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Tutorial on APA Style Citations

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HSA 3111APA Style Citations

APA Citations in HSA Research

Why do HSA classes insist on consistent and complete APA style citations and References page?

Avoid sloppy scholarship and suspect information.

Consistent style makes reading and fact checking easier.

Ability for readers of your work to find more material on the topic.

Crediting the authors and producers of valuable, relevant research for their contributions.

Insure that the work is your own.

Avoiding Academic Dishonesty or Plagiarism

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Plagiarism Penalties at Santa Fe

Apply APA citation rules and avoid plagiarism and its academic

consequences

Citation guides at Santa Fe

A Librarian at Santa Fe College has created an easy-to-use guide for creating APA style citations.

The APA guide shows you how to create citations for almost any resource you may use in your bibliography:

• Print Materials (books, maps, magazines, scripts, etc.)

• Electronic Materials (online articles, webpages, etc.)

• Media and other resources (YouTube, DVDs etc.)

Santa Fe’s APA Guidehttp://dept.sfcollege.edu/library/library_guides/subject/apa/

Print Citation Examples – From Santa Fe’s APA Guide

Any of the types of print material can be clicked on to see how to cite in APA style.

Example of a book citation

An example of taking book information and making an APA citation.

Brenner, J.G. (1999). The emperors of chocolate: Inside the secret world of Hershey and Mars. New York, NY: Random House.

APA citation for this book

Electronic Sources Citations – From Santa Fe’s APA Guide

Example of an Electronic ResourceCitation

Catalanotto, F. (2012) Why the ADA is wrong about dental care. Retrieved from http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/-frontline/health-science-technology/dollars-and-dentists.

APA citation for a web document

APA References Page = List of sources of information used in paper

All resources that have been used in your research should be listed in the “References” page at the end of your APA style paper.

An example of a reference page:

Prepared by Susan Lester, Center for Academic Excellence, Saint Joseph College, August 2009 http://ww2.usj.edu/PDF/CAE/apareferencepage_6th_ed.pdf

Some Characteristics of an APA Reference Page:

• Alphabetic order by author, or title if no author listed

• Hanging indent of 5 spaces

• Double spaced

• Includes all types of sources i.e. books, journal articles, webpages, etc.

In-Text Citations

The Reference Page has the information necessary for a reader to find the sources you used in your report.

APA style also requires a citation in the text of your paper when you use a direct quotation or

paraphraseCalled an “In-Text Citation”

In-Text Citations- Examples

Are short and inserted at the end of a quotation or paraphrase

In-Text Citations Features Include :

• Enclosed in parentheses• Author (or shortened title if no

author)• Date• Pages from which the information is

taken

(Adams,2007,p.412) Smith, 2010, pp. 12-14)

In-Text Citations – Examples

Direct Quote:

“ Healthcare workers in America are more costly for employers as the current workforce ages and the consequences of poor health habits among the workers takes its toll” (Adkins, 2011, p.78).

Paraphrase (own words):

The cost to healthcare providers is increasing as the workers age and accompanying health benefits rise (Adkins, 2011, p.78).

Full Citation on the References Page:

Adkins, A.L. (2010). Health care in America. Boston, MA: RandomHouse Publishers.

This concludes this tutorial.

For More Information:

Scott Tarbox, Librarian Santa Fe APA Style Guide:scott.tarbox@sfcollege.edu http://dept.sfcollege.edu/library/library_guides/subject/apa/

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