The APA website features tutorials. There are also several APA tutorials on YouTube on alll aspects of APA citation.
The APA manual is the offical guide of APA citation formatting. You can find the manual at the reference desk and in the reference section of the library's collection.
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
Click the image for an informative example of a research paper with explanations of APA formatting:
The last page of your essay is called the "References" list. This is where you list the full citation of your sources in APA format.
This page will help you create an APA References List.
When you use outside sources, you will need to create a references list that tells your reader all the information they need to go find the source themselves if they want to. Commonly used sources include:
Books
Highmore, B. (2001). Everyday life and cultural theory. New York: Routledge.
Articles from Databases
Howard, K. R. (2007). Childhood overweight: Parental perceptions and readiness for change. The Journal of School
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Websites
Cain, A., & Burris, M. (1999, April). Investigation of the use of mobile phones while driving. Retrieved January 15, 2000,
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Encyclopedia Entries
Bergmann, P.G. (1993). Relativity. In The new encyclopaedia Britannicaa(vol 26, pp. 501-508). Chicago:
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Diana Hacker's APA Style: The Social Sciences has extensive information on in-text citation and creating a list of references.
The OWL at Purdue: APA Style Another source of information about in-text citation and creating a list of references.
EasyBib A guided citation builder -- entering your citation information and EasyBib will help you format your citation.