 5th ed.
“the style manual of choice for writers, editors, students, educators,
and professionals in psychology and the behavioral sciences, sociology,
business, economics, nursing, social work, criminology and justice
administration, and other disciplines in which effective communication with
words and data is fundamental. ”—from the publisher.
Form and Style: Research Papers, Reports, Theses. Slade, Carole. 12th ed.
Carole Slade, member of the Department of English and
Comparative Literature at
Form and Style: Research Papers, Reports, Theses. Slade, Carole. 11th ed.
Carole Slade, member of the Department of English and
Comparative Literature at
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Publication Manual of the American Psychological
Association. 4th ed.
“This fourth edition has
been expanded and revised to include new features on current technological
tools and on contemporary language issues and publishing standards. APA spent
10 years collecting data for this revision, and another 2 years of research and
development represented the final phase of the revision.”—excerpt from back
cover.
Complete
Idiot's Guide to Research Methods.
“Simple advice on drafting your document—from
introduction to endnotes; terrific tips on summarizing, paraphrasing, and
documenting direct quotations; easy ways to evaluate your research based on
quality, bias, and appropriateness.”—excerpt from back cover.
Form and Style: Research Papers, Reports, Theses. Slade, Carole. 9th ed.
Carole Slade, member of the Department of English and
Comparative Literature at
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American
Psychological Association
The official website of the American Psychological Association, this site
includes: an “about APA style” link which gives a brief overview of the style;
a “FAQs” link that is connected to a list of frequently asked questions about
the style; and a link for ordering official copies of APA's Publication Manual.
Bill Southerly provides an invaluable checklist for editing
APA-formatted papers.
This site automatically generates an APA-formatted works cited page from
information you provide.
Enter bibliographic information into Citation Machine and its software
will automatically generate both in-text and works cited references.
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Cornell’s site contains an extensive list of in-text and reference
citations for a wide variety of reference materials; the site also has a helpful
link to frequently asked questions on APA style.
This excellent site contains a helpful overview of basic rules and
formatting, an extensive list of in-text and reference citations, as well as
providing page examples of an APA-formatted paper.
This site provides examples of in-text and reference citations of traditional
and electronic resources.
University of
California, Berkeley Library
Berkeley Library’s four-page pdf
document gives examples of in-text and reference citations in a highly readable
parallel format.
UMN site contains several examples for properly formatting references in
APA format, as well as a short list of general rules for creating a reference
page.
University of Southern Mississippi Library
USM’s site contains an extensive list of reference citations, as well as
an extremely helpful link to an online tutorial.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center
UW-Madison’s writing
center offers not only an extensive list of examples for in-text and
bibliographic citations, but also gives valuable information on how to properly
format an APA Style paper.
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
UW site contains a sample
APA-formatted research paper, as well as detailed instructions on proper
formatting.
University
of Wisconsin-Whitewater
This site provides several helpful examples of
in-text and reference citations for a wide variety of books, periodicals, and
electronic sources.
Vanguard University of
Southern California
Vanguard
U’s site contains extensive instructions on virtually every aspect of
formatting an APA style research paper; it also contains a link to an
APA-formatted research paper.
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For further assistance contact a
reference librarian at (918) 449-6459, by email, or in person at the NSU-BA
Library's Reference Desk.
Northeastern State University-Broken Arrow Library
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