Terry P. McMahan Library: APA Style Guide: Basics

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APA Instructional Aids
The instructional aids on this page are intended for anyone looking to improve their knowledge of APA Style. They include tutorials and webinars developed by Style experts to provide an overview of seventh edition APA Style. There are also handouts, guides, and sample papers designed by APA Style in conjunction with instructors that can be printed, downloaded, and used while writing papers. More instructional resources will be added to the website as they are available.

General Format
APA style is most commonly used to cite sources within the social sciences. This resource offers examples for the general format of APA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the reference page.
Annotated Bibliography
Sample papers from American Psychological Association

The Basics
Info on basic in-text citations, including rules on short and long quotations.
Author/Authors
Info on citing one author, multiple authors, or unknown authors.

Basic Formatting Rules
Paper formatting and capitalization rules.
Author/Authors
How to reference authors
Articles in Periodicals
Books
Other Print Sources
Electronic Resources
Online journals, newspapers, databases, encyclopedias, dictionaries, and websites.
Other Non-Print Resources
Interviews, movies, TV, music.