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K.C.S.S. Library. Tips for a Good References List in APA Style. Plagiarism. Why do I need a list of References?. To give proper credit to the original source Think of it as a way of thanking the author for using their work. Differences Between APA and MLA Style Lists.

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  1. K.C.S.S. Library Tips for a Good References List in APA Style Plagiarism K.C.S.S. Library

  2. Why do I need a list of References? • To give proper credit to the original source • Think of it as a way of thanking the author for using their work K.C.S.S. Library

  3. Differences Between APA and MLA Style Lists • 1. The first name of the author is not included – use the initials only. e.g. Gore, A. • 2. The date is included in brackets after the author, instead of at the end of the citation. e.g. Gore, A. (2007) • 3. If there is no author, the date follows the title. K.C.S.S. Library

  4. Differences Between APA and MLA Style Lists 3. Titles are written in italics, unless it is the title of an article, web page, or chapter in a book (i.e. a portion of a larger work) which is written in regular font. e.g. An inconvenient truth 4.Only the first word of a title and/or sub-title is capitalized (except for proper nouns like names of people, places, and organizations that are always capitalized. Periodical titles are always capitalized (i.e. magazines, newspapers, and journals). e.g. Scottish nationalism before 1890: A cultural framework K.C.S.S. Library

  5. Differences Between APA and MLA Style Lists 5. When you cite a website, you use the terms Retrieved from with the website address e.g. Retrieved from http://medlineplus.com/heart Please note: As of 2009, the date you access a website is no longer required in APA format. K.C.S.S. Library

  6. 5. Double-space between entries. Huntley, D. (2008). Britain’s history in a new national museum. British Heritage, 29 (2), 12-15. Retrieved from History Reference Centredatabase http://search.ebscohost.com Levy, P. & Rather, S.H. (2005). Scotland. New York: Marshall Cavendish. K.C.S.S. Library Information Centre

  7. Here is a sample References List in APA style: K.C.S.S. Library

  8. References Huntley, D. (2008). Britain’s history in a new national museum. British Heritage, 29 (2), 12-15. Retrieved from History Reference Centredatabase http://search.ebscohost.com Levy, P. & Rather, S.H. (2005). Scotland. New York: Marshall Cavendish. Lonely Planet Publications. Scotland overview. (2008). Retrieved from http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/scotland/ Mather, A.S. (2009). Scotland. In World book encyclopedia. Chicago: World Book Inc. Pounds, N.J.G. (2008). Scotland. Grolier multimedia encyclopedia. Retrieved from Grolier Online http://go.grolier.com Stoddart, P., Johnson, K., Sominen, R., Maitland, W.T., Randall, P.R., Duhamel, T. …Grantham, E. (2009, Fall-Winter). Scottish nationalism before 1890: A cultural framework. International Social Science Review Volume 81.3-4. Retrieved from http://find.galegroup.com K.C.S.S. Library

  9. Some common errors students make in lists of References ……. • Do not number your entries • Do not list the type of source as a subheading (book, encyclopedia, internet) • Put the list in alphabetical order by the first piece of information in the citation – author’s last name or title when there is no author • Indent 5 spaces for every line after the first one (use the hanging indent feature) K.C.S.S. Library

  10. How do I make a good References list? 1. Use the citation slips available in the Library and the guides available on the Library website. They help you to gather all the information you need for your References list. K.C.S.S. Library

  11. Fill them in with the correct information from your source. It is all in the correct order with the proper punctuation. Just copy the information to put it in the proper format. Have a look…… K.C.S.S. Library Information Centre

  12. BookAuthor/Editor (Last Name, First initial) _ _Walker _ _ , D_ . Date of publication ( _2008_ ).Title (in italics) _ Chemical reactions_ _ _ _ _ _ _ .Place of Publication _ _New York _ _ _ _ : Publisher _ Smart Apple Media_ _ _ _ _ _ . Walker, D. (2008). Chemical reactions. New York: Smart Apple Media. K.C.S.S. Library

  13. OR….2. Use http://www.bibme.org/ • This online program helps you to correctly format each citation. • Then you have to paste the citations into a Word document, add a title, and put them in alphabetical order. • Have a look! K.C.S.S. Library

  14. 3. Use the school website. It contains charts showing you how to format any resource for your References (APA) or Works Cited (MLA) list. Just look on the Library page, under APA Guides. K.C.S.S. Library

  15. Reminder: These tips are specific to APA format • Put the date in brackets after the author’s name. If there is no author, the date follows the title. • Titles are written initalics, and only the first word is capitalized (except for proper nouns like names of people and places, which are always capitalized) • Use only the initial of the author’s first name, not the full name. • Double space your list. • Put a period at the end of each entry unless it is a website address. K.C.S.S. Library

  16. And here are some tips for all References/Works Cited lists… • The title References or Works Cited should be the same size font as the list. Do not underline or bold the title. • If a citation is longer than one line, indent all subsequent lines 5 spaces. To do this in Word, highlight your list, select “Format”, then “Paragraph”, then under “Special” select “Hanging”, and click OK. This will format your entire list. • Entries should be arranged alphabetically by the authors’ family names. If no author or editor is available, list a print source by the title of the work, and an Internet source by the name of the group author, organization or institution. In both cases, alphabetize by the first word that is not “an”, “a”, or “the”. K.C.S.S. Library Information Centre

  17. . • Here is another look at a good References list in APA format… K.C.S.S. Library

  18. References Huntley, D. (2008). Britain’s history in a new national museum. British Heritage, 29 (2), 12-15. Retrieved from History Reference Centredatabase http://search.ebscohost.com Levy, P. & Rather, S.H. (2005). Scotland. New York: Marshall Cavendish. Lonely Planet Publications. Scotland overview. (2008). Retrieved from http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/scotland/ Mather, A.S. (2009). Scotland. In World book encyclopedia. Chicago: World Book Inc. Pounds, N.J.G. (2008). Scotland. Grolier multimedia encyclopedia. Retrieved from Grolier Online http://go.grolier.com Stoddart, P., Johnson, K., Sominen, R., Maitland, W.T., Randall, P.R., Duhamel, T. …Grantham, E. (2009, Fall-Winter). Scottish nationalism before 1890: A cultural framework. International Social Science Review Volume 81.3-4. Retrieved from http://find.galegroup.com K.C.S.S. Library

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