1. Florence Tang
Liaison to the College of Continuing
and Professional Studies for the Atlanta
Campus / Electronic Resources
Librarian
678-547-6261
tang_fy@mercer.edu
APA Format–6th Edition
2. Cornell University Library definition
of a reference librarian
http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/vocab.html
Reference Librarian
Reference librarians are specialists in
the field of information retrieval.
Generally they have a Masters
degree in library science… They are
available at reference desks to help
you find the information you are
looking for.
3. Questions? Ask the Reference Desk!
(678) 547-6282 (Atlanta)
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4. White, L. (1994). Growing up with single parents
and stepparents: Long-term effects on family
solidarity. Journal of Marriage and the Family,
56 (4), 935-948.
Here is a citation written in the APA format.
Let’s discuss some of the details you notice.
Let’s find at least nine reasons why it’s
correct.
5. Elements of the citation for a journal article
include . . .
• Author name (first initial, not entire first name)
• Year written
• Article title (note use of capital letters)
• Journal title (note capital letters; italics)
• Issue of journal (volume and number)
• Pages where the article is found
• Punctuation, capitalization, spacing
White, L. (1994). Growing up with single parents
and stepparents: Long-term effects on family
solidarity. Journal of Marriage and the Family,
56 (4), 935-948.
6. Kidd, P. S., & Wagner, K. D. (1997).
High acuity nursing in critical care
settings (2nd ed.). Stamford, CT:
Appleton & Lange.
This is a citation for a book.
What elements are different
than in the article citation?
What elements are the same
as in the article citation?
King, A. E. O. (1999). African American females' attitudes
toward marriage: An exploratory study. Journal of
Black Studies, 29(3), 416-437.
7. If No Author is Shown
Begin the citation with the title of the work (italic).
Then show the year of creation. Then the publisher.
Alphabetize by the first significant word in the title. (Ignore
The, A, etc.)
In-text citation: use the first few words of the title.
Merriam-Webster’s collegiate dictionary (10th
ed.). (1993). Springfield, MA: Merriam-
Webster.
8. How do you create a reference for a Web site?
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (2007). Being
a single parent. Retrieved from
http://www.metlife.com/Applications/Corporate
/WPS/CDA/PageGenerator/0,4132,P988,00.html
In-text citation: (Metropolitan Life, 2007)
No period at the end of the URL
9. Neftci, S. N. (2009). Principles of financial
engineering (2nd ed.). London: Academic.
Lawford, C. K. (2009). Moments of clarity:
Voices from the front lines of addiction and
recovery. New York: William Morrow.
Neftci, S. N. (2009). Principles of financial
engineering (2nd ed.). London, England: Academic.
Lawford, C. K. (2009). Moments of clarity: Voices
from the front lines of addiction and recovery.
New York, NY: William Morrow.
Some differences between the 5th and
6th editions: always include the state or
country.
10. Databases: retrieval date and database
name are not necessary. DOI is preferred.
Dykeman, B. F. (1994). The effects of
motivational orientation, self-efficacy, and
feedback condition on test anxiety. Journal
of Instructional Psychology, 21(2), 114-120.
Retrieved June 4, 2005, from EBSCOHost
Academic Search Premier database.
Goetz, T., Preckel, F., Zeidner, M., & Schleyer, E. (2008).
Big fish in big ponds: A multilevel analysis of test
anxiety and achievement in special gifted classes.
Anxiety, Stress & Coping: An International Journal,
21(2), 185-198. doi:10.1080/10615800701628827
11. The DOI can be found
using http://www.crossref.org/guestquery/
from the article database
26. Online sources of help for creating an APA
References list:
You’ll see links to University and APA sites that
offer examples you can adjust to your materials.
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