“But the Instructor Never Told Me…”:APA Considerations for Faculty

Module 2: Books and Online Sources

Johanna TunonLaura Ramirez

Video: 5 min. 45 sec.

E-books

• Use only one:– Location and publisher– DOI number– Retrieval statement with publisher’s home URL

• http://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2011/06/how-do-you-cite-an-e-book.html

Formatting Book Citations

Maiwald, E., & Sieglein, W. (2002). Security planning and disaster recovery. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

Maiwald, E., & Sieglein, W. (2002). Security planning and disaster recovery. doi:10.1036 /007222830X

Maiwald, E., & Sieglein, W. (2002). Security planning and disaster recovery. Retrieved from http://www.mcgraw-hill.com

Book Citation

Sufficient Information?

Maiwald, E., & Sieglein, W. (2002). Security planning and disaster recovery. doi:10.1036 /007222830X

The student evaluating this source asserts, “The information provided …. would be a great source to use because of the advancements in technology.”

E-Books Viewed on an E-Reader

Maiwald, E., & Sieglein, W. (2002). Security planning and disaster recovery [Kindle DX version]. doi:10.1036/007222830X

Websites and Social Media

• Generic websites

• YouTube

• Twitter

• Facebook

• Wikipedia

Websites and Social Media

• Generic websites

• YouTube

• Twitter

• Facebook

• Wikipedia

APA Style Blog:http://blog.apastyle.org

U.S. Constitution

Recorded Music

Types of Information on the Web

American Psychological Association. (2010, November 18). Social media. Retrieved from the APA Style Blog website: http://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/social-media/

Reference Librarians

APA (6th ed.) Library Guide:http://nova.campusguides.com/apa

APA 6th Edition: Basicshttp://nova.campusguides.com/basicapa

APA Workshops for Students Offered

Concluding Thoughts: Beginning Students

• Basic rules for class assignments

Concluding Thoughts: Graduate Students

• Basic rules for class assignments

• Provide instructor feedback on APA formatting

Concluding Thoughts: Doctoral Students

• Basic rules for class assignments

• Provide instructor feedback on APA formatting

• Working with doctoral students

Thanks!