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APA Citation Style: Instructions and Examples

The Excelsior College Online Writing Lab provides comprehensive instructions and examples for using the APA Style:

Citing Electronic Resources (including Datasets) i
APA Examples of citing Datasets, Online Maps, Photos, Web pages, and many other e-formats (from Purdue OWL)
APA Citation Quick Guide (from UTM Library)
APA In-Text Citations
APA References: Documenting your Sources at the End of Your Paper
APA Citation Style Guide (from Fairfield University)

Other Helpful Links for the APA Citation Style

Academic Writer Tutorials: Basics of Seventh Edition APA Style
Short video tutorial covering the basic elements of citing using the APA style-7th edition.
DOI and URL: What are they and when to include them in APA Style?
APA Style: Grammer and Guidelines
Confused about citing in APA? Not sure how to cite something in APA? Consult these guidelines.

A few tips...

Include references in your presentations; Citing is NOT just for reports/papers
Every reference you include MUST be cited; if you don't use it, don't include it
Quality of evidence is important - evaluate your resources before you cite them

How not to plagiarize