APA Citation
Citation
What is citation? According to plagiarism.org it is “the way you tell your readers that certain material in your work came from another source. It also gives your readers the information necessary to find that source again, including:[sic]
Name of the author/editor
the title of the work
the name and location of the company that published your copy of the source
the date your copy was published
the page numbers of the material you are borrowing”.
To cite properly keep track of the material you use by listing author’s name, title of work, publisher, publishing date, and pages used. An organizer will be provided to help you.
When do I need to cite?
According to plagiarism.org, “[w]henever you borrow words or ideas, you need to acknowledge their source. The following situations almost always require citation:
Whenever you use quotes
Whenever you paraphrase
Whenever you use an idea that someone else has already expressed
Whenever someone else’s work has been critical in developing your own ideas.”
CITATIONS
Every discipline has its own citation style. English and literature use MLA; history uses Chicago style, and psychology and social sciences use APA . When using APA style, you will cite the information both in-text and in the bibliography.
Bibliography
As mentioned above, the bibliography gives COMPLETE publishing information for your reader. Format your bibliography:
Bibliography should be its own page
Bibliography should be labeled at the top of the page
Organized alphabetically
Provide complete publishing information such as
Author. Year. Title of book. City published: Publisher. Numbers used.
Example
IN-TEXT: Richard Kasschau (2001) defines psychology as "the scientific study of behavior and mental processes."
Bibliography:
Kasschau, R.A. (2001). Understanding Psychology. New York, NY: Glencoe McGraw-Hill.