UMKC University Libraries Database: APA Style Guide to Electronic Resources

APA Style Guide to Electronic Resources

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Description:	Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, Websites--there's an explosion of online resources that can be added to research papers. If you're using the APA Citation Style (American Psychological Association) here's their online guide of "how to cite" a wide variety of electronic resources in your research paper. This full-text online manual tells how to cite ONLY online electronic resources--if you need assistance with print sources or other areas of your paper, please use print copies of APA's 5th edition manual. Electronic Resources coverage includes: Websites Journal Articles, with or without a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) Electronic books (entire books or just chapters) Dissertations and Theses Abstracts Bibliographies (from websites/courseware or book chapters) Curriculum or course materials Book Reviews and Journal Article Commentaries Reference Materials (Online encyclopedias, dictionaries, and handbooks) Wikis Raw Data Computer Programs and Software Gray Literature (unpublished literature) Podcasts Online Communities Message Boards Video, Weblogs, and other posts Also, this APA website http://www.apastyle.org/styletips.html has a quick online style guide with handy tips on these topics: How to remove bias in your writing (disability, race, ethnic, and sexual references). Handy spelling guide for common media terms (it's e-mail, not email) When students collaborate with their professors in writing an article, how to determine authorship.
Coverage:	2007 edition.
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Description Updated:	March 14, 2008 -- SP