Sarah Park Web/Reference Librarian APA CITATION STYLE

Acronym Usage Rule: The first time you use an acronym, you should give the full name and the acronym in parenthesis. Examples: 1.First time – This paper reports on our investigation of tangible user interfaces (TUIs). TUI is an emerging area in the field of Human Computer Interaction (HCI). 2.Later – TUIs propose…. TUIs are new forms of HCI….

In-Text Citations and Reference

Anatomy of a Reference 1. Author’s Name - last name, first/middle name initial, and (Publication date) J. R. R. Tolkien (Author’s name) -> Tolkien, J. R. R. (in APA style) 2. Title of the article – look at the capitalization 3. Title of Journal – look at the capitalization and italicization volume number(issue number, if issue number is available) 4. Inclusive page numbers Digital Object Identifier (DOI) – Check our Article Linker Generator

Anatomy of a Proceeding Paper 1. Multiple Authors - First Author, Second Author,.... & Last Author (Publication) 2. Title: Subtitle - look at the capitalization 3. Title of the Proceeding – look at the capitalization Note: Proceeding articles are considered as “Peer-Reviewed”