1. The Writing and Research Workshop Series
8. Citing your Sources in APA Style
UCQ Learning Commons

2. The Writing and Research Process
Phase 1: Understanding
Getting Started
Phase 2: Planning
Selecting and Narrowing your Topic
Developing your Thesis
Searching Effectively
Choosing Appropriate Resources
Creating your Outline
Phase 3: Writing
Paraphrasing, Summarizing and Quoting
Citing your Sources in APA Style
Revising your Draft

4. Why is referencing important?
It makes it clear where the words and ideas in your paper came from
It enables your readers to find and explore the information for themselves
It allows your professor to evaluate your ideas and see which sources you use
It protects your academic integrity by showing that you are honest about where the ideas you present come from

5. Bibliographic reference
What does APA require?
The two parts of APA
APA style referencing has two basic components:
In-text citation
Bibliographic reference

6. Bibliographic reference
APA Referencing
In-text citation
Bibliographic reference
The in-text, or parenthetical, citation appears within your paper, immediately after the information you have used from a research source.

7. APA Referencing
In-text citation
Bibliographic reference
There are two simple parts of the in-text, or parenthetical, citation:
In one study (El Sabbah, 2009), several differences were noted…   
The author’s last name
The year that the source was published

8. APA Referencing In one study (National Association of Nurses, 2009)…
In-text citation
Bibliographic reference
Sometimes the author is a group or association:
In one study (National Association of Nurses, 2009)…   
The name of the group
The year that the source was published

9. Bibliographic reference
APA Referencing
In-text citation
Bibliographic reference
For the bibliographic references, there are several pieces of information that you must keep track of.
Take note of these while you are doing your research.
Authors and editors.
(Publication date).
Title. Title.
Publication Information.
URL for internet sources

10. Bibliographic reference
APA Referencing
In-text citation
Bibliographic reference
For a book or report:
Authors.
(Publication date).
Title of the book.
Publication Information.
Book with two authors:
Dange, S. & Ahmed, M. (2009). Surgery and recovery. London, England: British Medical Press.

11. Bibliographic reference
APA Referencing
In-text citation
Bibliographic reference
For one chapter in an edited book:
Authors.
(Publication date).
Title of chapter.
In Editors (Ed.),
Title of book
(page numbers).
Publication Information.
Berezetsky, G. (2009). Post-surgery care. In A. Abdullah (Ed.), The complete guide to nursing (pp ). Washington, DC: Humphrey Medical Texts.

12. Bibliographic reference
APA Referencing
In-text citation
Bibliographic reference
For a journal article found online:
Authors.
(Publication date).
Title of article.
Title of periodical, volume (issue).
Retrieved from URL
Calabretto, J.P. & Swatman, P. (2008). Designing digital documents to support medication management. Electronic Journal of Health Informatics, 3 (1), Retrieved from

13. Bibliographic reference
APA Referencing
In-text citation
Bibliographic reference
For a web page:
Authors.
(Publication date).
Title of web page.
Title of Website.
Retrieved from URL
The National Infertility Association. (2008). Coping with infertility. RESOLVE. Retrieved from
home

14. Bibliographic reference
APA Referencing
In-text citation
Bibliographic reference
For a web page with no author:
Title of web page.
(Publication date).
Title of Website.
Retrieved from URL
Morning sickness: Causes, concerns, treatments. (2006). Babycentre. Retrieved from sickness-causes-concerns-treatments_254.bc

15. Bibliographic reference
APA Referencing Exercise
In-text citation
Bibliographic reference
Go to this website.
Find the following information:
Authors.
(Publication date).
Title of web page.
Title of Website.
Retrieved from URL

16. Bibliographic reference
APA Referencing Exercise
In-text citation
Bibliographic reference
With the information from that website, complete the following:
Approximately ______________ people are afflicted with asthma globally (__________).
According to ___________ (_____), more children have asthma than any other lifelong condition.

17. Bibliographic reference
APA Referencing Exercise
In-text citation
Bibliographic reference
With the information from that website, give a complete bibliographic reference:

18. Bibliographic reference
APA Referencing Exercise
In-text citation
Bibliographic reference
For the paraphrase from last week, give the two forms of reference:

19. Bibliographic reference
APA Referencing Exercise
In-text citation
Bibliographic reference
Provide the two forms of reference for the resource you have been given. Use the guide to determine your answer.

20. Next Week:
Phase 3: Writing your Assignment
9. Revising your Draft

21. UCQ Learning Commons Writing Support
Come to the Writing Centre at any stage of the writing process for help and advice.
In the Learning Commons,
or contact Martin at

22. UCQ Learning Commons Research Support
Come to the Learning Commons for help and advice with your research.
Go to the the Learning Commons desk,
or contact Chris at or
Keltie at