What is citation?
Citation involves properly crediting the authors of information sources used in a paper or presentation. Remember all your sources must be cited. This includes images and video.
Different disciplines use different citation styles. Assignments for this course require APA style citation.
APA Citation Resources
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by Call Number: Wells Library - Undergraduate Services - Reference BF76.7 .P83 2010ISBN: 9781433805592Publication Date: 2009-07-15
Always cite your sources. Follow these Quick Style Guides or the complete style manuals.
Quick Style Guides
Full Style Manual
APA Citation Examples
In-Text Citation Examples
Known Author: (Smith, 2000, p. 123)
Example: The author found that cars go fast (Smith, 2000, p. 123).
Unknown Author: ("Using APA," 2001)
example: A similar study was done of students learning to format research papers ("Using APA," 2001).
Reference List
Electronic Journal Article:
Smith, A. B., & Jones, C. D. (2005). Volunteer support of terminally ill patients. Health Psychology, 24(2), 225-229. doi:10.1122/333444555666777
Print Journal:
Scruton, R. (1996). The eclipse of listening. The New Criterion, 15(3), 5-13.
Book:
Smith, A. (2000). Cars go fast. New York, NY: Good Publishing, Inc.
*Examples taken from the Purdue OWL site and IU's APA Style: A Quick Guide.
Quoting vs. Paraphrasing
Many of your assignments require use of both direct quotes and paraphrases.
Both quotes and paraphrases must be cited.
Direct quotes are word-for-word quotations.
Cite them with quotation marks and an in-text citation.
e.g., The Gettyburg Address opens "Four score and seven years ago" (Lincoln, 1863, p. #).
Paraphrases restate someone else's ideas in your own words.
Cite with an in-text citation.
e.g., The Gettysburg Address opens by looking to past decades (Lincoln, 1863, p. #).