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Brief Overview of Citing Your Sources

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Books

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by American Psychological Association
Call Number: REF BF76.7 .P83 2020
ISBN: 9781433832161
Publication Date: 2020
The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition is the official source for APA Style.

Web Links

APA Formatting and Style Guide
from Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL). View sample student paper for examples of APA formatting and citation.
APA Style online
Tutorials and FAQs about APA
APA Blog
Constantly updated, this resource makes citing common sources easier, ie. tweets. From the APA.

APA Citation Examples

Sometimes it's helpful to see a specific citation example to better understand the format. Citing a blog? Journal article? Tweet? Model your citation after a relevant example on one of these pages:

Common Reference Examples Guide
From the American Psychological Association, this guide contains examples of common APA Style references. Section numbers indicate where to find the examples in the Publication Manual of t he American Psychological Association (7th ed.).
APA Formatting and Style Guide
from Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL). View sample student paper for examples of APA formatting and citation.

For More Information

For more detailed information, see our full APA Citation Guide:

https://library.assumption.edu/apa