How to Cite Using APA Style

Note: These are examples of commonly cited entries. Citations vary depending on the information available. If you have questions, please ask a librarian.

Books:

Author's name. Last name, initials of first and middle names.
Date of publication (in parentheses).
Title, underlined, capitalize only first word.
Place of publication and publisher.

Example: 

Schaef, A.W. (1996). Meditations for people who worry too much. New York: Ballantine.

Entry in an encyclopedia:

Author's name. (Last name, initials of first and middle names).
Date of publication (in parentheses).
Title of article
Title of encyclopedia, underlined.
followed by volume and pages (in parentheses).
Place of publication and publisher.

Example

Bayron-Toro, F. (2001). Puerto Rico. In World book encyclopedia (Vol. 15, pp. 872-885). Chicago: World Book.

Magazine/Journal article:

Author's name . Last name, initials of first and middle names.

Date of publication (Year, Month and Day in parentheses).

Title of article. Do NOT place it in quotations, capitalize first word.

Title of magazine/journal, volume, in italics.
Pages

Example:

Rodger, E. J., D'Elia, G.,Jorgensen,C.(2001,May). The public library and the Internet: is peaceful coexistence possible? American 
     Libraries, 32, 58-61.

Author's name.
Last name, initials of first and middle names.
Date of publication (Year, Month and Date in parentheses).
Title of article. Do NOT place in quotations, capitalize first word.
Title of magazine/journal, volume, in italics.
Pages
Date retrieved (Month, Day, Year)
Name of database

Vogels, T. (1999). AIDS-related knowledge, attitudes and behavior: A comparison of Dutch students and dropouts. 
     Adolescence, 34, 369-380. Retrieved July 10, 2001, from Academic Search 
     Premier database. 

Article on the Web:

Author's name, last name, initials of first and middle names.
Title of magazine or journal. Do NOT place it in quotations, capitalize first word.
Title of journal or magazine, volume, in italics.
Date retrieved (Month, Day, Year)
URL

Example

Block, M.(2001, July). Messing with cash cows. ExLibris,105. 
     Retrieved July 10, 2001, from http://marylaine.com/exlibris/index.html

Author (Last name, initials)
Date of document
Title of document
Date retrieved (Month, Day, Year)
URL

Example

Gardner, K.A. (2003). 

Designing Web pages for people with disabilities. Retrieved March 3, 2003, 
     from http://www.epcc.edu/vvlib/weada.htm 

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