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What is APA?

APA BooT Camp Briar Cliff University Writing Center Heelan Hall 050 712-279-5520 WRITING.CENTER@BRIARCLIFF.EDU. What is APA?. APA = American Psychological Association APA regulates: Style and Formatting In-text citations and a Reference List

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What is APA?

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  1. APA BooTCampBriar Cliff University Writing CenterHeelan Hall 050712-279-5520WRITING.CENTER@BRIARCLIFF.EDU

  2. What is APA? • APA = American Psychological Association • APA regulates: • Style and Formatting • In-text citations and a Reference List • Attention to detail is key to working with APA citation!

  3. Do I have to memorize APA rules? • Not at all! It’s more important to know where to look for information. • The Purdue OWL is the best place for APA. • Bookmark it! http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ • Note: The OWL doesn’t cover every special case. If a student can’t find what they’re looking for, they can always ask a Writing Center mentor for help.

  4. Navigating OWL • OWL’s APA section is divided into the In-text citations and the Reference citations. • The references area is divided up depending on the type of source. • The In-text Citations: Author/Authors will have most in-text citation information. • Check out the sample paper on OWL

  5. OWL at Purdue Field Trip

  6. APA Stylistics Basics • Point of View and Voice • third person point of view • active voice • Be Clear • Be Concise • Be Plain Spoken

  7. In-text Citations • In-text citations direct the reader to the references page. • Common appearance: (Smith, 2009). • Exceptions • No author • No date

  8. In-text Citations • There are special rules for in-text citation for multiple authors (2, 3-5, 6 and above). • Pay special attention to 3-5 authors • In-text citations are part of the sentence, so the period goes after (author, date). • In-text citations don’t carry over into the next paragraph.

  9. References • The reference entry format depends on source type. • Electronic versions of sources should be treated the same way. • Best Practices for creating Reference list • Start with sources of the same type • Alphabetize by first word in entry • Reference list is for works cited only, not works consulted.

  10. References • The Reference Citation always contains the same information. Exceptions: • No date • No author • Last name, First Initial. (date). Title of article. Book/Journal Title. Publication information or issue information. Retrieved from URL. • Periods separate each piece of information in the reference citation.

  11. What is one-to-one correspondence?  One-to-one correspondence means that • all of the references in your reference list can be found in the paper’s body and vice versa. •  The citations and references need to match, like puzzle pieces: • In your text (Smith, 2010). • Smith, E. (2010). The world according to Erin. Smithsonian, 1(2). Retrieved from www.erinsmitharticles.com • The highlighted items must match!

  12. What about Citation Machines? • Many of these sites are not updated to the newest version of APA • These entries are easy to identify because they have empty spots • If students take the time to learn the citations, they will know them for future assignments! • Use these with EXTREME caution!!!

  13. Top Mistakes for In-text Citations and References • Not including in-text citations for everything that’s not common knowledge. • Using the wrong format for 3-5 author sources in the in-text citation. • Missing an in-text citation for a source listed in the References or vice versa. • Using a citation machine and NOT correcting mistakes

  14. Questions?

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