APA helps for Senior Seminar

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From APA manual

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/02/
Short Quotations If you are directly quoting from a work, you will need to include the author, year of publication, and the page number for the reference (preceded by "p."). Introduce the quotation with a signal phrase that includes the author's last name followed by the date of publication in parentheses. According to Jones (1998), "Students often had difficulty using APA style, especially when it was their first time" (p. 199). Jones (1998) found "students often had difficulty using APA style" (p. 199); what implications does this have for teachers? If the author is not named in a signal phrase, place the author's last name, the year of publication, and the page number in parentheses after the quotation. "Students often had difficulty using APA style" (Jones, 1998, p. 199).

Signal phrases
Some verbs often used in signal phrases: Acknowledges, comments, admits, reasons, illustrates, insists, argues, asserts, notes, observes, claims, believes, points out, suggests, says, writes, agrees, declares, reports, thinks : http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/tutorials/cpe/e n/Resources/Writing_Guide.html

No page # in online source

Sources Without Page Numbers When an electronic source lacks page numbers, you should try to include information that will help readers find the passage being cited. When an electronic document has numbered paragraphs, use the abbreviation "para." followed by the paragraph number (Hall, 2001, para. 5). If the paragraphs are not numbered and the document includes headings, provide the appropriate heading and specify the paragraph under that heading. Note that in some electronic sources, like Web pages, people can use the Find function in their browser to locate any passages you cite. According to Smith (1997), ... (Mind over Matter section, para. 6). Info taken from http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/03/

Summarizing material
When summarizing material, properly cite using APA format. Every time you switch subjects in a paragraph, cite the author again.
Example: According to Creamer (2009), this medical model of disability views the body as a machine that exhibits the presence or absence of function, putting focus on diagnosis and treatment. Other definitions of disability include an economic and socio-political approach (Creamer, 2009).

One additional note about citing summarized material: If you use Creamer again in the same paragraph as a signal phrase, you only need to cite Creamer (and not the date).
Example: According to Creamer (2009), this medical model of disability views the body as a machine that exhibits the presence or absence of function, putting focus on diagnosis and treatment. Creamer also discusses the role of the evening meal in developing community.

However, if you cite Creamer by putting his name and date at the end of the sentence, you must cite both Creamer and the date each time.
Example: The conversation surrounding the nightly meal is savored and enjoyed, representing spiritual and social renewal (Creamer, 2009). This leads to intimate conversation between the core members and assistants (Creamer, 2009).

Citing two or more authors

A Work by Two Authors: Name both authors in the signal phrase or in the parentheses each time you cite the work. Use the word "and" between the authors' names within the text and use the ampersand in the parentheses. Research by Wegener and Petty (1994) supports... (Wegener & Petty, 1994) A Work by Three to Five Authors: List all the authors in the signal phrase or in parentheses the first time you cite the source. (Kernis, Cornell, Sun, Berry, & Harlow, 1993) In subsequent citations, only use the first author's last name followed by "et al." in the signal phrase or in parentheses. (Kernis et al., 1993) http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/03/

References
Note that APA uses a References page, not a Works Cited page. Caps are not used in the title except for the first word The name of the article is put in italics Double space each entry and indent the second line 5 spaces See examples on next slide

Correctly citing journals in your bibliography:APA

APA states that including database information in citations is not necessary because databases change over time (p. 192). Example:
Smyth, A. M., Parker, A. L., & Pease, D. L. (2002). A study of enjoyment of peas. Journal of Abnormal Eating, 8(3), 120-125.

http://www.apastyle.org/learn/faqs/what-is-doi.aspx

If an on-line article has a DOI (digital object indicator) assigned, use this in place of the URL. Example:
Wilens, T. E., & Biederman, J. (2006). Alcohol, drugs, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A model for the study of addictions in youth. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 20, 580-588. doi:10.1177/0269881105058776

If an on-line article does not have a DOI, use the URL. Example:
Arakji, R. Y., & Lang, K. R. (2008). Avatar business value analysis: A method for the evaluation of business value creation in virtual commerce. Journal of Electronic Commerce Research, 9, 207-218. Retrieved from http://www.csulb.edu/journals/jecr/

Examples above from:

http://library.nmu.edu/guides/userguides/style_apa.htm#withDOI and http://www.apastyle.org/learn/faqs/what-is-doi.aspx