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APA Citation Style

Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th edition, Print)
Call Number: PE 1475 A52 2020
Publication Date: 2020

APA Style Tutorials

APA Style Citation Tutorial Created by staff at the University of Alberta Library to support students and faculty.
Basics of Seventh Edition APA Style tutorial From the APA Style Blog
Intro 1 to APA : Introduction Welcome to the Intro to APA style tutorial! This first lesson introduces the concept of citation, avoiding plagiarism, and APA Style. You will be introduced to the University of Alberta Library’s online APA guide and the three parts of APA Style. It is taken and adapted, with permission, from the Norquest College online course.
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At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

Outline the purpose of citing sources in your own work
Identify the parts of citing a source in APA Style
Locate the online APA citation and format guide
This series of APA Style lessons covers APA Style 7th edition.
Intro 2 to APA: Reference Citations This is the second lesson of the Intro to APA. It is taken and adapted, with permission, from the Norquest College online course. This lesson is about creating reference citations. You will learn about the parts of a reference citation, how to use the APA guide to help you create your references, and format your references list.
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At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

List the elements that describe a reference source
Classify different reference source formats
Construct an APA reference citation using the correct format for the source type
Assemble a reference page list of citations
Intro 3 to APA: In-Text Citations Welcome to the last part of the Intro to APA lessons. This lesson introduces in-text citations. You will be introduced to where in-text citations should go and what information you need to include. Don't forget to check out the second part of these lessons on Reference Citations for how to create a matching citation for your reference list! This lesson is taken and adapted, with permission, from the Norquest College online course.
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At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

Identify two types of in-text citations.
Distinguish between paraphrasing and direct quoting.
Illustrate the elements of an in-text citation for a paraphrase and a direct quote.

Anatomy of an APA Style Reference

To learn more about the structure of an APA style reference for a journal article, hover your cursor over the purple eye icons to see more details about that part of the citation.

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Writing Resources

Centre for Teaching and Learning - Grammar and Spell Check
Students can use this software to check their grammar and spelling before handing in a paper
Centre for Teaching and Learning - Videos on Writing
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