APA Citing

(taken from http://libguides.gwumc.edu/content.php?pid=168844&sid=1421729)

Citing APA Written Text

http://www.lscc.edu/library/Documents/apacite.pdf

Basic Information for Text References

• author's name • date of publication • title place of publication• publisher

• Book– Gorman, J. M. (1996). The new psychiatry: The essential guide to state-of-

the-art therapy, medication and emotional health. New York: St. Martin’s Press.

• Magazine article– Cowley, G. (2000, January 31). Alzheimer’s: Unlocking the mystery.

Newsweek, 135, 46-54.• Journal Article (continuous page numbering)

– Lindahl, K. M. & Malik, N. M. (1991). Observations of marital conflict and power: Relations with parenting in the triad. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 61, 320-330.

• Journal Article (begins each issue on page one)– Arek, K. D. & Rantz, M. J. (2000). Aging in place: A new model for long term

care. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 24(3), 1-11.

Sample References for APA

http://www.lscc.edu/library/Documents/apacite.pdf

• Newspaper Article– Woodward, C. (2000, April 24). Storm surrounds raid as

Elian has quiet Easter. The Daily Commercial, p. A1.• Book from database– Brockopp, D.Y. (1995). Fundamentals of nursing research

[Electronic version]. Boston: Jones & Bartlett Publishers, Inc. Retrieved from netLibrary database.

• Magazine Article from database– Kelly, B. (2007, August 27). The story behind the rankings.

U.S. News and World Reports, 143, 4. Retrieved from General Onefile database. 3 6/1/2011

Sample References for APA

http://www.lscc.edu/library/Documents/apacite.pdf

• Journal article from database– Brown, P. (2006). Answers to key questions about childhood

leukemia--for the generalist. Contemporary Pediatrics, 23(3), 81-84. Retrieved from CINAHL Plus with Full Text database.

• Newspaper article from database– Henderson, D. (2006, August 29). FDA to take a harder look at

custom blending of drugs. The Boston Globe. Retrieved from America’s Newspapers database.

• Citing an online book (Not from a library database)– Robinson, P. (1993). Freud and his critics [Electronic version].

Berkeley: University of California Press. Retrieved from http://escholarship.cdlib.org/ucpress/robinson.xml

Sample References for APA

http://www.lscc.edu/library/Documents/apacite.pdf

In-Text Citation

In parenthesis at first or last of info, depending upon length/type of citation

Two reasons• Paraphrase (includes summary)• Quotation

One approach: Artist Surname, Year

(Paraphrase or Summary): (Brautworst, 2010)

(Quotation):

(Brautworst, 2010)

In-Text Citation Examples

Citing an APA Image from an Electronic Source

(taken from http://libguides.gwumc.edu/content.php?pid=168844&sid=1421729)

Complete Reference:

Artist Surname, First Initial. (Year). Title of the artwork [Format]. Retrieved from URL

(address of web site)

Maximum Possible Information

• creator's name (author, artist, photographer etc.)• date of publication or creation• title place of publication• publisher• type of material (for photographs, charts, online

images)• website address and access date • name of the institution or museum where the work is

located (for artworks and museum exhibits)• dimensions of the work (for artworks)

Complete Reference Examples:

• Baumel, A. (2010). Cholera treatment center in Haiti [Online image]. Retrieved October 2, 2010

from https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org

• Brautworst, H. (2013). The irony of being an elementary student attending college [Online image]. Retrieved December 30, 2012 from http:www.elementarymydearwatson.net

Reference (No Author):

Title of work [Type of work]. (Year image was created). Retrieved from URL (address of web site)

Reference (No Author) Examples:

Flu epidemic [Online image]. (1919).Retrieved November 6, 2010 from http://www.history.net/photo/flu-epidemic- art/collections

The irony of being an elementary student attending college [Online image]. Retrieved December 30, 2012 from http:www.elementarymydearwatson.net

Reference (No Author, No Title, No Date)

Try to locate the missing information by clicking on the image, and/or looking at the bottom of the image.

Reference (No Author, No Title, No Date) Examples:

[Online image of a school]. Retrieved from http:www.elementarymydearwatson.net

[Untitled illustration of a sleeping dog ]. Retrieved December 5, 2010 from http://www.sleepinganimals/pix.com

Format for Reference Slide

• in alphabetical order (by artist’s last name - or, if no artist, whatever is first word of reference)• single spaced on the reference slide • double spaced between entries

Example Reference SlideBrautworst, H. (2013). The irony of being an elementary student attending college [Online image]. Retrieved December 30, 2012 from http://www.elementarymydearwatson.net

Forbes, S. (2011). Hagar Elementary School [Online image]. Retrieved March 3, 2013 from http://www.businessart.com

Pogue, T. (2007). Grammar school boys in England [Online image]. Retrieved January 1, 2013 from https:rockskids.edu

[Untitled photograph of dancing elephants]. Retrieved April 10, 2013 from http://animaltalent.gov

Walking with friends [Online image]. Retrieved February 15, 2013 from http://childrenfirst.gov