This document provides an overview of citation styles and guidelines, specifically the American Psychological Association (APA) style. It defines what citations are, explains why they are important for avoiding plagiarism and giving credit, and reviews the basic components and format of in-text citations and reference list entries for common sources like journal articles and books based on APA rules. The document encourages following the APA Publication Manual and consulting library resources for accurate citations.

1. Cite It Right!Okanagan College LibraryFall 2010

2. Objectives To understand why we cite To understand how we cite To understand the basics of APA

3. What is APA?APA = American Psychological AssociationThe Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association is a style manual that provides guidance and standards in: research ethics

4. the publication process

5. article format and presentation

6. ANDCitation

7. What is citation?Cite1. to support an argument. 2. quote (a passage, book, or author). (Barber, 2004a)Citation1. the act of citing something from a book or other source. 2. a passage cited. (Barber, 2004b)

8. Why do we cite?“Scholarly communication is the entire set of activities that ensure that research and new knowledge can be made known” (DeFelice, 2009)

9. Publication (Registration and Certification)CreationDisseminationManuscript & IPAcademicLibraryPublisherEditorPeer ReviewersReformulation

10. Why do we cite?Citations demonstrate how you developed your argument and ideas from the ideas of othersCitations give credit where credit is dueCitations give the reader of your work a path to the sources you used, so they can investigate those sources if interested(Mohanty et al., 2009)

11. Why do we cite?If you don’t acknowledge other people’s work, words or ideas you commit plagiarismPlagiarize:1. take and use (the thoughts, writings, inventions, etc. of another person) as one's own. 2. pass off the thoughts etc. of (another person) as one's own.(Barber, 2004c)

12. Why do we cite?Okanagan College Academic Offenses regulations and policies“Penalties for plagiarism serve both to educate students about standards of scholarship and to deter deception and poor scholarly practices. Penalties will reflect the seriousness of the offence; including whether the offence was intentional or unintentional and whether it was a first or a repeat offence” (Okanagan College, 2010, Penalties section, para. 1 ).

13. What do we cite? Direct quotes

14. Paraphrases

15. Words or terminology specific to or unique to the author’s research, theories, or ideas

16. Use of an author's argument or line of thinking

17. Historical, statistical, or scientific facts

18. Graphs, drawings, etc.

19. Articles or studies you refer to in your work(Mohanty et al., 2009)

20. How do we cite?What is it?Journal article

21. Book

22. ReportWhat format?Print

23. ElectronicBuilding blocks?Author(s)

24. Publication date

25. Title

26. Publication information

27. Format-specific details (i.e. page numbers, doi)How do we cite?In text citations: citations given in the body of the article/essay/paper/assignment.Reference list citations: “provides the information necessary to identify and retrieve each source” (APA, 2009, p. 180).

28. How do we cite?Refer to APA resources to determine citation style.Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association6th ed., second printingAvailable at all OC Library campuses; Call no. BF 76.7 .P83 2009 OC Library APA style guide webpage PDF and HTML versions of most common APA examples