APA style is a widely used format for documenting sources, especially in the social sciences. It provides a consistent style that allows readers to easily cross-reference sources. Following APA style gives credibility as a writer and protects against plagiarism. The main components of APA style are in-text citations that refer to a reference page listing all sources cited. The reference page provides the necessary information for readers to locate and retrieve any cited sources. Additional help with APA style is available through the Purdue OWL website or by emailing the provided address.

1. Using APA Format Modified by Waldemar Santiago, brought to you by the Purdue University Writing Lab

2. What is APA Style? American Psychological Association (APA) style is a widely accepted style of documentation, particularly in the social sciences.

3. Why Use APA Format? Allows readers to cross-reference your sources easily Provides consistent format within a discipline Gives you credibility as a writer Protects yourself from plagiarism

4. Where Do I Find APA Format? Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association , 5th ed. www.apastyle.org Composition textbooks OWL website: owl.english.purdue.edu

5. APA Style: Two Main Concerns Reference Page Parenthetical Citations

6. Reference Page A list of every source that you make reference to in your essay. Provides the information necessary for a reader to locate and retrieve any sources cited in your essay. Each retrievable source cited in the essay must appear on the reference page, and vice versa.

7. A Sample Reference Page

8. Most citations should contain the following basic information: Author’s name Title of work Publication information Reference Page

9. Book Shay, J. (1994). Achilles in Vietnam: Combat trauma and the undoing of character . New York: Touchstone. Article in a Magazine Klein, J. (1998, October 5). Dizzy days. The New Yorker, 40-45. References: Some Examples

10. Web page Poland, D. (1998, October 26). The hot button. Roughcut . Retrieved October 28, 1998 from http://www.roughcut.com References: Some Examples

11. A newspaper article Tommasini, A. (1998, October 27). Master teachers whose artistry glows in private. New York Times , p. B2. A source with no known author Cigarette sales fall 30% as California tax rises. (1999, September 14). New York Times , p. A17. References: Some Examples

12. Tools http://www.bibme.org/ http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Cite http://www.ottobib.com/

13. Where can you go for additional help with APA documentation? LAD Check: http://owl.english.purdue.edu Email brief questions: [email_address]

14. References APA style. (2009, February 18). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 22:20, March 12, 2009, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=APA_style&oldid=271537399 Stacks, G. (2001, September 1). Welcome to the Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL) . Retrieved March 12, 2009, from http://owl.english.purdue.edu