Ask-a-Librarian : Where can I find APA citation format refence materials?

Ask-a-Librarian :  Where can I find APA citation format reference material?

Answer : The following links and resources will help you properly format your paper.

 APA STYLE GUIDES

These style guides offer examples for the most often used references including journal articles, books, websites, etc.  

     APA Citation Style – Color Coded (LIU Post)

>  The landing page shows examples for periodicals.  Check the other tabs across the top if you need examples for books, websites, or other documents.

APA Reference Style Guide – Northern Michigan University

APA Style -  from the Purdue Online Writing Lab

CITATION TOOLS

These handy tools let you plug in the parts of a citation, and it will automatically format the pieces according to the citation style you need (APA included).

APA Citation Generator

Citation Machine

EasyBib

Many of our journal and citation databases (ie Ebsco) will also format citations in the particular style you require.  Check with each particular database for the specifics on how. 

                Citing Articles in EbscoHost

If you need more in depth info on APA, we do have a print book you can borrow for a limited time. 

     Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
     WZ 345 P976 2010   at MMC Library

For more info, please  see our Search Tips & Tutorials : Citing Sources Web Page

     Contact Your Ascension Wisconsin Librarians for additional help : 

Michele Matucheski,      Mary Pat Gage,      Elissa Kinzelman-Vesely,     Kellee Selden.