Citophobiathe morbid dread of citing and

bibliographies

Don’t be afraid to cite!Citing made easy doable

Types of Citation Styles

APAMLAChicagoOthers: CSE, Turabian, etc.

APA

American Psychological AssociationUsed as a standard for disciplines such as

the social sciences

Types of Sources

Books: Reference books, encyclopedias, anthologies, books by one or more authors

Periodicals: scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, online journals

Websites: government or education websites, commercial websites, nonprofit websites

Sources from subscription databases

Types of Sources: Books

Section title and author (if available)Page numbers of sectionAuthor (or editor) or bookTitle page of book Verso title page

Types of Sources: Periodicals

Article title and author (if available)Date of article (always year, sometimes

month and day)Title of publicationVolume number and issue (if available)Access point if available through library

database; URL if available online

Types of Sources: Databases and E-books

KNOW the database you usedName of database is sufficient (URL is not

needed)

Types of Sources: Websites

Responsible party: author, organization, university, government org, etc.

Title of section consultedName of websiteURL

APA: Periodical w/DOI

Simpson, A. (2007). The impact of team processes on psychiatric case management. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 60, 409-418. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04402.x

APA: Periodical w/o DOI

Sands, L., & Shaevitz, B. (2007). Kale in every pot. Orion, 26(4), 12. Retrieved from LexisNexis Academic database.

APA: Book

Kerrigan, W., & Braden, G. K., Jr. (1989). The idea of progress (2nd ed.). Chicago: Avalon Press.

APA: Website

Latex allergy. (2007, December 1). Retrieved from http://mayoclinic.com

In-Text Citations

Help the reader find where you got the information from

AlphabeticalDo the References list first

In-Text Citations

Always use the FIRST thing in your reference list(this may be the author, title, website organization or other)

Use the YEARFor direct “quotes” use page numbers

In-text Citations: APA

Paraphrase (no quotes, no page numbers)

Quote (include page or para. numbers)

Hints

• Do you have all the information from your source?

• What goes in text? Whatever is first on your works cited page.

• Webpages aren’t as complicated as they seem: look for an author or responsible organization, a title, a date of some sort, and a URL (http…).

• No date?- use the abbreviation n.d.

APA Hints:• Sentence

capitalization (only first letter and proper names) for titles of books and articles

• Author-date parenthetical in text format

• Include DOI if available for online journals

Short-cuts

Short-cuts

Online and web-based servicesRefWorks (available to St. Kate’s current

students and staff ONLY)ZoteroWord 2007 and other purchased software

Word 2007

Word 2007

• Garbage in, garbage out (enter all names and titles accurately and in correct capitalization)

• Double-check results• Save frequently• Citing not available in earlier version of Word

Questions?

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