Courses in Family and Nutritional Sciences cite sources using the American Psychological Association's (APA) style. This style is used in psychology and in the social sciences in general.
APA Style
- Publication manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th edition
Copy available in Reference Section, at Information Desk, and on reserve.
BF76.7.P83 2010 - Basics of APA Style - Flash Tutorial
A flash-based presentation that provides an overview of the APA Style including manuscript structure, format, citing references, and the reference list.
http://flash1r.apa.org/apastyle/basics/index.htm - Sample Paper - from the APA website - PDF
http://flash1r.apa.org/apastyle/basics/data/resources/sample-papers.pdf - Sample Paper - MSVU - based on the 5th edition of the APA manual - PDF
http://www.msvu.ca/Family%26Gerontology/PDFs/APAFormatUndergrad.pdf - Sample References - from the APA website - PDF
http://flash1r.apa.org/apastyle/basics/data/resources/sample-references.pdf
RefWorks
RefWorks is a Web-based tool that allows you to:
- manage and organize the bibliographic references you find in library catalogues and databases
- prepare a bibliography or reference list automatically
- provides tools to integrate your references into Word
Created by: Donald Moses, MLIS
Date: September 15, 2009
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