APA FORMAT CREDITING SOURCES A tutorial prepared for

Why & When do we need to cite? • Help readers place your contribution

Plagiarism • Writers “do not present the work of another as if it were

Quoting • Verbatim • Include the author, year it was published, and pagination •

Citing • Smith (2015) presented …. • According to Smith (2015), …. • In

Block format Source: http: //blog. apastyle. org/files/block-quotations. pdf

Paraphrasing • Ideas in our own words. • Usually a sentence. • Length might

Summarizing • Providing the main idea of the sources. • In your own words.

Reference Components • Author’s name Last Name, I. • Publication date (2015). • Title

Basic Format • Double space • Indent second line and subsequent lines • Organize

Types of References • 77 different types of reference entries ü Books § Whole

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APA FORMAT CREDITING SOURCES A tutorial prepared for Florida Technical College Students

Why & When do we need to cite? • Help readers place your contribution in context • Cite others’ work that you are directly using (i. e. ideas) • You have read the work • Strengthen your research • The amount of sources depends on the extent of work

Plagiarism • Writers “do not present the work of another as if it were their own work” (APA, 2010, p. 16). • Credit work by quoting, paraphrasing, and/or summarizing. • Keep notes that identify each idea with accurate bibliographical information.

Quoting • Verbatim • Include the author, year it was published, and pagination • If using online source, then include paragraph number • Within text if fewer than 40 words • Block format if more than 40 words • Limit quotations

Citing • Smith (2015) presented …. • According to Smith (2015), …. • In her research, Smith (2015) found …. …. . (p. 20). • (Smith, 2015, p. 15) • (Smith, 2015, par. 20)

Less than 40 words

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Paraphrasing • Ideas in our own words. • Usually a sentence. • Length might differ. • Acknowledge the author, year, and page/paragraph number.

Summarizing • Providing the main idea of the sources. • In your own words. • Cite the author and year.

Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing

Reference Components • Author’s name Last Name, I. • Publication date (2015). • Title of the Work • Publication data • Alphabetical Order Bandura, A. J. (1977). Social learning theory. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Basic Format • Double space • Indent second line and subsequent lines • Organize in alphabetical order (by author) • List all authors • Italicize the journal or magazine title and volume # • Italicize book title

Sample

Types of References • 77 different types of reference entries ü Books § Whole book § Editions § Chapters ü Periodicals § Editorials § Magazines (paper or online) § Newspapers (paper or online) § Journals (paper or online) ü Videos ü Electronic § Webpage § Website

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