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APA web links

American Psychological Association Style
2 tutorials from the APA on the Basics of APA Style and What's New in the 6th Edition.
APA Style Blog
The "official companion to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Sixth Edition," the blog is written by professionals who work for the APA. They explore all aspects of APA Style, including reference citations of every sort, grammar and usage, the publication process, and social media. Search by topic or submit your own question.

APA Style Guide
This tutorial includes examples of in text citations, reference page citations and paper formatting in APA style. The aid is based on the 6th ed. of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association published in 2010. Cooperative Library Instruction Project.
Deconstructing Citations
This tutorial teaches how to identify basic citations components. Cooperative Library Instruction Project.
Why You Need to Cite Sources
This tutorial discusses some of the reasons it is important to cite sources when writing a research paper. Cooperative Library Instruction Project.

APA Documentation
University of Wisconsin - Madison Writing Center
APA List of References
Sample list of references formatted in APA format, from Diana Hacker's 'Research and Documentation' page.

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Use links on left of page for additional information and a sample paper.
APA Style Guide to Electronic References
Expanded and updated from the Electronic Resources section of the Fifth Edition of the *Publication Manual of the APA*. NOTE: According to the Library's site license, users may print a single copy for personal use ONLY.

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In PDF format
Research and Documentation: APA List of References
This excellent site, based on Diana Hacker's text, provides multiple examples of how to cite different types of sources (books, articles, gov docs, etc) in APA style. The publisher has removed the direct link, but the site is still available through the Internet Wayback Machine.
APA Formatting and Style Guide
The Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) provides this resource, revised according to the 6th edition of the APA manual, offers examples for the general format of APA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the reference page.

The following print style manual is available in Andruss Library:

APA Style (6th ed)- Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
Used in the social sciences (education, health sciences, psychology, business, etc.). APA style requirements and examples for all types of information sources are listed. Available at the Reference Desk of Andruss Library (1st floor) (5th edition is also available)