APA Basics for CLT Writers

College of Languages and Translation Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University

complied by B. Toth 2014/1435

Sources used in this presentation

Information on this presentation is taken and adapted from the following sources:

-Mesa Community College http://mesacc.libguides.com/content.php?pid=38266&sid=281089http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rwPQVV8Tew

-College of St. Scholasticahttp://libguides.css.edu/c.php?g=41681&p=265018.

-Northern Michigan University http://library.nmu.edu/guides/userguides/style_apa.htm

-Bedford St. Martin’shttp://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/resdoc5e/RES5e_ch09_s1-0002.html.

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

In-text references

Citing author and date

Options--

Example 1: In 2007 AlMutairi reported that many people in Najd believe . . . (no parentheses are needed here, as all information is present).

Example 2: AlMutairi (2007) reported that many people in the Najd region believe . . .

Example 3: A report cited that many people in the Najd region believe . . . (AlMutairi, 2007).

What if no author is givenWhen there is no author for a web page, the title moves to the first position of the reference entry:

New child vaccine gets funding boost. (2001). Retrieved March 21, 2001, from http://news.ninemsn.com.au/health/story_13178.asp

Cite in text the first few words of the reference list entry (usually the title) and the year. Use double quotation marks around the title or abbreviated title.: ("New Child Vaccine," 2001).

Note: Use the full title of the web page if it is short for the parenthetical citation. Articles found on the web, like the example above, are not italicized in the reference entry and are not italicized but enclosed in quotations in the in-text citation, just like a newspaper or magazine article. Reports found on the web would be italicized in the reference list, as in Publication Manual (6th ed.) Examples 31, 32, and 33 on pp. 205–206. They would also be italicized in the in-text citation, just like a book.

taken from http://www.apastyle.org/learn/faqs/web-page-no-author.aspx

Citing page numbers

When quoting, always include the page number (or chapter number if appropriate).

Example 1: Kong stated, “We are recorders and reporters of the facts . . .” (2014, p. 5).

Example 2: Discussing college student challenges in Xi’an, the author argues that . . . (Kong, 2014, chap. 9).

References

Corporate author

Corporate Author

American Heart Association. (2009). Learn your levels. Retrieved from http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=513

http://libguides.css.edu/c.php?g=41681&p=265018.

Personal author

Personal Author(s)

Hoffman, D. (2009). Diagnosing skin cancer. Retrieved from http://health.ivillage.com/cancer/sc/0,,6f9v,00.html

adapted from http://libguides.css.edu/c.php?g=41681&p=265018.

WikiWiki - Please note that this citation refers to the APA 2007 Update.

Study spots. (2007). Retrieved January 4, 2008, from the University of Stanford Wiki: http://stanford.wikia.com/wiki/Study_Spots

http://libguides.css.edu/c.php?g=41681&p=265018.

BlogBlog Article - please note this citation refers to the 2007 APA Update.

Ruiz, V. (2007, August 8). Wearing your anatomy on your skin: The anatomy tattoo gallery. In Street anatomy: Medicine + art + design. Retrieved January 9, 2008, from http://streetanatomy.com/blog/?p=132

Blog Post

c4nn1b4l. (2009, August 9). Re: Wearing your anatomy on your skin: The anatomy tattoo gallery [Weblog message]. Retrieved from http://streetanatomy.com/blog/?p=132

http://libguides.css.edu/c.php?g=41681&p=265018

InterviewAn interview is not considered recoverable data so no entry is needed in the reference list. Cite within the text of your paper as personal communications. (APA manual: Sec. 3.102, p.214). Give the initials as wells as the surname of the communicator and provide as the date of the interview.

Format:

Name of person interviewed (personal communication, date of interview)

Examples:

M.L. Baines (personal communication, March 21, 1999)J.T. Carpenter (personal communication, May 6, 2002)

adapted from http://mesacc.libguides.com/content.php?pid=38266&sid=281089

Published interview

Murphy, C. (2007, June 22). As the Romans did [Interview by G. Hahn]. Retrieved from http://www.theatlantic.com/

http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/resdoc5e/RES5e_ch09_s1-0002.html

DVDs

● You need the following information (if it exists): Producer(s), Director, Year, Title of the picture, Medium (VHS, DVD, Motion picture, etc.), Location, Studio.

● In the first example, the Studio is the same as the Producer. Much like a book that has the same author and publisher (e.g., National Institutes of Health), use the name as the author, and where the publisher information goes in the citation, simply put the word Author.

● The third example is of a movie seen in the movie theater, rather than on a DVD or VHS or other format.

FITNE (Producer). (2005). Nurse theorists portraits of excellence: Florence Nightingale life and work [DVD]. United States: Producer.Chaffin, C., Kennedy, K., Marshall, F. (Producers), & Fincher, D. (Director). (2008). The curious case of Benjamin Button [DVD]. United States: Warner Bros. Pictures.Barron, D., Heyman, D. (Producers), & Yates, D. (Director). (2009). Harry Potter and the half-blood prince [Motion picture]. United Kingdom: Warner Bros. Pictures.

http://mesacc.libguides.com/content.php?pid=38266&sid=281134

YouTubeGeneral format:Screen name. (year, month day). Title of video [Video file]. Retrieved

from http://xxxxx

Example:University of Chicago. (2007, December 12). European cartographers and the Ottoman world,

1500--1750 [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xax5d4IKqrQ

Respectively from---http://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2011/10/how-to-create-a-reference-for-a-youtube-video.html-http://library.nmu.edu/guides/userguides/style_apa.htm

What is a digital object identifier, or DOI?

A digital object identifier (DOI) is a unique alphanumeric string assigned by a registration agency (the

International DOI Foundation) to identify content and provide a persistent link to its location on the

Internet. The publisher assigns a DOI when your article is published and made available electronically.

We recommend that when DOIs are available, you include them for both print and electronic sources.

The DOI is typically located on the first page of the electronic journal article, near the copyright notice.

The DOI can also be found on the database landing page for the article.

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

DOI

Online databases

Online databases include ones such as--

Academic Search PremierBusiness Source Premier CINAHL Expanded Academic ASAP JSTOR PsycINFO Education Full Text Library Literature & Information Science Full Text

http://libguides.css.edu/c.php?g=41681&p=265018

Article from a database

DOI Example:

Ramchandani, P., Wiggs, L., & Stores, G. (2008). A systematic review of treatments for

settling problems and night waking in young children. BMJ: British Medical Journal,

320, 209-213. doi:10.1136/bmj.320.7229.209

No DOI Example:

Ballard, S. D., March, G., & Sand, J. K. (2009). Creation of a research community in a K-12 school research and

evidence based practice. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 4(2), 8-36. Retrieved from

http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP/index

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rwPQVV8Tew

Print article with page numbers

Baker, C. (2008, September). Master of the universe. Wired. 16(9), 134-141.

Book

Jones, L. H. (2004). William Clark and the shaping of the West. New York, NY:

Hill and Wang.

Entry for a selection of a book with an editor

Villanueva, V. (1999). An introduction to social scientific discussions on class. In A. Shepard, J.

McMillan, & G. Tate (Eds.), Coming to class: Pedagogy and the social class of teachers (pp.

262-277). Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

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Happy Researching!

APA requires more information than can be presented here. If you need information not presented, search the Internet. Be sure to find information related to the current 6th edition of the APA Manual.

In addition, consult--● your teacher● a Writing Studio consultant

But the information presented here will get you started on your research journey.