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Citing Electronic Resources
Free Citation Engines
Suggestion: To avoid annoying ads, use
Scribbr's APA Citation Generator <https://www.scribbr.com/apa-citation-generator/> -- uses the 7th edition of APA (2020)
the citation guide by The Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL).
Documenting Electronic Sources in Specific Disciplines
Compilation of Citations of Electronic Resources <http://academics.smcvt.edu/cbauer-ramazani/BU113/citation_electr_references.htm> -- by Christine Bauer-Ramazani, based on APA sources, with examples for Foundations of Business Administration class
Two main documentation styles used in the USA are MLA (the Modern Language Association) and APA (the American Psychological Association). The MLA style is used in the humanities, and the APA in the natural and social sciences.
For APA style, try these pages:
The American Psychological
Association (7th edition, 2020):
APA Style --
click the TAB
Style and
Grammar Guidelines for links to alll topics, e.g.
Paper Format (page headers, incl.
running head, page numbers),
SAMPLE PAPERS (student and professional),
In-text citations (including
Plagiarism,
Paraphrasing,
Quotations),
References,
Tables and Figures,
Grammar
(incl.
First-Person Pronouns and
Singular "They"), Mechanics of Style:
Punctuation,
Spelling and Hyphenation,
Capitalization,
Numbers,
Italics and Quotation Marks,
Abbreviations,
Lists), see also
Bias-free Language,
Research & Publication.
Most notable changes in the 7th edition and examples
The Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Basic Citation Guidelines -- including plagiarism, quoting, integrating quotations, paraphrasing, summarizing, in-text citations, reference list citations, citing electronic sources, citing graphics, fair use and public domain,
Citation Guides -- for many formats, including blogs, books (print, electronic), corporate documents, discussion board posts, government documents, interviews, journal articles, newspapers, podcasts, PowerPoint slides, songs, videos, web pages, and more,
In-text Citation Guidelines -- signal phrases, parenthetical citations, author names, electronic publications;
Some excellent videos on APA citations (general, but following 2006 APA Manual)
Quick Guide to Paraphrasing (4 min.) -- Purdue University Global
Using APA style for references and citations (10:20 min.) -- in-text citations and references, with frames for quoting and paraphrasing
Reference Page Capitalization Rules (4:49 min.) -- Purdue University Global
For MLA citations, check out these pages:
The Modern Language Association's page <http://www.mla.org/style_faq1>
The Purdue OWL's MLA Formatting and Style Guide <http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/>
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