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Come see us! Visit the second floor reference desk at the Elsner or Red Mountain libraries during business hours and speak with a reference librarian.
Call us! Call the Elsner library reference desk at 480-461-7682 or the Red Mountain library reference desk at 480-654-7740 and speak with a librarian during business hours.
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7th edition!
The publication manual for the American Psychological Association is the authoritative source for APA Style. Copies are available at the library reference desk.
For the most authoritative information on APA Style, consult the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th Edition. Copies are readily available at the library reference desk.
You can also consult the following online resources to help with APA paper and citation format:
APA Style FAQs - Helpful answers to frequently asked questions regarding citation and paper format.
Best of the APA Style Blog - Useful links and sample papers taken from the APA Style Blog
DOI and URL Flowchart - Use this online flowchart to determine when to include DOIs, URLs, or database information for your reference citations
For an excellent free online guide, try the APA Style website. Or you can go directly to their References examples to get an idea of how various sources are cited.
Lansing Community College website is another good source for learning how to format references from print and online sources as well as in-text citations.