APA Format Guide

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APA Format Guide Those reading an APA Format
Guide for the first time will probably be most
confused with the references list. Check with an
instructor before titling this page as a
bibliography or a works cited page. While the
APA Format Guide is somewhat ambiguous in this
respect, different instructors will have
different standards.
Citing Books Regular monograph books are by far
the most common thing people cite. They're
usually accepted more than anything else. This
is especially true for instructors who refuse to
accept things like encyclopedia volumes as
sources. Reference lists for monographs should
be cited as follows
Harvey, William. (1914). On the Motion of the
Heart and Blood in Animals. New York, USA P.F.
Collier Son.
Things become a little more complicated when
additional authors or editors are involved. For
instance
Stedman, E.C., Hutchinson, E.M. (1891). A
Library of American Literature. New York, USA
Charles L. Webster Company.
Group authors are generally abbreviated in
additional subsequent citations. This
is especially the case if they are readily
recognizable by the majority of readers. Large
governmental organizations are generally treated
in the same manner.
At times it may not be possible to find all of
the information necessary to produce such nice
citations. Information that is unavailable is
generally omitted. If spelling is unusual in a
title it may be apropos to add sic. to indicate
that the student did not make an error.
Electronic Books The APA Format Guide is somewhat
silent when it comes to things like e-books. This
is especially a problem since electronic
libraries now offer scans of countless old public
domain resources. Oftentimes students will have
to ask their instructors if these should be
cited merely as print resources or as something
else. Print resource citations may make the most
sense, considering that it is little different
from accessing the same material in a book.
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