APA Resources and Guidelines
American Psychological Association Publication Manual - 6th Edition
American Psychological Association (APA) Publication Manual - 6th Edition
Look inside and examine the new APA edition including table of contents and chapter descriptions, plus Frequently Asked Questions. In addition, this site offers an
online tutorial.
Learning APA Style
Free online tutorials, online course, and browse learning resources from the American Psychological Association
The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association - 6th Edition is available at Rutgers libraries: Alexander, Art, Camden, Chang, Dana Douglass, Kilmer, LSM, SMLR
REF BF76.7.P83 2010 (check at reference desk)
This format is available in PDF format trough IRIS, the online catalog. In IRIS, type "APA Style" and change the pull-down menu to "TITLE begins with" Select the "electronic access" link on the full record to display the PDF.
Rutgers Library IRIS Quicksearch
Purdue OWL Online - APA Workshop
Overview of APA format APA Formatting and Style Guide 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, end-notes/footnotes, and the reference page.
APA Formatting and Style Guide Power Point Presentation
A Power Point Presentation on the basics of APA
Plagarism
Tips to avoid plagarism
Columbia University SSW Writing Center
APA Style Rules and Tips
Tips and rules for references, reference types, citations, abbreviations, form, use of quotations, verb tense, use of the term "gender" and "sex," sensitivity to labels, and avoiding biased language.
Google
Remember: You can also "Google Search"
Here's How:
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Go to http://www.google.com
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Type in what you are looking for (E.g. "In Text Citations APA format")
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Click on the sites provided (E.g. Search results: "APA-Style and Formatting Guide: In-Text Citations: The Basics..)
- Click on links to see the websites and information
Additional Guides and Tutorials
Guide to Most Frequently Used Citation Types: University of Washington APA Exposed-Tutorial developed by Harvard Graduate School of Education
Create an APA Reference List: The Writing Center, UW-Madison
Southeastern University - Videos: How Do I Cite?
APA (Style) Lite for College Papers
Julia's Quick and Dirty Guide to APA
Wayne State College - APA Citation Examples
Citation Management
RefWorks
A web based application for managing citations. Free to Rutgers staff, faculty, and students. It enables you to import references from many electronic databases, including citations while you write your paper, and a build a bibliography according to different style sheets.
Zotero
Free, Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, and cite your resources.