Referencing Seminar

1
Referencing Seminar

• How to create a properly formatted
• APA styleReferences list

2
Formatting a Works Cited entry for books

• Incorrect formatting
• 1. Neil Philip. Mythology. Published in Toronto
  by Dorling Kindersley Limited in 1999
• Correct formatting
• Philip, N. (1999) Mythology. Toronto Dorling
  Kindersley.

3
Formatting a Works Cited entry for Internet
sources

• Incorrect formatting
• www.librarythinkquest.org/27981/index.html
• Links Used Religion, Aztec Life, Rulers, Culture
• Correct formatting
• Aztec Life. (April 1996) National Geographic, 4,
  44-66. Retrieved October 12, 2002, from EBSCO
  online database.

4
Example of a properly formatted References list

• Aztec Life. (April 1996). National Geographic, 4,
  44-66. Retrieved October 12, 2002, from EBSCO
  online database.
• Philip, N. (1999). Mythology. Toronto Dorling
  Kindersley, 1999.
• Watt, C. (1985). E.S.P. In R. Cavendish (Ed.),
  Man Myth and Magic (Vol. 6, pp. 80-85). Chicago
  Marshall Cavendish.

5
Now practice creating your own Reference list
using the yellow Student Reference Guide.
6
Source Sheet

• Turn to the example Source Sheet on page 28.

7
Print (book) Sources

• Refer to page 19 in the yellow Reference Guide to
  put the book source from the example source
  sheet on page 28 into proper format. Use the
  following format as a guide.
• Author (s). (Date of Publication). Title of
  Book. Place of Publication Publisher.
• Example
• Goleman, D. (1995). Emotional Intelligence.
  New York
• Bantam.

8
Internet (online) Sources

• Refer to page 22-23 in the yellow Reference Guide
  to put the Internet source from the example
  source sheet on page 28 into proper format. Use
  the following format as a guide.
• Author. (Date of print publication year, month
  day). Article Title. Title of original source
  of Article, Volume number, page numbers,
  Retrieval date (month day, year), Subscription
  Provider.
• Example
• Lanken, D. (1996, March-April). When the
  earth moves. Canadian Geographic, 73, 64-66.
  Retrieved November 10, 2000, from EBSCO
  database.

9
Check your final version

• References
• Jones, J. (2005). Why I love Texas. Dallas,
  Texas All American Publishers.
• Smith, J. (2004, September 9). Check out my
  pipes. Oakville Beaver, A1. Retrieved October 5,
  2004, from EBSCO Canada database.
• OR
• References
• Jones, J. (2005). Why I love Texas. Dallas,
  Texas All American Publishers.
• Smith, J. (2004, September 9). Check out my
  pipes. Oakville Beaver, A1. Retrieved October 5,
  2004, from EBSCO Canada database.

10
In text referencing

• Example
• During the Klondike Gold Rush, over
• 100 000 people attempted to make their way to
  Dawson City (Jones, 2005, p. 22).
• Or
• Jones (2005) relates that over 100 000 people
  attempted to make their way to Dawson City (p.
  22).